DEVELOPMENT RELATED HICCUPS IN UNIVERSITIES, ENGINEERING, COLLEGES/COLLEGES.

DEVELOPMENT RELATED HICCUPS IN UNIVERSITIES, ENGINEERING COLLEGES/COLLEGES.

YES: Situation -1.Institutions with good infra-structure[ buildings/ linking roads, far away from people concentration]but teaching and support staff lacks required skills.

Situation-2.Too many colleges in a particular district/location and too many qualified staff but demand supply of students not adequate.

How to fix this situation: Situation one and two are complimenting each other by careful manipulation this can be settled well.

Situation-3. Reputed age old institutions, glut in teaching and support staff, qualified but not having  all the enough  skills to deal the situation, poor HR management, out dated rules/regulations, native bias, communal/regional prejudice, proliferation of malpractices-subjective situations leading to employee over crowding, anxieties, affiliations, agitations, lock outs ,crimes etc.

How to fix it: Adequate employee well fare measures , need based identification of job diversification, and specific skill based in service training, re- designation/ appropriate service rules-and gradually situation will get stabilized after a considerable period of time. But a very creative/ innovative, persuasive, unbiased leadership, with an expertise in human psycho-dynamics is required to handle the situation.

Situation-4.Specific to a particular district in Tamil Nadu. Kanya Kumari district in Tamil Nadu,southern most tip of India is with a total area of less than 650 sq.miles and a total population of less than 19 lakhs ,with highest literacy and population density .There are more than 30 engineering colleges ,one tech..University facing acute shortage in student enrollment. Students prefer to join in far away institutions/universities despite the availability of institutions at the doorstep.

How to fix it:-1. Colleges may have to provide whole some facilities for all round development, student mix-up facilities at intra - inter-institutional level, A well developed infrastructure for extra-curricular activities with good hostel facilities. Scholarships for meritorious students, besides academic, fine arts, sports and other talents also to be provided. Students from northern, north-western/eastern, educationally backward states should be reached, and may be provided with concessions, privileges in treatment.

2- In Malaysia, native Tamils and  Chinese finds it very difficult to get admissions for higher studies due to their reservation policies. Our institutions can provide quality programs at an affordable cost to their currency exchange value to Indian rupees. As well as students from most of the African countries, may find India a suitable destination in the aspect of affordability/safety/education quality etc.

3-Collaboration with job providers: Tie ups,with potential job generators/ providers, appropriate training in required skills ‘’soft skills’’and such training. Bring,appoint faculty with International education/exposure/tie ups with higher ranked Universities may improve the situation. Let us wish and hope Engineering colleges at Kanyakumari district will think, innovative and move ahead .DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION PLEASE –Prince.