QUALITY ISSUES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

VEERANNA.D.K, DR.ANAND.K.JOSHI, SAHADEVA.G.N

International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. 01/2011; DOI: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=09755462&date=2011&volume=3&issue=3&spage=2044
Abstract

Although engineering education received much attention in India ever since independence, it is only during last decades, engineering education has expanded remarkably as indicated by rapidly increasing number of engineering institutions, massive increase in the students admissions, increase in number of engineering disciplines. Within this technological context, engineers play an ever more significant role. They develop new manufacturing processes and products; create and manage energy, transportation and communication systems; prevent new and redress old environmental problems; create pioneering health care devices. One of the strengths of engineering education is the broad spectrum of engineering colleges whose development has beenconstrained by a single-prescribed mission.

While engineering education has served the nation well, there is broad need of a big change to meet new challenges. Today engineering colleges must not only provide their graduates with intellectual development and superb technical capabilities but following industry lead, colleges must educate their students to work as part of teams, communicate well and understand the economic, social, environmental and international context of their professional activities. Quality in the engineering education is the development of intellectual skills and knowledge that will equip graduates to contribute to society through productive and satisfying engineering careers as innovators, decision makers and leaders in the global economy of this century. A high quality engineer can obviously be created only through high quality engineering. The paper discusses in detail about the nature, scope, quality issues and recommendations for an engineering education.

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