B. Voc in Woodworking Skills

This is an under graduate program in woodworking skills with multiple exits: after six month with certificate, after an year with a Diploma , after two years with an Advanced Diploma or after three years with the Bachelor of Vocation degree. It is a 180 credits program with three six months internships in alternate semesters. The BVoc program is intended to prepare students for responsibilities starting at the supervisorial/junior managerial levels in woodworking/interior/furniture industry. The program has extensive workshop related practice and many task/project based assignments enabling every student to attain excellence in woodworking skills.

Objectives After completion of the program the students will be

• Trained to NSQF level 7 in job role/profile in field of Carpentry & woodwork industry.
• Trained for multiple skill sets under the domain of woodwork like Solid wood, Assembly, panels, Modular Furniture Design.
• Able to supervise various machining operations in any woodworking industry.
• Trained & equipped with knowledge and understanding to start his/her own enterprise in Carpentry. The qualification also allows him to appear for all competitive exams in any government sector like, UPSC, Defence, Railways and other PSU’s where the entry requirement is a graduation degree.

03 years full time. Flexibility in program allows for entry and exit from the program with Certificate, Diploma or/and Advanced Diploma.

10+2 or equivalent from any stream of education including vocational education.

Admission will be through an Entrance Examination and based on the merit of the qualifying examination.

The program consists 30 credits per semester with alternate semesters in industry for internship. Overall it is a 180 credits program and has interdisciplinary components (Open electives) from other schools.

Students of B.Voc find employment in multinational and national companies engaged in furniture/interior designing, manufacturing and fittings at supervisory/managerial level. The woodworking industry in India is growing exponentially and presently our University is the only one that provides a graduate degree in this field thus, providing our students not only an opportunity to employment but also a promise of professional and personal growth. The students of this university are provided a holistic education that starts with information on wood material science, practice on hand drawing, handling of hand operated power tools and gradually upgrades their knowledge to computer aided drawings/ design software, stationary machines to finally end it with expertise on computer controlled machines and its programming. In addition, the students are trained in entrepreneurial skills that enable them to venture out on their own and become job creators in the woodworking industry.