Technical Education - Autonomy & accountability

Hi Friends
As mentioned earlier, I was invited by KIIT University to chair a technical session on Technical education - Autonomy & accountability in the changing scenario. It was a session where few papers were already presented and the selected papers were being presented. The participants were usually from the academics background working in various capacities in the Indian Universities.

After their presentations, I concluded the session with my speech. The broad points covered in my speech were as follows :-
> Expectations of the Industry from the Technical Institutes
> Challenges for the Industry in the changing scenario
> Role of Industry
> Role of the Institutions
> Way forward
The crux of the whole speech was as follows :-

* Lot of challenges for the Technical Institutes - Practically not possible to look into the needs of each & every Industry
* But Customer is & would remain the KING
* Each branded product has a guarantee clause - similarly the students passing out should also have a guarantee clause.
* Curriculum to be periodically vetted by a Committee comprising Industry & regulatory authorities
* Govt. need to set up the mandatory frame work
* Faculty needs to be continuously trained – score card mechanism !!!
* Industry also need to spend their resources to ensure a better tomorrow
* Students need to be in the learning mode & not mere completion of course & getting a job
* Curriculum should have necessary behavioral ingredients

Do send your views.
Best regards