Nagpur: AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe on Saturday sounded a warning bell for undergraduate engineering students stating that their number of credits to clear the degree were reduced to 160 from 200.
He also announced mandatory internship for two summers with industries for them. Additionally, most of engineering courses will have mini projects and a lot of assignments, so students will have to hunt the material in library or visit industries.
Even for those aspiring to get a job in engineering colleges, he declared a six-month teachers' training programme which would be mandatory. The training will focus on effective teaching methods to benefit the students in order to produce skilled engineers. All these changes would be implemented from next academic session.
He made these announcements during a workshop 'Pragati' organized by Vibha, Vigyan Bharti in association with Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA) at Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management. Nagpur University vice-chancellor SP Kane and pro-VC Pramod Yeole were also present at the inaugural function.
The AICTE chief addressed principals and faculty members representing various engineering colleges of Vidarbha on a host of issues.
"The idea behind making internship compulsory is to make budding engineers technically sound. The students can also work on a start-up idea or visit a village to find real-life solutions to prevailing problems. Apart from revision of curriculum, we have uploaded a few major changes on our website for the universities and colleges to adopt," he said.
Sahasrabudhe said the changes in technology are so rapid that by the time a student completes four years of training, his knowledge becomes outdated. "This problem can be resolved if they adopt self-training methods which can be practised through the new syllabus," he said.
A major portion of passouts are not 'industry ready', said Sunil Bhatt, executive member of Vigyan Bharti. He said, "The undergraduate-level projects give an opportunity to get hands-on skills required by industries. Unfortunately, projects are being outsourced and same models are being sold with minor changes in various colleges."
This is cutting down the employability rate and engineers are not being hired despite urgent need in companies, he added.
Bhatt suggested that every college must come up with at least one industry-based quality project with the help of VIA to utilize the talents of students and faculty members. This will bridge the gap between industries and academia.
"Industries need to spell out their expectations as collaborative efforts will lead to success," said Atul Pandey, president of VIA. He said, "Faculty members should be exposed to industries to widen their horizons, pass on the knowledge and add value to their institutions."
Attendees discussed various industry-based projects implemented in their colleges as well as their concerns with the council chairman.
He also announced mandatory internship for two summers with industries for them. Additionally, most of engineering courses will have mini projects and a lot of assignments, so students will have to hunt the material in library or visit industries.
Even for those aspiring to get a job in engineering colleges, he declared a six-month teachers' training programme which would be mandatory. The training will focus on effective teaching methods to benefit the students in order to produce skilled engineers. All these changes would be implemented from next academic session.
He made these announcements during a workshop 'Pragati' organized by Vibha, Vigyan Bharti in association with Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA) at Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management. Nagpur University vice-chancellor SP Kane and pro-VC Pramod Yeole were also present at the inaugural function.
The AICTE chief addressed principals and faculty members representing various engineering colleges of Vidarbha on a host of issues.
"The idea behind making internship compulsory is to make budding engineers technically sound. The students can also work on a start-up idea or visit a village to find real-life solutions to prevailing problems. Apart from revision of curriculum, we have uploaded a few major changes on our website for the universities and colleges to adopt," he said.
Sahasrabudhe said the changes in technology are so rapid that by the time a student completes four years of training, his knowledge becomes outdated. "This problem can be resolved if they adopt self-training methods which can be practised through the new syllabus," he said.
A major portion of passouts are not 'industry ready', said Sunil Bhatt, executive member of Vigyan Bharti. He said, "The undergraduate-level projects give an opportunity to get hands-on skills required by industries. Unfortunately, projects are being outsourced and same models are being sold with minor changes in various colleges."
This is cutting down the employability rate and engineers are not being hired despite urgent need in companies, he added.
Bhatt suggested that every college must come up with at least one industry-based quality project with the help of VIA to utilize the talents of students and faculty members. This will bridge the gap between industries and academia.
"Industries need to spell out their expectations as collaborative efforts will lead to success," said Atul Pandey, president of VIA. He said, "Faculty members should be exposed to industries to widen their horizons, pass on the knowledge and add value to their institutions."
Attendees discussed various industry-based projects implemented in their colleges as well as their concerns with the council chairman.
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