Release of Book on “Profile of Engineering Education in India-Status,
Concerns and Recommendations’
A Study Group comprising highly experienced and
eminent experts in Engineering Education (Prof. KL Chopra, Prof. CS Jha,
Prof. DV Singh and Prof. Gautam Biswas) had been constituted by the Academy.
After detailed deliberations, a comprehensive report was prepared covering
Historical Background; Characterization of Engineering Education with
International Perspective; Challenges Faced by the Indian Engineering
Education; Ethics of Engineering Practices; Faculty Related Issues;
Curricula; Improving Teaching/Learning Processes; Governance and Management
Issues; Promotion of Research and Industrial Interaction; Technology
Assisted learning; Innovation, IPR and Entrepreneurship; National
Initiatives; Implications of Legal Judgments and Consolidated
Recommendations. The Study takes into account all the work done so far at
national/international levels by other agencies.
This report has
been published as a book entitled “Profile of Engineering Education in
India-Status, Concerns and Recommendations’ which was released by Shri Kapil
Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India on
January 22, 2010 at India International Centre Annexe, New Delhi.
