Higher Education Nitasha Nair MICA

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Nitasha Nair



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



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 -



Broad Areas for Improvement

HigherEducationTechnicalInstitute

Student Intake

Faculty

Resource andInfrastructure

Institute –Industry

CooperationUniversity curriculum

Clientrequirements

Technological Advancements

Generic Skills



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)



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


Increase Intake +Improve

Infrastructure

Reach more people-Distance Leaning

Provide grants,scholarships

To increase

the base of competent,technical

professionals

Upgrade curriculum



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



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


Short Term objectives

Mid Term objectives

Enablers

To be the

preferredchoice among

globalcompetitors



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



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.



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



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