Encourage students to take up cross major courses: Academic

Coimbatore: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman Anil D Sahasrabudhe on Monday urged institutions to encourage students take up cross major courses with other professional degrees in science and arts.
The academic, who was the chief guest at an interactive session with teachers at Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology (SKCET) in Kuniyamuthur here, emphasised on the importance of quality faculty members, sponsored research and industry collaborative research that will pave way to build stronger institutions.“By incorporating the new education policy, institutions would be entitled to give degrees to their students in due course. Hence, quality of curriculum and teaching, multi-disciplinary approach, adapting and implementing emerging technologies and encouraging industry institution partnership would play a major role in the growth of institutions.”
Forerunning institutions should handhold other institutions in implementing best practices, which would enhance the overall growth of technical education, Anil said.
Asked about AICTE’s plan to develop more industrial collaborations that will result in offering training and certificates for faculty members, he said currently, a number of multinational companies have leaned towards offering training and certification as a part of their CSR activities. “This seems to increase exponentially. AICTE will act as a bridge connecting industry and students on one platform. Students should be encouraged to enrol and use the internships offered through the AICTE portal.”
Talking about the faculty development programme, the academic insisted on continuous training modules for young faculty and recommended updating series for experienced faculty.
“Updating teaching learning process and evaluation should be a continuous process. Learning and relearning will bridge the gap between generations,” he added.