engineering is losing its sheen in India and the students no longer want to pursue engineering

STARRED QUESTION NO. 419

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether engineering is losing its sheen in India and the students no longer want to pursue engineering;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether engineering  education in  India  is  not  getting  upgraded  as  per the  new requirements;

(d) whether the Government proposes to take any steps to overcome the said problem in consultation/collaboration with the educationists and experts from the industry and engineering; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO PART (A) TO (E) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 419 FOR 23.03.2020 ASKED BY HON’BLE M.P. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT REGARDING ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN INDIA

(a) No Sir, the number of intake of students in engineering  in  Centrally  Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) namely IITs, IIITs & NITs has increased from 106535 (2018-19) to 115022 (2019-20).

(b)     Does not arise.

(c) to (e)    No Sir, Engineering Education is being upgraded from time to time keeping in view the requirements of the industry. Steps taken in this direction are as under:

(i) Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) The  engineering, particularly the Information Technology stream, is not losing its sheen in the country. In fact, based on the demand from the State Govts., the Government of India has opened 13 IIITs in the last 5 years out of which 12 have been opened in association with private industry and the concerned State Government, i.e. in PPP mode. These IIITs have been opened to cater to the needs of the Industry and the global markets. The Industry partner is involved in designing course curriculam as per Industry demand, imparting relevant courses  or  modules,  providing internships, sponsored projects and placements. The course curriculum is updated and upgraded regularly to up skill the students with cutting edge technology and global knowledge.

(ii) National Institute of Technology (NITs): The National Institutes of Technology have been considered among the premier and the largest technical education system of the country to provide high quality education. A Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anil Kakodkar to review the functioning of NITs system, which in its recommendations, alongwith others, also recommended to set up Industry Institute interface (i.e. involvement of industry at various level viz. collaborative research, internships and fellowships for post graduate programmes etc). As a result, in the last few years, some of the top IT companies in India have started their own academia-industry interface programs. These industry driven programs aim to train students in  work  skills  and make them employment-ready. Such programs also impart training  to  faculty  so  that they   can   administer   the   industry-specific   modules   for   their   students.   The Institutes have also started engaging visiting / adjunct faculty from Industry, R&D labs and other research establishments.

(iii) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE): Whole curriculum of the technical education has been revamped by AICTE in the year 2018-19.In addition to this, in the academic year 2020-2021, the existing institutes are being allowed to initiate new programmes in Engineering and Technology only  in  emerging areas as per national perspective plan prepared by the experts. In order to improve the quality of engineering education and enhance the employability of students of technical institutes, AICTE has made the Internship mandatory for all technical educational programmes. In addition, AICTE is implementing schemes of Model Curriculum, Induction Program, Exam Reform, Perspective Plan, Teachers Training, Start-up Initiative, Teacher and Student Development Schemes to bring holistic changes in Technical Education and  align technical know-how  with industry requirements.

As per QS Rankings 2020 for Engineering & Technology, rank of 9 Indian Institutes which are in the list of  top 500 Institutes has increased from previous year i.e. 2019.

S. No.	Institute	2020	2019
1	IIT Bombay	44	53
2	IIT Delhi	47	61
3	IIT Kharagpur	86	113
4	IIT Madras	88	95
5	IIT Kanpur	96	125
6	IISc, Bangalore	103	142
7	IIT Roorkee	156	197
8	IIT Guwahati	233	278
9	University of Delhi	342	343

Also, as per THE Rankings 2020, 6 Indian Institutes (IISc Bangalore, IIT Ropar, IIT Indore, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Delhi) are in the of top 500 Institutes.

Source : Lok Sabha

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