CURRICULAR GAPS ANALYSIS AND REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION SYSTEM, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PERFORMANCE OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTION IN THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Keywords:
Skills-gap, Teaching-learning process, Identification of Analytical skills , Linguistic skills, Engineering Competencies, Curriculum Development at the elementary level, Grouping of students as per skills.Abstract
This paper attempts to identify the skills gap among the budding engineers in the state of West Bengal and also tries to develop some practical remedial methodology in improving the state of affairs in Engineering Education. It is well known in the academic circles that our country needs skilled technical man-power in both IT and core engineering sector. But the skills required to learn Engineering or applied sciences are more or less the same set of skills or competencies everywhere and at all times of human history. Understanding of Elementary Mathematics, Elementary Physics and Chemistry, basics of English Language lays the foundation for gaining knowledge of the Engineering systems. We have focused upon student performance in Mathematics and Physics at both 10th standard and 12th standard and correlate such performance with that in some most important core Engineering subjects up to the end of third year of degree Engineering curriculum in West Bengal. Once these are under-developed, there will be only limited scope for further improvement of skills in the Engineering disciplines. With this aspect in mind, a study has been undertaken to identify the gap areas of education and training at the elementary level and such a study will help us develop teaching methodologies as well as up gradation of curricular contents at the elementary level. Our educational system needs a continuous process of Quality Improvement. This paper is the outcome of survey-based study among the budding engineers of today.
