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abstract: 'From the unique `Gurukula'' style of teaching prevailed during the Vedic

  period, education as on date has evolved to the most modern concept of

  e-learning. The method of imparting knowledge through coexistence of

  teacher and students in ancient times has been transformed to such an

  extent where the direct physical interaction between students and

  teacher is not at all required. However, it is a fact that we are still

  accustomed to the traditional way of classroom teaching, memory checking

  tests, compulsory attendance etc. even in our post graduate level of

  technical education. Teaching pattern followed in high school level is

  followed in the same intensity even at engineering colleges. It is well

  known that science and mathematics are important tools of engineering

  programme but they are not themselves sufficient for one''s success as an

  engineer. As world''s dependence on technology is increasing

  tremendously, the need of the hour is to mould engineering graduates

  with adequate skills and will power required to explore and exploit the

  new opportunities of the world and thereby to contribute successfully

  towards the social and economic prosperity of our country. This paper

  makes a humble attempt to uncover the limitations of current engineering

  education and also tries to put forward some proactive measures to

  attain the desired results.

  It is a fact that the technological advancement we had made is not used

  up to the full potential in the field of education. The factors that

  restrain engineering colleges from doing so may be listed as financial

  constraints, lack of professionalism, method of `result-oriented''

  teaching rather than knowledge based teaching and shortage of skilled

  teaching manpower. Serious exploration of the following areas will be

  required to overcome some of the above deficiencies felt in the current

  engineering education:

  1. Thrust on Research \& Development

  2. Entrepreneurship development programmes

  3. Social informatics

  4. Electronic Technology

  5. Industry-oriented education and Institute -industry interface

  The judgement regarding the intellectual capability of technical

  professionals can be done on the basis of research work carried out in

  their respective countries. For every one lakh people, there are 150

  researchers in India while the same is 3800 in US. Number of patents per

  one million is approximated as one in India where as it is 289 in US.

  Today''s engineers in the computer and IT field are well settled with

  their jobs after graduation. Due to the high salary and lucrative

  facilities offered by various IT companies, fields like research,

  teaching etc. are ignored by youth. One of the reasons for above

  backwardness is the lack of orientation given in the field of research

  during their graduation. A remarkable progress can surely be made if

  they are given motivation in pursuing career in the filed of research

  and teaching during their graduation. Availability of highly skilled and

  research-oriented teaching faculty is a necessity for inculcating the

  flair of research to fresh engineers. Thrust on research should be

  assured for assignments and project work carried out by the engineers

  during their course of study. Research-oriented learning makes our youth

  capable of out-of-the-box thinking and therefore innovative ideas will

  be generated even at student level. As a result, teaching faculty will

  also be equally benefited.

  Tomorrow''s success is highly guaranteed for those engineering

  professionals who can address the entrepreneurial requirements and

  balance them with the specialized technological competencies. The skills

  and knowledge required to become a successful entrepreneur is not given

  due importance in the current engineering curriculum. Presently,

  entrepreneurship is taught only in business schools, but now the

  situation demands the same to be incorporated sufficiently in

  engineering curriculum. This will help an engineer to develop business

  skills along with technical skills so that opportunities can be

  efficiently transformed into workable business models.

  Social informatics relates to the interaction between society and

  information-communication technologies (ICT). Addition of social

  informatics to engineering curriculum will help IT professionals to

  increase their accountability in social, cultural, political,

  economical, legal and ethical areas where their technical competencies

  will be applied. The other advantage is the extension of learning

  process beyond the classroom to the society and developing a sense of

  caring for others.

  We are now blessed with the latest networking technologies like

  Internet, Intranet, Cloud computing, Wi-fi etc. It is with concern to

  mention that most of the engineering colleges had made use of the above

  technologies for improving their administrative efficiency and not for

  bettering academic efficiency of students. Educational institutions

  should embrace latest networking technologies in developing new learning

  platform. Since jobs become more and more insecure and mid life career

  changes are frequent, lifelong learning is becoming an essential

  requirement for engineering professionals. This situation can be

  effectively utilised by engineering colleges for conducting virtual

  classrooms for practising engineers that can yield financial advantage

  for teaching faculty and college as well.

  It is often said that engineering may be the only professional course

  largely taught by non-practitioners. Hence institute-industry interface,

  can very well compensate the missing link of industrial exposure.

  Industries today demand teamwork from fresh recruited engineers whereas

  teamwork is given less priority in the current engineering curriculum.

  Industry being the end user of engineering graduates, restructuring of

  the curriculum in line with industrial demands may also be tried out.

  Adaptability to industrial environment is a main factor for the

  successful discharge of an engineer''s responsibilities. Universities

  must recognise the fact that industry is their main client and hence

  students must be given ample opportunities to interact with industries.

  Industry-oriented learning for engineering students is almost like a

  `give and take policy'' since both industries as well as students is

  equally benefited.

  India had made a remarkable progress in recent years especially in the

  service sector. Global community is well aware of our mettle in IT and

  BPO industries. The unique advantage we are having is the pool of

  skilled manpower, which we would need to grow consistently in order to

  sustain our competitive edge in current market scenario. Now we have to

  aim for an equilibrium in which we should focus equally on R\&D sector

  along with BPO. More than 200 companies listed in the fortune 500

  companies had already established their R\&D facilities in India. To

  accelerate India''s growth as a hub for R\&D, availability of employable

  engineers with passion for research is utmost essential. This requires

  additional infrastructure and faculty requirement as well as radical

  changes in current technical education system. The stage is now set for

  industry experts, academia think tanks and top brass of government

  policy makers to review the existing engineering education and to

  initiate debate and discussions to enhance the quality of education. It

  is presumed that this paper will be an eye opener for the above purpose.

  This paper discusses the different challenges faced by the engineering

  education systems and suggestions based on various alternative

  strategies are discussed which can easily be incorporated into the

  engineering curricula; the introduction of which makes the system

  complete in all meaning.'
affiliation: 'Ali, A (Corresponding Author), Ilahia Coll Engn \& Technol, Dept Informat
  Technol, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India.

  Ali, Asha; Aliyar, Liyamol, Ilahia Coll Engn \& Technol, Dept Informat Technol,
  Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India.'
author: Ali, Asha and Aliyar, Liyamol
author-email: 'ashaali2002@gmail.com

  liyanousheer@gmail.com'
author_list:
- family: Ali
  given: Asha
- family: Aliyar
  given: Liyamol
book-group-author: IEEE
booktitle: '2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION: INNOVATIVE

  PRACTICES AND FUTURE TRENDS (AICERA)'
da: '2023-09-28'
files: []
isbn: 978-1-4673-2267-6
keywords: 'Engineering Education; Social Informatics; Industry-Institute Interface;

  Entrepreneurship; Research; Industrial oriented teaching and learning'
language: English
note: 'IEEE International Conference on Engineering Education - Innovative

  Practices and Future Trends (AICERA), Amal Jyothi Coll Engn, Kottayam,

  INDIA, JUL 19-21, 2012'
number-of-cited-references: '11'
orcid-numbers: Ali, Asha/0009-0006-0479-9595
papis_id: 4260de122636c112ce7ecbf97703acc8
ref: Ali2012reengineeringict
times-cited: '1'
title: Re-engineering of ICT Engineering Education
type: proceedings
unique-id: WOS:000312406000052
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '37'
web-of-science-categories: 'Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Engineering,

  Electrical \& Electronic'
year: '2012'