A New Project model for All Engineering Colleges in India

Generally Students choose discipline according to their choices and marks in engineering colleges. In all engineering colleges, there are eight semesters for four year engineering courses. In each semester there are 4/5/6 subjects which students must learn them and score the marks accordingly. In this four year engineering program, they are lagging in project work (hands on) and due to this colleges cannot produce skilled student in the particular specialized area. They cannot fulfill the Graduate Attributes. The Graduate Attributes Framework has been created by each college, school and subject area and tailoring for particular co- and extra-curricular activities.

The final year project can be this project only. It should not be separate.

To overcome above problem, I have developed one model which may work. This model should run apart from their academic courses (Subjects) on Saturdays and Sundays.

1.     When Students enter into the engineering colleges (FE) according to their choices/marks, the college must introduce them the emerging technologies in their respective program (department) on Saturdays or Sundays. At the end of first year, they should select their area of interest (specialized area).

[For Example – The students enter in Computer/IT programs; they must get overview ideas of the emerging technologies like IOT – Internet Of Things, AI (Artificial Intelligence), AR (Augmented Reality)/VR (Virtual Reality), VFX, Robotics, Embedded Systems, Machine learning, Deep learning, etc]

 The college must arrange the seminar by calling specialist persons from Academia or Industry.

2. When Students enter into SE (Second year), the college should gather students from all programs (departments) who have common area of interest in their selected area.

In the same year (from third semester) the hands on training in their respective area should be given to students. On the same line, the students should know how to read and download IEEE transaction papers in their area.  At the end of second year, they should have hands on experience in their respective area. 

 3. When Students enter into TE (Third year), they should start actual project (that is from fifth semester). Projects should be based on real time. They should solve society’s real problems.

In the same year (in six semester) the students can publish their papers in their work in different Journals/IEEE Conferences, etc

Project selection process:

The Authorities (It may consist of group of students) should talk with people in society, find out their problems.

List the problem, analyze them.

Make problem statements for each problem.

Make a team of students (2/3/4) in each area.

Assign the guide/mentor whose area of interest is same and who has worked in that area.

Assign the problems to them.

    4.   When Students enter into BE (Final year), they have to continue with the same project. They should complete (implement and test) it within seven semester only. In the eight semester they should deliver this project to the client (customers/people) who will actually use their project.

Within 2 months, they should get feedback from client so that they can improve in their implementation (development) 

After his completion of graduation, the students will definitely capable of doing real time projects in his specified area. Industries can also get the specialized students in their area.