MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)
(a) to (d): Yes Madam. There has been feedback from the Industry on the need to align the
technical education to the needs of the Industry. However, no study has been done for
understanding State-wise differences in this respect.
In order to align the higher education, especially the technical education to the
requirements of the Industry, the following action plan has been approved by the AICTE:
1. Revision of curriculum: Every affiliating Technical University shall constitute
subject-wise industry consultation committee (ICC) with the mandate of examining
the existing curriculum and for making suitable changes in the curriculum every
year. This process shall be completed in the month of December each year for the
courses to be offered in the coming Academic year. Each institution, while applying
for approval, shall certify completion of this process, which will be mandatory.
2. Mandatory internships: Every student in technical institution shall do three
internships each spanning 4 to 8 weeks before completion of the under-graduation.
The responsibility will be on the institution for helping the students in finding
suitable industry or organisation for the internship.
3. Industry readiness: All students passing out of the undergraduate courses shall be
imparted technical and soft skills required for working in the industry encompassing
– managerial skills, entrepreneurial skills, leadership skills, communication skills,
team-working skills and technical skills.
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