'Nodal colleges to be promoted for research hubs'
While admission to technical institutes continues to grow, there is a need for engineering students to have adequate "employable skills" and be in tune with industry requirements.
By TNN |
KOLKATA: While admission to technical institutes continues to grow, there is a need for engineering students to have adequate "employable skills" and be in tune with industry requirements.
In this regard, the concept of establishing nodal colleges across the country needs to be promoted, which will serve as research, training and recruitment hubs. This is what Prof Damodar Acharya, chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), had to say at the two-day CII-AICTE technical education meet in the city.
His views were echoed by Sudarshan Roychowdhury, West Bengal's minister for higher education. "The best colleges can serve as nodal colleges while others can form a cluster which can be led by the former," said Mr Roychowdhury. "These nodal colleges can maintain close contact with industry bodies which can provide assistance in terms of adjunct professors," he added.
The minister also called for a review of the joint entrance system and suggested that industry and academic institutes work together to reshape the existing syllabus to make it more industry-friendly. "We are also planning a survey to determine how many skilled people are required in a particular field. This will help correct any disparity between demand and supply," he said.
"At AICTE, we are also promoting e-journals, and so far, some 415 colleges have subscribed to these at a fee of Rs 2.15 lakh each," said Prof Acharya.
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