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Major Problems in the Higher education industry
Low percentage of people opting for Mtech and PhD courses.
Students preferring foreign universities to Indian ones for higher studies. Perceptionof research opportunities and facilities better abroad like the US
Students abroad manage well-paying fellowships and are easily absorbed into theindustry unlike in India. PhD is considered time consuming and students prefer totake up a job right after graduation
Lack of good colleges which results in low intake of students due to lack of
infrastructure and adequate faculty.
Faculty not up to mark as profession of teaching not lucrative as the corporate salariesmuch higher than college professor salaries
Quality of faculty and infrastructure not at par with international universities, hencestudents unwilling to dedicate their time in a place where the ROI is not satisfactory
especially after working or having a job in hand
Despite the vast number of people acquiring degrees, employability remains low dueto poor quality of education imparted
Research Question – How to help raise the standard of education in Indian
Universities up to International levels
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What Higher Technical Education Institutes in India need to do
SHORT TERM MEDIUM TERM LONG TERM
• Improve the quality of education imparted
• To increase theemployability index of
professionals
• Increase industry interaction for both faculty
and students
• To provide quality technicaldegree to a larger number of
people
• Increase access to quality education through
technology
• Deeper focus on Research &
development andentrepreneurial bend
• To be able to providemonetary benefits to
through fellowships, grantsand scholarship
• To provide quality education at par with the
best of institutionsinternationally
• Be the preferred choice forthe students who wish topursue higher technical
degrees
The problems existing in this sector cannot be solved by taking one aspect in
isolation. If any sustainable change is to take place a holistic approach needs tobe followed, hence the broad objective for education institutes are as follows -
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Broad Areas for Improvement
HigherEducationTechnicalInstitute
Student Intake
Faculty
Resource andInfrastructure
Institute –Industry
CooperationUniversity curriculum
Clientrequirements
Technological Advancements
Generic Skills
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Short term Goals and Strategies Improve the quality of education imparted : Following areas need to be restructured
Learning methods : Participative learning through self learning,
presentations, group activity. This also helps in development of generic skillssuch as communication, leadership and team building Faculty : activities such as training through workshops, industry exposure,
increased participation in R&D activities to upgrade their skills. In today’s fastpaced world thought influencers need to be aware of the technologicaladvancements
Institute – industry cooperation : Through internships, projects and workshops
Improvement in the following areas would have a positive impact on the quality of the education.
HigherTechnicalEducationInstitute
ParticipativeLearning
Faculty skillsup gradation
Industry exposure
Wholesome
educationresulting in
higherstudent
employability
(Restructuring)
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Medium term goals and strategies
Increase intake of students by upgrading infrastructure such as library,laboratory, internet and faculty support
Leverage technological advancements such as internet, broadband to providedistance learning programmes
Provide research grants and facilities to students and faculty alike to give adeeper focus to R&D
To increase the number of monetary benefits to prospective students in theform of scholarships and fellowships
Upgrade the university curriculum to include more practical content such as
laboratory classes, cooperation with industry to give true understanding of tools, techniques and concepts covered in the curriculum
HigherTechnicalEducationInstitute
Increase Intake +Improve
Infrastructure
Reach more people-Distance Leaning
Provide grants,scholarships
To increase
the base of competent,technical
professionals
Upgrade curriculum
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EnablersThese are factors which play a major part in the environment Controlling Agencies : The structure of technical education
system in India consists of several sub-systems such as the Central and State Government bodies Universities, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
The AICTE is vested with functioning of technical andmanagement education. Although, these bodies regularly keepnecessary control over the performance indices of technicalinstitutions; the general performance and profile of youngfaculty as well as graduating engineers and managers continue tobe deteriorating
Despite the constraints of controlling agencies, self financedinstitutions can introduce additional course modules incollaboration with industry
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Long Term Goals and Strategies
To become leaders in imparting technical education institutes should belooking to revamp the education system from grass root level
Constant up gradation of skills are absolutely crucial in this fast paced field
To be the preferred choice of students by providing world class quality education. It the sum total result of all the short term and mid term objectives
HigherTechnicalEducationInstitute
Short Term objectives
Mid Term objectives
Enablers
To be the
preferredchoice among
globalcompetitors
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More detailed plan of Faculty skill up gradation program
Current Scenario
In the world of rapidly advancing knowledge, the intellectual contributionmade by the faculty requires life long learning. Following make up thecurrent base
The middle group, who take up teaching as their career are the real asset tothe institute
The theory studied in the lecture classes needs to have a close correlation with practice. This gives true understanding of tools, techniques andconcepts taught in all courses
Without this practical approach, Engineering and Management education ishighly theoretical and incomplete
Retired Academicians
andtechnocrats
Fresh
Graduates
Majority of
Currentfaculty base
Proposed Solution : Faculty Skills Up gradation Program
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Faculty skill up gradation program
Faculty Skills up
gradation
Ongoing Skills upgradation Program
(OSUP)
Participation inR&D
Short Courses
OSUP : In order to provide quality education through the classroom instructions,faculty must constantly update their knowledge. Through Ongoing skills upgradation program faculty would be able to get industry immersion for durationsranging from 6months to a year.• R&D : The faculty should participate actively in research and development and
publish good quality research paper. This could be done in collaboration with theindustry •Short Courses : These can be in form of conferences, workshops, short industry trips to get up to date with the latest developments in the field.• A bouquet of the above programs should be mandatory for each faculty toachieve in a year. This could be linked to salary and future promotions. This will
ensure that the above programs are utilized for the benefit of all.
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References Steps to improve engineering education in India, 2008,
www.expressindia.com
Engineering education - debt trap for poor students, N.S. Venkataraman
Bhatia C. M., Khurana Meenakshi S. Malhotra Sanjana (2006)Participative Learning - A Proactive Approach, Indian Journal of Technical Education.
29(1). I-6 An Integrated Approach for Restructuring Higher Technical Education, C. M. Bhatia, Smita Bhatia, Indian Journal of Technical
Education