Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Abstract

In order to strengthen its final year engineering students' worldwide competency, our institute decided to launch four choice-based project tracks in 2017–18. According to this method, students can select one option from traditional capstone project (CP), undergraduate research experience (URE), entrepreneurship development (ED), and industry internship & projects (IIP). The current work focuses on industry internship & projects (IIP), how it affects students' careers, employability chances assessment techniques perceived by students and the institute, and the significant steps done to address such challenges. Students and their evaluators were surveyed to analyze the results of the four track project method. Students who choose the IIP track were found to have improved their skills. Self-learning capacity, self-assurance, and critical thinking all showed satisfactory growth. The pupils' resumes were aided by this. In order to improve students technical understanding Institute again decided to change in four track structure into three track in 2020-21 by making CP track compulsory to each students which will starts in second semester of third year and ends after first semester of final year. Students that undergo compulsory the CP track in their Third year were successful in gaining abilities like teamwork, creative problem-solving, and time management. Which can helpful to them for better survival in Industry during Internship. Overall, it has been noted that the institute's placement percentage increased from 78.68 to 82.32 and average package have been increased from 2.60 LPA to 3.71 LPA

Keywords—placement; internship; projects; employability JEET Category—Industry and Academia Collaboration