Karnataka’s ‘Super 30 Engineering colleges’ to check student migration

Karnataka’s ‘Super 30 Engineering colleges’ to check student migration

Rajlakshmi.Ghosh@timesgroup.com

08.11.2021  TOI Education times

Karnataka will develop Super 30 Engineering colleges to upgrade the quality of Engineering education. The development will essentially focus on faculty training, industry collaborations, setting up of laboratories, internships and placements. A special committee will develop these colleges in the state by taking up one institution in each district. The committee will be headed by Karisiddappa, vice-chancellor, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, Karnataka. This decision was taken during a meeting chaired by CN Ashwath Narayan, minister, higher education.

Addressing the gaps

Talking to Education Times, the minister said, “The aim is to prevent students from migrating to Bengaluru for their higher education. The name ‘Super 30’ comes from the 30 districts in Karnataka, each of which will have a model institution, where a collaboration with the industry and the government’s IT and higher education departments will ensure proper implementation of the scheme. While addressing the lacunae in the model colleges, efforts will be made to provide case study-based learning, industry internships and placements. Incubation will be encouraged to help students develop startups and become job creators.”

Selection norms

The committee is busy working out the modalities of implementation of the initiative, it is yet to release names of the Super 30 colleges. One government college in each district will be selected, says Karisiddappa. He adds that in districts with no government colleges, private institutions will be developed as a model college, for which the college management will have to agree to the terms and conditions as prescribed by the government’s committee.

Development of infrastructure

“Support to these colleges will be granted in the form of upgradation of lab and computing facilities, creation of digital infrastructure as well as research funding. The colleges will also be motivated to set up centres of excellence in various research technologies,” adds Karisidappa.

Industry orientation

He explains that plans are also on to train faculty of selected colleges to impart industry-oriented curriculum. Teachers would also have access to industry internships to keep themselves updated with the latest industry trends. “Our objective is to develop teachers as key facilitators for which they would also be provided training in blended mode of teaching. Teachers must use recent educational tools and technologies to create competent students, ready to join the modern workforce. While the committee is engaged in the groundwork of the initiative, the industry will mentor the institutes as part of its CSR activities,” further adds Karisidappa.

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