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Improve tech education quality
DIRECTOR OF the Indian Institute of Technology , Dr Sanjay G Dhande, has stressed upon improving the quality of technical and engineering education in the country to prove India?s real worth on the global platform. Inaugurating the 28-day summer camp organised by the Department of the Civil Engineering of IIT-K from June 7 to July 4, Dr Dhande said no doubt the number of engineering colleges in the country had witnessed an unprecedented rise in the past few years and the number of qualified engineers had also gone up .
DIRECTOR OF the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-K), Dr Sanjay G Dhande, has stressed upon improving the quality of technical and engineering education in the country to prove India’s real worth on the global platform.
Inaugurating the 28-day summer camp organised by the Department of the Civil Engineering of IIT-K from June 7 to July 4, Dr Dhande said no doubt the number of engineering colleges in the country had witnessed an unprecedented rise in the past few years and the number of qualified engineers had also gone up, but the quality of engineering education did not match with the global standards.
He warned that in case no attention was paid to improve the quality of technical education the day was not far when we would become a large colony of substandard engineers. It was high time that educationists in general and the engineering students in particular improved the workable- knowledge status to compete in the world.
He said participation at the summer camps held at the institute would provide an opportunity to the young engineers for perfect grooming and they would learn those practical principles during the camp which could not be learnt in classroom studies. Dr Dhande said as professionals they required the knowledge of certain very important factors which could help them to succeed in their career.
He advised them to develop a habit of keeping a diary and note down all new information they received even during their pleasures trips. They should remain watchful about recording professional thoughts and activities.
He said successful engineers were not those who were very good at mathematics or at other subject. The success of engineers depended upon their field of observations and recording the notable data. He stressed upon the fact of improving their Emotional Quotient (EQ) along with the Intelligent Quotient (IQ). Sometimes EQ proved to be more important in an engineer’s life than IQ, he added .
Dr Dhande also emphasised the need of learning Time Management, Professional Ethics and Social Interaction, the underlying conditions of success.
Ranjana Tandon of Tandon Consulatants said that the object of the summer camp was to create awareness about the future commitments of civil engineers who often felt that the branch lacked lucrative career as compared to IT engineers.
Prof SK Jain of IIT-K said these camps were being held for the past six years.
But now faculty crisis had been haunting the organisers and they were not sure if the camp could be held next year. He said the camps had become very popular all over the country. At least 200 students from 100 engineering colleges of the country had applied but due to administrative difficulties only 60 students were selected for the camp.
On the occasion, Dr CVR Murthy also addressed the participants.
