The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme on skills development based higher education as part of college/university education, leading to Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) Degree with multiple exits such as Diploma/Advanced Diploma under the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF). The B.Voc. programme is focused on Universities and Colleges providing undergraduate studies which would also incorporate specific job roles and their NOSs along with broad based general education. This would enable the graduates completing B.Voc. to make a meaningful participation in accelerating India’s economy by gaining appropriate employment, becoming entrepreneurs and creating appropriate knowledge.
B.Voc. course is introduced with an aim to incorporate requirements of various industries into its curriculum. The course helps ensure students have adequate skills, make them work ready, enhance employability of graduates, and thus make them part of global workforce. The curriculum offers a unique blend of vocational and business management concepts. Field visits, internships, guest lectures from industry experts, experimental learning are some of the highlights of this curriculum.
Printing Technology has wide application in Print Media and communication, Publications, security printing, printing for packaging etc. Digital printing is also emerging technology in the current field of printing technology. It involves knowledge and several technical skills of various printing process, material science, graphic design and editing, printing machineries, print finishing etc.
Employment opportunities are available in the area of Publishing houses under central, State Govt. and in private sector, Printing Presses under Central and State govt., Commercial printing presses doing Offset, Flexography, Gravure and Screen printing, Pre-press solution for printing Industry, Designing and digital printing, Security printing presses under Govt. of India, Software solution for printing industry, Color management solution, E-publishing, Packaging and printing, Consumable like Ink, Press consumables production organizations, Print finishing and converting. There are lot of scopes in entrepreneurship in printing and packaging.
The duration of the B.Voc. Degree Course will be of 3 Years.
The eligibility condition for admission to B.Voc. Programme shall be 10+2 or equivalent in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science, MCVC and ITI) from any recognized board or university.
- The students will get B.Voc. Degree of Savitribai Phule Pune University.
- The Course is sponsored by University Grants Commision (UGC), New Delhi and affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University.
- Intake Capacity : 50 Student’s
- The course include 60% Practical and 40% Theory
- Field work, Industrial Visit and Internship are compulsory.
- Well equipped Laboratories, Printing Press, Computer Lab and Internet Facilities for student.
- Full-time, qualified and experienced staff as per norms of the UGC and University.
- 100% Placements*
HOD, B.Voc. Printing Technology