In accordance with the mutual desire to promote cooperation between JSW Energy Centre of Excellence (JSWECE) and M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore (MSRIT) in offering power industry specific courses to augment the manpower availability in the power sector, both JSWECE and MSRIT entered in to a formal statement of collaboration in the form of Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of running a 1-year full time Post Graduate Diploma in Power Plant Engineering under the Autonomous Institute status of MSRIT which is affiliated to Visvevaraya Technological University (VTU) with assistance from Mechanical Engineering Department of MSRIT to be organized and conducted by JSWECE.
The MoU was signed on 23rd June 2009 between Dr. K. Rajanikanth, Principal, MSRIT and Mr. S.S. Rao, JMD & CEO,JSW Energy Limited at MSRIT, Bangalore. The course has been conceptualized by JSWECE and MSRIT to bridge the supply-demand gap with respect to skilled and competent manpower available for the power industry in the country.
The course curriculum was revised to include a perfect blend of theory-practicals and the MoU was renewed on 24th June 2010 and signed between Mr. L.K. Gupta, JMD & CEO, JSW Energy Ltd. and Dr. K. Rajanikanth, Principal, MSRIT. This unique initiative is sure to create the much needed skilled and competent manpower, ready to be inducted directly to the Power Industry.
23rd June 2009 JSWECE Signs an MoU with MSRIT, Bangalore for jointly conducting a one-year full-time PG Diploma in Power Plant Engineering from the academic year 2009-2010.
22nd February 2010 Owing to a massive demand for trained power professionals in the Indian Power Sector, JSWECE starts a 2nd batch of PG Diploma in Power Plant Engineering with 60 students.
22nd February 2010 JSWECE commissions its dynamic, high-fidelity, PC-based 300 MW Thermal Power Plant Simulator. The state of the art Simulator is dedicated to the nation. Training program on the Simulator launched with 6 trainees from JSWEL Ratnagiri.
23rd April 2010 Mr.K.P.Singh, Secretary, CEA and Ms. Anjuli Chandra, Director-HRD, CEA visit JSWECE for renewal of recognition. They appreciate the efforts of JSW Energy to develop the Institute. The visitors speak to the PG Diploma students on the occassion.
17th May 2010 Batch-1 PG Diploma Students return from 4-month On Job Training at JSWEL, Barmer and JSWEL, Ratnagiri. The students get exposure to erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance of both CFBC plant of 135 MW at Barmer and PF fired plant of 300 MW at Ratnagiri.
1st June 2010 Mr. Lalit Kumar Gupta takes over as Jt. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of JSW Energy Ltd.
18th June 2010 Col. Mohan Bhandari takes over as Head of Corporate HR of JSW Energy Ltd. Col. Bhandari is Head of JSW Energy Centre of Excellence also.
