Strategic Planning for an Engineering Institute: A Case Study of Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale

Engineering education has taken a paradigm shift in post liberalization era. A number of colleges imparting undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. programmes in engineering and technology increased, and hence availability of seats for engineering aspirants is changed. But it is observed that in the last 3 years, seats are remaining vacant and students are selecting only reputed institutes. There is a fierce competition in every aspect to attract admission and build image with respect to academic and placements. This demand leads to the change in the working of engineering colleges. Many of them are not in a position to sustain, either they are closed or on the verge of winding up. This clearly indicates that institutions did not focus proper strategic planning which shows the path of future direction and action to cope with the changes and complexes in the environment. Generally, corporates are making strategic plan and implementing properly. A few foreign universities and big institutions are using strategic plan, and they are getting edge in the competitive environment locally and globally. Strategic plan helps in planned development and growth of an engineering institution. This leads to achieve and to impart quality education. It is a road map, lightly filled in so that it gives you plenty of room to manoeuvre. You get specific when you are deciding the action part of the plan, where you link it with people and operations. This paper outlines a one-page strategic plan of Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale, and gives insight on planning and implementing strategy of RIT to impart quality engineering education in diverse, dynamic, and complex environment.