Engineering Education Scenario in Singapore Universities with Reference to India
Engineering Education Scenario in Singapore Universities with reference to India Dr. Sushma S. Kulkarni, Director, Prof Martand T. Telsang, Dean academics Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur, Sangli, Maharashtra, www.ritindia.edu
1.0 Relevance of Engineering education in India with respect to global scenario
India has seen sudden growth of engineering Colleges in last 5- 7 years. In 2005-06 the number of colleges was 1475 and total number of seats was 499697. Whereas the numbers in 2010-11 is increased to 3241 colleges and 13,24,246 seats (data as published on AICTE website). The number of engineering colleges in the current year 2012-13 will soon rise to 3500 and more. The mushrooming of Institutes is in very small span of time and also geographically unbalanced. Now when we compare the technical education scenario in India with the world the situation is alarming. At present the number of engineering graduates passing out from these institutes is approximately 14 lack but the survey conducted by various agencies like NASSCOM indicates a deep concern regarding the quality of graduates in terms of their employability, research abilities, conceptual clarity and practical exposure of graduates. There are many challenges our Engineering Institutes are facing and this need to be attended to. With this objective in mind a study of three Universities in Singapore is presented namely National university of Singapore ,Nanyang Techlogical University & Nanyang Polytechnic which the author recently visited.
1. Engineering Education in USA, Singapore and India
When we compare the Engineering Education (EE) in three countries in terms of numbers, engineering graduates passing out are highest in India, followed by USA (almost 1/8th) and then Singapore. The focus of EE in USA and Singapore is on interaction with Industries, Industry based live projects, Industry Chair, research centre in
1.0 Relevance of Engineering education in India with respect to global scenario
India has seen sudden growth of engineering Colleges in last 5- 7 years. In 2005-06 the number of colleges was 1475 and total number of seats was 499697. Whereas the numbers in 2010-11 is increased to 3241 colleges and 13,24,246 seats (data as published on AICTE website). The number of engineering colleges in the current year 2012-13 will soon rise to 3500 and more. The mushrooming of Institutes is in very small span of time and also geographically unbalanced. Now when we compare the technical education scenario in India with the world the situation is alarming. At present the number of engineering graduates passing out from these institutes is approximately 14 lack but the survey conducted by various agencies like NASSCOM indicates a deep concern regarding the quality of graduates in terms of their employability, research abilities, conceptual clarity and practical exposure of graduates. There are many challenges our Engineering Institutes are facing and this need to be attended to. With this objective in mind a study of three Universities in Singapore is presented namely National university of Singapore ,Nanyang Techlogical University & Nanyang Polytechnic which the author recently visited.
1. Engineering Education in USA, Singapore and India
When we compare the Engineering Education (EE) in three countries in terms of numbers, engineering graduates passing out are highest in India, followed by USA (almost 1/8th) and then Singapore. The focus of EE in USA and Singapore is on interaction with Industries, Industry based live projects, Industry Chair, research centre in
References: 1 .Abdul Lathaf Naha , The Hindu, August 16, 2011. Where have Engineering Teachers Gone? 2.Prof. PP Bahuguna, Professor, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, "Faculty Crunch in Technical Institutes in India and Possible Solutions",www.indiaeducationreview.com/article/faculty-crunch 3.www.nus.edu.sg, www.ntu.edu.sg, www.nyp.edu.sg [pic] Few photographs of visit to NUS, NTU, NYP