21st Century
“Key Challenges in Engineering
Education in India”
Prof. (Dr.) MP Poonia
Director, 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 22.58
2010-11 17.90 10.83 28.73
2011-12 20.42 11.18 31.60
2012-13 22.40 12.10 34.50
2013-14 24.40 11.80 36.20
2014-15 25.37 13.07 38.44
2015-16 24.55 13.10 37.65
2016-17 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 INNOVATIVE
STUDENTS
Harvest Innovative
Students
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 Listening
We 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. Clear
3. Controlled
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Teamwork
WORK CONFIDENTLY WITHIN A GROUP.
Teamwork (contd.)
5. Challenge of
Faculty Shortage
IIT % Faculty Shortage
Bombay 38.66
Kharagpur 42.42
Roorkee 41.88
Delhi 33.11
Guwahati 26.50
BHU 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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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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Editor's Notes

  • #33 MRT Instructor: Review points on slide and discuss those that do not come out during the activity debrief. Underscore the 3 C mnemonic to help the participants remember the critical ingredients of Assertive Communication. Emphasize that the goal of this unit is to increase participants’ flexibility in communication so that they are able to choose and use the style of communication that is most appropriate in any given situation. Key Points: Assertive Communication is Confident, Clear, and Controlled.