Dr. B.K. Mishra, HOD, Mining department, AKSU, participated in two days National Workshop organized recently in IIT Kharagpur on 24^th and 25^th of November. The Workshop was attended by approximately 60 representatives of various top level institutions such as Coal India, BCCL, SECL, ONGC, and NMDC. Important amongst those were the Khanindra Pathak, HOD-Mining, IIT-Kharagpur, Falguni Sen from ISM, and S.K.Sharma from BHU. The participants discussed extensively on the various matters like subject contents of mining,laboratories,lab requirements, practical training, need of qualified faculty members and the security criteria fixed by the DGMS. Speaking on behalf of AKS University Dr. B.K. Mishra presented his views on the various mining courses running in AKS University, syllabus designed for B.Tech mining students, mining labs, educational qualifications and quality of faculty members, mining training being imparted to students etc. High level educational environment being facilitated to students and the industry oriented syllabus designed for the mining students were widely appreciated by the representatives of institutions and mining experts.