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PEC Chandigarh ties up with SXILL to deliver Animation Course

PEC Chandigarh Chandigarh

PEC Chandigarh has tied up with SXILL to deliver a course in Animation to it’s BDes 2nd Year Students. The course covers the entire spectrum of Graphic Design and Animation.

Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor delivered the keynote session to introduce the course and it’s expanse to the students on 20 Jan 2025. He was joined by the UI Expert Sakshi Sharma who shall be part of the delivery. This brings the extraordinary research of SXILL in the field of Design and Animation education nearer to students outside of SXILL. He lauded PEC Chandigarh for this extraordinary step.

Centre of Excellence at PEC Campus alongwith the Centre for Skill Development and the Design department under the Industrial and Production Engineering School of PEC came together to make this possible. This course shall be delivered from January to April 2025 at the PEC Campus.

Vineet Raj Kapoor, India’s Expert on Industrial Design Technology for Worldskills apprised the students on various aspects of Graphic Design and it’s applications and how it finally leads to knowledge and careers in Design. He elaborated the mindset required for success in the Design field. Being a practitioner and trainer of UX Design and Design Thinking since 2014, I am aware of the huge gap between theory and practice that exists in India even in the top institutes.” He quipped, “Don’t worry all this would be part of my upcoming book – SOLVXD: Think in Steps – that would be coming out soon.

Neelu Kapoor (Indiaskills Graphic Design Technology Jury) and Founder SXILL mentioned, “This was the first time SXILL was invited to PEC Chandigarh for delivering the course in Animation, and we are quite excited by the quality of the talented students of PEC Chandigarh. Before this we had mentored students at Thapar, PEC, UBS, PU, DPU, DES University, DSEU, MIT WPU, Pune, UIET and Chitkara,and also Smart India Hackathon, Indiaskills which was also highly appreciated by the winners of the competition.”

Chandigarh Design School Founder Guides UIET students at AI CAD and Robotics Workshop

UIET Chandigarh

Chandigarh Design School Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor was at University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University Chandigarh on January 17, 2025 to mentor and guide students from across various technical colleges attending the 3 Day Workshop on AI, CAD and Robotics happening at UIET from 15-17 January, 2025.

The workshop on "Hands-On AI, CAD Modeling, and Robotics for Advanced Engineering Solutions" was organised by the Sensor Energy and Automation Lab (SEAL), UIET under the Ministry of Human Resource Development's (MHRD) SPARC initiative, Government of India.

The workshop was coordinated by Dr. Gaurav Sapra, Professor Rajesh Kumar, and Dr. Garima Joshi from UIET in collaboration with Dr. Ankur Gupta from the Department of Cardiology, PGIMER, and Professor Mohsen Rahmani and Dr.Cuifeng Ying from Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK.

Vineet Raj Kapoor, India’s Expert on Industrial Design Technology for Worldskills apprised the students on various aspects on Worldskills while providing tips to students on how to prepare for the same. The students were given guidance on stages of IDT competition at Worldskills 2024 held at Groupama, Lyon, France. He shared the kind of preparation that competitors do to come out on top. He also guided them about the Indiaskills and the selection process stages right from district and state to regional and national competitions held by NSDC. He wished them the best for their preparations to qualify for Worldskills 2026 Shanghai.

Delivering the vote of thanks, Professor Rajesh Kumar acknowledged the contributions of trainers, faculty members and volunteers in making the event a grand success. He acknowledged the deep insights provided by Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School.

The valedictory function was graced by PU Dean of International Students Professor Kewal Krishan, as the Chief Guest. In his address, he highlighted the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and shared insights from his team research on an AI-based model for identifying real and forged signatures, emphasising its significance in addressing real-world challenges.

Vineet Raj Kapoor (Lead Expert IDT Worldskills, and Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School) shared “Guiding students from UIET, Panjab University was a wonderful opportunity. I shared with them the journey from their college to the stage of Indiaskills 2025. Being a practitioner and trainer of UX Design and Design Thinking since 2014, I am aware of the huge gap between theory and practice that exists in India even in the top institutes.” He quipped, “Don’t worry all this would be part of my upcoming book – SOLVXD: Think in Steps – that would be coming out soon.

Neelu Kapoor (Indiaskills Graphic Design Technology Jury) and Founder SXILL mentioned, “This was the first time Chandigarh Design School was invited to UIET for mentoring at a Workshop, and we are quite excited by the quality of the assignments by the talented students of UIET, PU, Chandigarh. Before this we had mentored students at Thapar, PEC, UBS, PU, DPU, DES University, DSEU, MIT WPU, Pune, Chitkara,and also Smart India Hackathon, Indiaskills which was also highly appreciated by the winners of the competition.”

Chandigarh Design School Founder delivers FDP at Maharaja Agrasen University

Maharaja Agrasen University Baddi

Chandigarh Design School Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor was the resource person at Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi on January 15, 2025 to mentor and guide Faculty from across various technical colleges attending the 7 Day Faculty Development Program on E- Content Development and MOOCs happening at MAIT, Baddi from 14-20 January, 2025.

The FDP on " E- Content Development and MOOCs " was organised by the Maharaja Agrasen University, in association with the Electronics & ICT Academy, NIT Patna

Chandigarh Design School and SXILL Founder, Vineet Raj Kapoor delivered 2 FDP sessions on Engaging students in MOOCs and online learning environments and Slides and graphics design. Besides these 2 he also delivered an impromptu training and talk on Interactive Tools for online training.

The workshop was coordinated by Dr. Pradeep Walia, who mentioned, “The primary objective of this FDP is to equip faculty members with advanced skills in designing and developing high-quality e-content and understanding the nuances of creating Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The program will focus on fostering digital pedagogical tools and techniques for enhancing the teaching-learning experience.”

Vineet Raj Kapoor, India’s Expert on Industrial Design Technology for Worldskills apprised the Faculty on various aspects and tips and techniques of engaging the audience/ students during online sessions. In the later session he guided them on the right way of preparing Graphics and Slides for their MOOC presentations. He then also showed them the usage of interactive techniques using Mentimeter, AHASlides and other platforms.

Delivering the vote of thanks, Professor Walia acknowledged the deep insights provided by Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School.

Vineet Raj Kapoor (Lead Expert IDT Worldskills, and Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School) shared “Guiding Faulty from MAIT and other colleges was a wonderful opportunityBeing a practitioner and trainer of UX Design and Design Thinking since 2014, I am aware of the huge gap between theory and practice that exists in India even in the top institutes.” He quipped, “Don’t worry all this would be part of my upcoming book – SOLVXD: Think in Steps – that would be coming out soon.

Neelu Kapoor (Indiaskills Graphic Design Technology Jury) and Founder SXILL mentioned, “This was the first time Chandigarh Design School tendered a FDP session at MAIT, and we are quite excited by the quality of the assignments by the talented faculty of MAIT. Before this we had tendered Faculty Development Program at Chitkara, Thapar University etc. which was also highly appreciated by the CSE Faculty who were part of the FDP.”