the effort has been made to discuss about the gaps in skills of engineering graduates in consultation with industries. Various sectors of industries have been invited at NITTTR Chandigarh during ICT based teacher training programs to identify the gaps between the expectations of industries from technical graduates and input provided by engineering colleges as per curriculum.

1. Expectations of
Industry from
Technical
Graduates
Prof MP Poonia
Director, NITTTR (India)

2. Panel Discussions
September, 2012 to February 2013
Sixteen panel discussions
1. Automobile,
2. Infrastructure Development
3. Pharmaceutical,
4. Biotechnology
5. Electronics
6. Manufacturing
7. Telecommunication
8. R & D

3. Skills
Knowledge
Attitudes
WHERE ARE WE?

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5. Major Conclusions
 Lack fundamental knowledge of terminology, concepts,
principles etc. in their own disciplines
 Lack knowledge of current developments in their
disciplines and technology
 Lack practical skills
 Unable to read engineering drawings
 Lack analytical ability, willingness to learn,
managerial skills and creativity

6. Contd.
Lack positive attitude and have become more
materialistic
Prefer to look for white collar jobs and Prefer to work in
IT or ITeS sector and do not continue in the core
engineering branches
Commitment
Stability

7. TEAM FEELING

8. PRESENTATION SKILLS
It is not sufficient to know what to
say;
one must also know how to say it.
- Aristotle

9. SELF CONFIDENCE

10. 10
• Communication (verbal & written) 4.69
• Honesty/Integrity 4.59
• Teamwork skills 4.54
• Interpersonal skills 4.50
• Strong work ethics 4.46
• Motivation & initiative 4.42
• Flexibility/adaptability 4.41
• Analytical skills 4.36
• Computer skills 4.21
• Organisational skills 4.05
• Detail oriented 4.00
• Leadership skills 3.97
• Self confidence 3.95
• Friendly/outgoing personality 3.85
• Well mannered / polite 3.82
• Tactfulness 3.75
• GPA (3.0 or better) 3.68
• Creativity 3.59
• Sense of humour 3.25
• Entrepreneurial skills/risk taker 3.23
EXAM RESULT
IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT

13. Suggestions Regarding
Changes Required
Changes need to be introduced from time to time in the
curricula for enhancing its relevance
Industry personnel should be involved in curriculum
design
Seminar, group discussion, brainstorming, collaborative
project work, and case study should be used to develop
higher order cognitive abilities and soft skills.
Emphasis on group tasks/activities

14. Contd.
Practical work as per the curricular
requirements must be accomplished
 Laboratories and workshops must be
strengthened to provide adequate practical
training
Teachers should acquire proficiency in
handling practical work
Projects should be live problems from the
industry or the society
Need to develop ethics and values

15. Contd.
Structured industrial training
Faculty may accompany the students during training
Industry personnel to be involved in evaluation
Industry must support the institutions in providing
training places for both students and teachers,
contribute to R&D and establish or create laboratories at
institution level.
More concentration on small scale industries
in curricula

16. IMPLICATIONS FOR
INSTITUTE
MINDS
ON
HANDS
ON
HEARTS
ON

17. Hands
on
Plan-Explore-Practice -Perform
Practical work leading to useful
product
Writing Lab reports in the form
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Laboratories and workshops open for
experimentation
Project work-live problems
Industrial exposure and structured training
Involvement of students in
research and consultancy services
undertaken by faculty
Competitions
Strengthening of Laboratories
Setting up of Labs with assistance
from industry
Industry-academia exchange

18. KRISHNA’S WARTIME COUNSEL
Bhagavad-Gita can never be understood by
literal reading.

19. MINDS ON
Flexibility in curricular
offerings
Auditing of courses
Instructional methods-Case
studies, Problem- solving,
Problem based learning,
Projects, Group Discussion and
Brainstorming
Peer learning
Observation to reasoning
Creativity-Brainstorming,
attribute listing, analogies, and
metaphors
Teaching & research
Assess higher level abilities
Open book examination
Students to be encouraged to
participate in seminars/conferences

21. HEARTS ON
Community surveys
by students
Community related
projects
Collaboration with
NGOs and social
activists for problem
solving
Interdisciplinary teams of
students to work on
problems

24. Successful Teaching?
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A real learner has to be Socratic in a sense

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