Internship Programme in an Engineering Curriculum and It's Pattern of Evaluation

Internship in an industry for an engineering degree student is considered a prerequisite for finishing the academic requirement of graduation. It is a training programme to make the student industry ready. It is beneficial.to all stakeholders - the students, industry, university and society as a whole. The internship programme is proposed to be a credited, course embedded in the final year curriculum and offered in both semesters.

Many universities in India are offering internship programmes. But, unfortunately the final marks/grade for an internee is awarded based on the volume or weight of the report submitted at the end, which defeats the very purpose of sending the students to internship programme. Since the objectives of internship programme are different, the evaluation methodology used should also be different. Evaluation components designed must ensure that the objectives of internship programme are achieved satisfactorily. In this article, the methods of evaluation of the performance of an internee undergoing internship programme have been elaborated. A comprehensive method of evaluation is also proposed.