Status and Select Concerns of Engineering Education in Kerala (India): An Overview

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 8 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Sameer Babu M, Arunima Anil

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I4P105

How to Cite?

Sameer Babu M, Arunima Anil, "Status and Select Concerns of Engineering Education in Kerala (India): An Overview," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 8,  no. 4, pp. An Overview" SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 84 (202130-35, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I4P105

Abstract:

Educational standards of engineering colleges are widely debated for their substantial quality matters and academic challenges. As a whole, engineering education in the state addresses serious pitfalls due to various factors affecting the declining quality of professional education, lower student enrollment, low pass percentages with enormous backlogs, increasing dropout ratio, progressive closing down of colleges for maintaining poor academic standards, increase in unemployment rates among the engineering graduates and absence of suitable placements, etc. All these had contributed to widening the skill gap and reduced the number of producing quality engineers. The major reasons that contributed to the crisis need an enormous overhaul. In this context, the present paper discusses the current status and concerns of engineering education in the backdrop of its growth, student intake, pass percentage analysis, and addresses the lacuna behind the diminishing quality. Greater concerns like accreditation of entire programs in technical institutes, yearly revision of curriculum, appropriate examination reforms, mandatory internships, and industry readiness, along with promoting innovation and creativity among students, were highly needed for improving the quality of technical education and to further enhance the employability of the engineering graduates.

Keywords:

Academic Standards, Engineering Education, Employability Status, Pass Analysis, Quality Concerns, Technical Education.

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