Abstract
Any educational system promoting knowledge, skill and competency delivers many desirable outcomes. The best quality of education offered in any country creates a competitive edge over other countries. India, traditionally referred as a guild of possessing century old technical knowledge and skills like carpentry, smithy, foundry, weaving etc., has been also a forerunner in experimenting educational system to suit the modern industrial world. Thus, various educational reforms have been introduced, especially after the country gained independence in 1947.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Aggarwal, Y. P. and Thakur, R. S. (2013): Concepts and Terms Used in Educational Planning and Administration: A Guide Book. New Delhi: National University of Educational Planning and Ad-ministration.
Ahmed, T. and Satija, M. P. (2005): Growth of technical education at degree level in Punjab: A histor-ical perspective. In: The Indian Journal of Technical Education. Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 81–91.
AICTE (2014): General information. URL: www.aicte-india.org.
Anjum, B. and Tiwari, R. (2012): An Exploratory Study of Supply side issues in Indian Higher Edu-cation. In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Management Review. Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 14–24.
Basant, R. and Chandra, P. (2007): Linking Technical Education to Business Growth: A Case Study on Building Technical Skills in India. Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management. W.P. No. 2007–03-08, March 2007. URL: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/assets/snippets/work-ingpaperpdf/2007–03-08_PankajChandra.pdf.
Blom, A. and Saeki, H. (2011): Employability and Skill Set of Newly Graduated Engineers in India. World Bank. Policy Research Working Paper No. 5640. URL: http://eli-brary.worldbank.org/doi/pdf/10.1596/1813–9450–5640.
Chithra, R. (2013): Employability Skills: A Study on the Perception of the Engineering Students and their Prospective Employers. In: Global Journal of Management and Business Studies. Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 525–534.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) (2013): Status of Higher Education in South India 2013. URL: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/in/Documents/IMO/in-imo-higher-education-in-southern-region-noexp.pdf.
Gopalakrishnan, S. and Sukumar, V. (2013): An Empirical Study on Assessment of Employability Skills Implication for University Industry Linkage. In: IOSR Journal of Business and Manage-ment. Vol. 4, pp. 67–69.
Gosavi, V. P. (2013): Threat of vacant seats in engineering colleges: Reasons and Remedies. In: Amer-ican International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 75–80.
Government of India (2011): Working group on Technical Education for the 12th Five Year Plan. New Delhi: Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Government of India (2013a): All India Survey on Higher Education 2011–12. New Delhi: Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Government of India (2013b): Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, 12th Five Year Plan (2012–2017). New Delhi: Planning Commission. Vol. III.
Government of India (2014a): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. URL: http://populationcommis-sion.nic.in/content/933_1_LiteracyRate.aspx.
Government of India (2014b): Adolescents and Youth Population, Ministry of Home Affairs. New Delhi: Registrar General and Census Commission of India.
Government of Tamil Nadu (2013a): Policy Note. Chennai: Higher Education Department.
Government of Tamil Nadu (2013b): Statistical Handbook of Tamil Nadu. Chennai: Directorate of Economics and Statistics.
Government of Tamil Nadu (2015): Excerpts from the Policy Note of the Higher Education Department of Government of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu: State Council for Higher Education. URL: http://www.tnuniv.ac.in/education_policy.html.
Government of Tamil Nadu (n.d.): Educational System in Tamil Nadu. URL: http://www.tn.gov.in/schooleducation/statistics/picture1-edn.htm.
Kasturi, C. S. (2012): Engineering colleges fail industry link test: AICTE-CII study. In: Hindustan Times, 3. November 2012. URL: http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/engg-colleges-fail-in-dustry-link-test-aicte-cii-study/article1–954103.aspx
Kasturi, C. S. (2013): Education and Employment Bridging the Gap. In: State of the Urban Youth, India 2012. Pp.113–118.
Kohli, D. (2011): Organization Learning, Culture and Quality Initiatives in Technical Education Insti-tutions: A case study with reference to Punjab and Haryana State. Thesis. Punjabi University Pa-tiala. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10603/4473.
Kapur, D. and Mehta, P. B. (2004): Indian Higher Education Reform: From Half-Baked Socialism to Half-Baked Capitalism. Harvard University. CID Working Paper, No. 108.
Mani, S. and Arun, M. (2012): Liberalization of Technical Education in Kerala: Has a Significant In-crease in Enrolment Translated into increase in Supply of Engineers? Thiruvanthapuram: Centre for Development Studies. Working Paper No. 48.
Mehra, D. and Virgandham, V. (2013): Communication Skills for enhanced Employability of Engi-neers: A Review of Literature. In: Confluence. Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 70–76.
Naik, S. R and Agnihotri, G. M. (2013): Higher Education in Mother Tongue: An Ignored Problem in India. In: Indian Streams Research Journal. Pp. 1–7.
Padmini, I. (2012): Education Vs. Employability: The Need to Bridge the Skills Gap among the Engi-neering and Management Graduates in Andhra Pradesh. In: International Journal of Management and Business Studies. Vol. 2, No.3, pp. 90–94.
PeopleStrong (2014): India Skills Report 2014. Haryana: Confederation of Indian Industry and Wheel Box. URL: https://wheebox.com/logo/FullVersion.pdf.
Rahman, C. and Islam, R. (2014): Impact of Globalization of Education in India. In: Indian Streams Research Journal. Vol. 4, Issue 8. URL: http://isrj.org/UploadedData/5318.pdf.
Rani, P. G. (2010): Changing Landscape of Higher Education in India: The Case of Engineering Edu-cation in Tamil Nadu. New Delhi: National University of Educational Planning and Administra-tion (NUEPA). Occasional Paper No. 36.
Sahu, A. R., Shrivastava R. L. and Shrivastava, R. R. (2008): Key Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Technical Education – An Indian Perspective. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering. London. July 2.-4., 2008.
Samuel, A. (2013): Engineering a Future. URL: http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/engi-neering-a-future/article4794903.ece.
Sen, B. (1989): Development of Technical Education in India and State Policy-A Historical Perspec-tive. In: Indian Journal of History of Science. Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 224–248.
Sharma, B. (2012): India – A Lucrative Destination for FDI in Higher Education. In: International Journal of Marketing, Financial Services & Management Research. Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 54–65.
Shivani and Khurana, S. (2012): Technical education system in India: Present Scenario. In: Interna-tional Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences. Vol. 2, No.10, pp. 39–49.
Somalingam, A. and Shanthakumari, R. (2013): Testing and Exploring Graduate Employability Skills and Competencies. In: International Journal of Advancement in Education and Social Science. Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 36–46.
The Hindu (2011): Press Release from 19th September 2011. URL: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/vacant-seats-in-tamil-nadu-polytechnics/article2466153.ece.
The Hindu (2012): Press Release from 9th January 2012. URL: http://www.thehindu.com/features/ed-ucation/issues/a–5es-strategy-for-education-in-tamil-nadu/article2787550.ece.
The Times of India (2014): Press Release from 20th May 2014. URL: http://timesofindia.indi-atimes.com/home/education/news/Only–4-of–10-Tamil-Nadu-govt-ngineering-colleges-have-principals-RTI/articleshow/35363191.cms
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Venkatram, R. (2016). (Technical) Colleges: Technical Education in India – The Strengths and Challenges. In: Pilz, M. (eds) India: Preparation for the World of Work. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-08502-5_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-08502-5_6
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer VS, Wiesbaden
Print ISBN: 978-3-658-08501-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-658-08502-5
eBook Packages: EducationEducation (R0)