21st Century “Key Challenges in Engineering

Education in India”

Prof. (Dr.) MP PooniaDirector, NITTTR

Chandigarh (India)

Every Sixth Person on this Planet is an Indian

REQUIREMENTS

IT’S NOT WHAT WE TEACH, IT’S WHAT YOU LEARN

Year UG/PG Polytechnics Total

2009-10 14.08 8.50 22.582010-11 17.90 10.83 28.732011-12 20.42 11.18 31.602012-13 22.40 12.10 34.502013-14 24.40 11.80 36.202014-15 25.37 13.07 38.442015-16 24.55 13.10 37.652016-17 25.50 13.03 38.53

BIASED CAREER ORIENTATION

OVER COMMERCIALIZATION

OF EDUCATION

DRAMATIC EXPANSION…

Past Requirements

Knowledge Knowledge with skills

Exam Oriented Study Concept oriented study

Graduate Life long learning

Passive Participation Active participation

Static Content Customized content

Present Requirements

CHANGE IS NEEDED, BE THE CHANGE..

Academic Space

2. Challenge in Employability

FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE

HARVEST INNOVATIVESTUDENTS

Harvest InnovativeStudents

We Need This

FINAL PRODUCT

MINDS ON

HANDS ONHEARTS ON

3. Challenge of Lesser Industry Interaction

Colleges try to organize Industrial visits for students to increase industry interactions, but it is rare and not as effective as it should be, especially in colleges in rural areas.

INDUSTRY INSTITUTE ASSOCIATION

COMMERCIAL AWARENESS

UNDERSTAND THE COMMERCIAL REALITIES

AFFECTING THE ORGANIZATION.

COMMERCIAL AWARENESS (contd.)

TIME MANAGEMENT (contd.)

TIME MANAGEMENT

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING

ABLE TO PLAN ACTIVITIES & CARRY THEM THROUGH

EFFECTIVELY.

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING (contd.)

ANALYZING AND INVESTIGATING

GATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMATICALLY TO ESTABLISH FACTS &

PRINCIPLES.

PROBLEM SOLVING.

4. Challenge of Proficiency in Language and Softskills

ABLE TO EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS CLEARLY AND CONFIDENTLY IN

SPEECH.

Have something to say and say it as clearly as you can, that is the only secret of style.

Matthew Arnold

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

ABLE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF CLEARLY IN WRITING.

Finally ListeningWe are blessed with two ears and one mouth - we should listen at least twice as much as we talk.

Assertive Communication (3 Cs)

1. Confident 2. Clear3. Controlled

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Teamwork

WORK CONFIDENTLY WITHIN A GROUP.

Teamwork (contd.)

5. Challenge of Faculty Shortage

IIT % Faculty Shortage

Bombay 38.66Kharagpur 42.42Roorkee 41.88Delhi 33.11Guwahati 26.50BHU 53.39

Faculty Shortages

Top Country of Birth for Immigrant Scientists

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic: with in student- feeling of competence , curiosity etc.Extrinsic: from teacher – words of praise, rewards etc.

Engage , Inspire and Involve your Students

A CLASS ROOM JOURNEY IN THREE STAGES...

21 st Century Teaching

New Pedagogy

To Get Best We Should Provide the Best

……SHARPEN YOUR AXE…SHARPEN YOUR AXE…

Who Owns the Learning?

Teacher's Should

‘Teacher’s Role is Not Filling the Bucket, but the Lighting of the Fire’

Teacher's Role

Are they dreaming and

Coming Forward with

Ideas??

6. Challenge of Lack in Absorbing Capacity

INITIATIVE / SELF MOTIVATED

ABLE TO ACT ON INITIATIVE, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES & PROACTIVE IN PUTTING FORWARD IDEAS &

SOLUTIONS.

CREATIVITY

DETERMINATION

DETERMINATION TO GET THINGS DONE. MAKE THINGS HAPPEN & CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR BETTER WAYS OF DOING THINGS.

DETERMINATION (contd.)

Many Drops Fill the Bucket

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52NITTTR CHANDIGARH

7. Challenge of Lesser Exposure to Reality

EXAMINATION SCARES

“EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDIA IS NOT EDUCATION IT’S EXAMINATION”

EXAM STRESS

EXAMINATION SCARES

FLEXIBILITY

ADAPT SUCCESSFULLY TO CHANGING SITUATIONS &

ENVIRONMENTS.

FLEXIBILITY (contd.)

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