The document discusses key challenges in engineering education in India. It outlines 7 main challenges: 1) changing requirements and need for more skills-based learning; 2) issues with employability of graduates; 3) lack of industry interaction; 4) deficiencies in language and soft skills; 5) shortage of faculty; 6) lack of student initiative and absorbing capacity; 7) lesser exposure to reality outside of academics. It emphasizes the need for reforms in pedagogy, teaching methods, and making learning more practical to better prepare students.

1. 21st Century
“Key Challenges in Engineering
Education in India”
Prof. (Dr.) MP Poonia
Director, NITTTR
Chandigarh (India)

2. Every Sixth Person on this
Planet is an Indian

4. REQUIREMENTS
IT’S NOT WHAT WE TEACH,
IT’S WHAT YOU LEARN

5. 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

6. BIASED CAREER
ORIENTATION

7. OVER
COMMERCIALIZATION
OF EDUCATION

8. DRAMATIC EXPANSION…

9. 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..

11. Academic Space

12. 2. Challenge in
Employability

14. FUNDAMENTAL
KNOWLEDGE

15. HARVEST INNOVATIVE
STUDENTS

16. Harvest Innovative
Students

17. We Need
This

18. FINAL PRODUCT
MINDS ON
HANDS ONHEARTS ON

19. 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.

20. INDUSTRY INSTITUTE
ASSOCIATION

21. COMMERCIAL AWARENESS
UNDERSTAND THE
COMMERCIAL REALITIES
AFFECTING THE
ORGANIZATION.

22. COMMERCIAL
AWARENESS (contd.)

23. TIME MANAGEMENT
(contd.)

24. TIME MANAGEMENT

25. PLANNING AND
ORGANIZING
ABLE TO PLAN ACTIVITIES &
CARRY THEM THROUGH
EFFECTIVELY.

26. PLANNING AND
ORGANIZING (contd.)

27. ANALYZING AND
INVESTIGATING
GATHER INFORMATION
SYSTEMATICALLY TO
ESTABLISH FACTS &
PRINCIPLES.
PROBLEM SOLVING.

28. 4. Challenge of Proficiency
in Language and Softskills
ABLE TO EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS
CLEARLY AND CONFIDENTLY IN
SPEECH.

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

30. WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION
ABLE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF
CLEARLY IN WRITING.

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

32. Assertive Communication
(3 Cs)
1. Confident
2. Clear
3. Controlled
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33. Teamwork
WORK CONFIDENTLY WITHIN A GROUP.

34. Teamwork (contd.)

35. 5. Challenge of
Faculty Shortage

36. IIT % Faculty Shortage
Bombay 38.66
Kharagpur 42.42
Roorkee 41.88
Delhi 33.11
Guwahati 26.50
BHU 53.39
Faculty Shortages

37. Top Country of Birth for
Immigrant Scientists

38. 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

40. A CLASS ROOM JOURNEY IN THREE
STAGES...

41. 21 st
Century
Teaching

42. New Pedagogy

43. To Get Best We Should
Provide the Best
……SHARPEN YOUR AXE…SHARPEN YOUR AXE…

44. Who Owns the
Learning?

45. Teacher's Should

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

47. Are they
dreaming and
Coming
Forward with
Ideas??
6. Challenge of Lack in
Absorbing Capacity

48. INITIATIVE / SELF
MOTIVATED
ABLE TO ACT ON INITIATIVE, IDENTIFY
OPPORTUNITIES & PROACTIVE
IN PUTTING FORWARD IDEAS &
SOLUTIONS.

49. CREATIVITY

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

51. DETERMINATION
(contd.)
Many Drops Fill
the Bucket

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7. Challenge of Lesser
Exposure to Reality

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

54. EXAM STRESS

55. EXAMINATION SCARES

56. FLEXIBILITY
ADAPT
SUCCESSFULLY
TO CHANGING
SITUATIONS &
ENVIRONMENTS.

57. FLEXIBILITY (contd.)

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