The Government has taken various initiatives to enhance the industry required education in the country like:
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana – to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendras - offer skill based courses which are in constant dialogue with industry and respective Sector Skill Council(s).
Ucchatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY)-Research projects of direct relevance to industry are funded jointly by Government and the industry.
Smart India Hackathon -to promote innovation in Technical Institutions.
National Employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM)- to offer on-the-job practical training to enhance employability of a person either pursuing his or her Post Graduation/graduation/diploma in any technical or non-technical stream or has discontinued studies after Class 10th to enhance his/her employability etc.
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has developed outcome based model curriculum with the help of academic and industry experts for PG and Undergraduate Degree courses in Engineering & Technology and MBA/PGDM Courses which are available for Universities and Institutions for adoption. In order to boost vocational education, Government is implementing schemes like Community Colleges – to train persons through AICTE approved polytechnics for providing non formal skill; B.Voc degree – regular 3 years degree recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) where practical education is given more importance than theoretical education.This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
Various measures have been taken to improve knowledge of engineering professionals
With a view to improve the standards of technical knowhow and knowledge of engineering professionals who are graduating from various colleges to enable them to compete at the global level, the following package of measures have been approved by the AICTE:-
(i). Perspective Plan for Technical Education; (ii). Introduction of Induction programme for engineering students; (iii). Revision of curriculum; (iv). Mandatory internships; (v). Industry readiness by imparting technical and soft skills; (vi). Promoting innovation/start-ups; (vii). Exam reforms; (viii). Training of teachers; (ix). Mandatory accreditation of all the programmes through the National Board of Accreditation before 2022.
In addition to it, the following steps have also been taken by the Government to enhance the quality of higher education in the Country:
(i) Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) to develop and make available ‘Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)’ to learners throughout the country. Establishment of Research Parks in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
(ii) Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojna by Technical Institutions (PMKVY-TI) is being implemented through (AICTE) approved colleges during off-college hours to impart unemployed youth, the Engineering Skills and find placement in suitable private sector jobs.
(iii) Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) to provide solutions to the most relevant engineering challenges and translating knowledge into viable technology.
(iv) Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana(UAY) to promote innovation of a higher order that impacts the needs of the Industry and thereby improving the competitive edge of Indian manufacturing.
(v) Global Initiative for Academics Network (GIAN) to bring together foreign and Indian faculties from the world’s leading academic institutions to teach an academic course that provided the credit to participating institutions.
(vi) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) have organized Graduate Employability workshops based on course curriculum. Further, day long soft skills’ workshops for pre-final and final year students are being conducted for enhancing their technical knowhow.
(vii) Swayam Prabha is an initiative to provide 32 high quality educational channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of the country on 24x7 basis. This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
Government has allowed 100% FDI under automatic route in educational institutions
As per consolidated FDI Policy, 2017, the Government has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100% under automatic route in the educational institutions subject to applicable laws/sectoral rules/regulations/ security conditions.
Also, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have issued regulations/guidelines on collaboration between Indian and Foreign Universities with a view to increase synergy between Indian and foreign academic institutions; to offer students additional choices and; to improve curriculum and the delivery of knowledge and educational content. The UGC on 11th July, 2016 has notified the UGC (Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2016 regarding collaboration between Indian Higher Educational Institutions and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions leading to the award of a degree. The regulations are available at http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/170684.pdf.
As per these regulations, Indian Universities and Colleges having the highest grade of accreditation/threshold accreditation, and conforming to other eligibility conditions as laid down in the regulations, can apply online to the UGC for starting twinning arrangement with Foreign Educational Institutions (FEI) having the prescribed quality.
The AICTE has set norms for regulating collaboration and twinning program between Indian and Foreign University/Institutions in the field of Technical Education Research and Training with an objective to safeguard the interest of student community in India and ensure uniform maintenance of Norms & Standards as prescribed by various statutory bodies. These norms are available at https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/APH%202018-19.pdf
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