{"id":124591,"date":"2021-08-09T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=124591"},"modified":"2021-08-09T19:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:58:40","slug":"addressing-the-quality-deficit-in-indias-technical-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/addressing-the-quality-deficit-in-indias-technical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing the quality deficit in India\u2019s technical education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/strong>\u00a0The Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> This article explains the issues surrounding Engineering education and suggestions to improve them.<\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The problems surrounding Engineering education needs immediate attention.<\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Engineering is an applied science. But private entrepreneurs without the subject knowledge took the lead to meet the country’s growing demand for technical education in the mid-Eighties. This resulted in the following challenges.<\/p>\n

Challenges facing Engineering colleges:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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  1. The engineering curriculum took a hit<\/strong> as the management\u2019s agenda entered academic bodies of various universities.<\/li>\n
  2. Subjects like materials, applied physics, and thermodynamics became dispensable. Several universities merrily revised their curriculum<\/strong> at the expense of these courses.<\/li>\n
  3. The regulatory gaps, poor infrastructure, lack of qualified faculty, and the non-existent industry linkage<\/strong> contributed to the abysmal employability of graduates.<\/li>\n
  4. The private colleges also failed to make a considerable investment to adapt to the dynamic environment of the job market.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Read more: India\u2019s schoolchildren need their childhood back<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    Other challenges:<\/strong><\/h5>\n