Expressing concern over the lack of employability of engineering graduates in the state, the Odisha Private Engineering College Association (OPECA) has decided to hold an educational conclave on May 17 to guide colleges to maximize students’ employability.
“By our own evaluation, only about 35% engineering graduates are getting jobs in their areas of specialization. Another around 20% are underemployed. They work in a different area of specialization with salary not commensurate with their qualification,” said OPECA secretary Binod Dash.
The all-India trend on employability is not very good either. According to NASSCOM, India produces around three million graduates and post graduates every year. Of them only 25 per cent of technical graduates and 15 per cent of other graduates are employable.
The educational conclave will aim at preparing the next generation for real world challenges. It will be an industry-academia interface to help college authorities understand the needs of the industry.
According to a section of educationists, employability of the technically-qualified manpower is over-hyped while the technical education sector is suffering from multiple problems. “Most of the colleges have gross shortage of faculty members. Many don’t have the right kind of infrastructure. In such a situation, the overall quality of education imparted by many colleges is poor. If these improve, quality of students and their job skills will automatically improve,” said Trilochan Pradhan, who headed the commission for technical education formed by the state government in 2009 to come out with suggestion to improve technical education in the state.
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via Conclave to augment employability of engineers – Times Of India.
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