Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Abstract

The new economic policy and WTO regime have facilitated the entry of multinationals and have resulted in a competitive environment in the country. Technical manpower can hardly survive or perform their professional duties efficiently without an industry interaction during their study at engineering college. The engineering curriculum and training in the institutions do not keep pace with the technological advancements in the related fields, as it is more theoretical. At present a widening gap exists between the theory taught in the institutions and the practice in industries. Introducing the industrial training in engineering curriculum can eliminate this widening gap. This paper proposes a scheme for industrial training to degree level engineering education. The availability of industries when compared to the strength of students are a very few and hence, the industrial training at the same time proves to be a difficult task. Training can also be imparted by making use of virtual training centres of virtual labs, which allow the students to understand how to handle the equipment, acquire knowledge and skills. The industrial training and exposure to industrial environment motivates them to be entrepreneurs.