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Milind Sohoni ¹

Affiliations
1 Computer Science and Engineering Department and the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, IN

Abstract

This article outlines the issues faced by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the statutory body which governs technical education in India. It points out various lacunae in many areas of technical education such as placements, the use of GATE and JEE scores for selection, accreditation, TEQIP and research in engineering, and the role of the centrally funded institutions. The article also recommends expanding AICTE into a think-tank which may design policy for such an important area.

Keywords

Accreditation, Engineering Curricula, Reforms, Technical Education and Research.

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Rahul Gokhale ¹, Milind Sohoni ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400 076, IN

Abstract

Computation of long-term linear trends of pre- and post-monsoon groundwater (GW) levels is important for the periodic categorization of regions in India according to their GW safety. For this purpose, a specific procedure has been recommended by the Groundwater Estimation Committee, 1997 (GEC'97), constituted by the Government of India. The present article points out the limitations of this procedure by providing statistical evidence from the long-term dataset in the case of Maharashtra. An improved method, having the same data requirements as the GEC'97 method and based on statistically significant recent linear trends is proposed as an alternative. Its suitability for administrative actions is demonstrated on the Maharashtra dataset. We specifically note the spatial patterns in recent linear trends obtained from our algorithm, which are otherwise difficult to detect.

Keywords

Groundwater Safety, Linear Trends, Spatial Patterns, Statistical Evidence.

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Jitendra Prasad ¹, Avijit Goswami ¹, Brijesh Kumbhani ¹, Chittaranjan Mishra ¹, Himanshu Tyagi ¹, Jung Hyun Jun ¹, Kamal Kumar Choudhary ¹, Mukesh Kumar ¹, Naveen James ¹, V. Ravi Shankar Reddy ¹, Satwinder Jit Singh ¹, Deepak Kashyap ¹, Milind Sohoni ², Nandita Das Gupta ³, Prabhu Krishna Raina ¹, Samir Kumar Saha ⁴, Sanjay Mittal ⁵, Suman Chakraborty ⁶, Sarit Kumar Das ¹

Affiliations
1 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nangal Road, Rupnagar 140 001, IN
2 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, IN
3 Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, IN
4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah, Howrah 711 204, IN
5 Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, IN
6 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302, IN

Abstract

Education theories stress not only societal context of education, but also educational philosophy, anthropology and psychology of learning. A formal curriculum theory, viz. Taba–Tyler rationale, has been proposed to incorporate philosophical, sociological, anthropological and psychological contexts of engineering education in the curriculum. The newly developed undergraduate curriculum at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is based on such education theories and has been presented as a case study. It has been demonstrated that the resulting curriculum can lead to unique courses that collectively bring out unique features such as core competency, strong connection to society, hands-on learning, creativity and innovation.

Keywords

Curriculum Development, Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Societal Needs.

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