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CRISIS IN TECHNICAL / HIGHER

EDUCATION

Uma Garimella

Teacher’s Academy

www.theprofessor.in

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C APACITY BUILDING

Source: University Grants Commission (UGC) report fromhttp://www.ugc.ac.in/pub/index.html#report

Recommended teacher student ratio for under graduate is 1:25

and for graduate it is 1:10.

There has been a concerted effort to privatize education to cope with

growing need of the population – the sheer numbers and also

even the agriculture/business families see education as a means to growth

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STUDENTS’ ENROLMENT

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 A CCESS TO TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Phenomenal increase in access by establishing 4000+colleges in India In AP alone in 2011-12 there are 900 engineering 1004 MBA 

674 MCA and 331 Pharmacy colleges (just about 2.5%government/university colleges, the rest in private sector)

 Admissions Coaching institutes for success in entrance exams

Qualifying levels brought down

Student demographics have changed Rural, regional language

Ignore interests, strengths and capability and chooseengineering only as a ‘trend’ or as ‘employment’ generator

Percentage of students interested in putting efforts for ‘learning’<<< interested in ‘’degree’

Poor quality school education feeding into highereducation thus aggravating the problem

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MISMATCH OF SUPPLY -DEMAND

Colleges > Students < GDP

Many seats remain vacant. Number still does not address talent shortage.

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SUPPLY -DEMAND-QUALITY 

Students and families want education which may

improve their prospects of employability andupward mobility.

Time for colleges / universities and policy-makers

to focus on qualitative dimension of the demand

and adapt to it to remain relevant andcompetitive.

 AICTE received only 400 applications for 2012

as compared to 1,067 in 2011, and was 2,176 theyear before. Has the private sector woken up?

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FORMATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL

UNIVERSITIES

Past model was to affiliate colleges to the regionaluniversities

Tech Universities have become only ‘operations’managers rather than agents for excellence inresearch, teaching or innovations

Learning process

Templatization of labs, exams; scaling up has resulted inmismanagement

Proliferation of ‘guide’ books that have past papersolutions

The university colleges are autonomous and have their owncurriculum and evaluation processes and these issues don’tapply to them – however they are busy in committees tomanage the affiliated colleges!

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 W HAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

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TEACHER EDUCATION

Competent in the subject with goodcommunication skills

Engaging the student to derive value from thecurriculum

Ensure students with high potential are excited

too (differentiated instruction) Using IT for self growth and for teaching

Extending beyond curriculum – projects, labs

Enable students to gain higher order thinkingskills

Certifications in class room teaching,teaching with IT, mentoring, counseling, labteaching that ensure minimum standards

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STUDENT EDUCATION

The value of the curriculum

The content of the subjects they study may ormay not be directly useful in their job/life. Buteach subject teaches a way of thinking.

 Achieve their potential

Engage in group learning Build higher order thinking skills

Build soft skills and general awareness – socialoutreach

Learn to learn

Participative and active learning vs. rotelearning

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P ARENT EDUCATION

Understand strengths and interests of their

children for choice of career Understand quality of education and learning vs.

marks and grades

Deal with issues at different stages of their

children’s education

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INSTITUTION STRENGTHENING

Long term efforts in

Faculty training and motivation Learning material preparation

Student awareness

Research capability

 All stakeholder participation

360oPerformance appraisal

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WHAT WE ARE DOING

E-Newsletter for teachers – 3000+ since 4.5 yrs

Workshops and lectures for teachers (reached2500+ teachers)

Institutional strengthening

 Appreciation and recognition of good teachers(awards to 70 teachers for 2 yrs)

Student awareness sessions

Sharing IT resources on web site

Business mostly by word of mouth and references