Thoughts for Educational Reforms in University Affiliated Engineering Colleges

Abstract

This paper proposes ways and means to double the admissions capacity of University Affiliated Engineering Colleges (UAECs) without any significant additional investment in infrastructures, Double semester admission would create eight active semester batches which will incorporate repetition and learning to faculty members and reduce throughput time of convocation to six months. Doubling the teaching capacity of the UAECs is a reality if external examinations and non-teaching jobs are replaced by internal periodical examinations. The listening periods of the students can be reduced from 39 periods per week to 22 periods. So a new work culture can be introduced through student assistant jobs, part times jobs and vacation jobs. Since 95% of Indian Engineering Colleges are UAECs, the application would benefit the nation. Further quality of education and socialization can be enhanced through Student Gandhi Grams (SGGs). University, All India Council for Technical Education (AlCTE), Directors of Technical Education (DTE) and UAECs may be given new productive role to construct modern society by eradicating the evils in our society. This can be the "Revolution in Engineering and Technology Education".