It's just that we are too many... just too many of us!!! And we are those individuals who are cropping up from those widespread mushrooms popping up at evey street corner nowadays called PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGES!!!!....yes..no prizes for guessing...we are the damn engineers from Bengal - the worst affected graduates from this part of India.
Why do I pick up a topic like this and discuss now?... when i have already done away with my graduation and feeling 'happy happy' to enter another new chapter of my life : the corporate phase. Just because my eyes landed upon the news regarding - Begining of counciling sessions for the Engineering colleges. I just have a panicky feeling now when I can see another big cluster of individuals is aspiring to join our gang!!!! And what does this 'gang' comprise of ?.... Just a graduate with an Engineering degree whose value is getting withered away as the years are passing by.
What is more frightening is when we will enter the corporate sector ......... because we will stand there naked..that's it!!!!.... After spending four years at those institutes, we are just 'empty bags' lacking the required technical knowledge to face the IT industry!!!
Don't blame us. Neither blame the faculty. Nor the college. If you want to blame, then blame the entire system that is churning out such 'ENGINEERS'!!!!
Newspaper report news regarding student agitation at college , news channel shows the videos. Are the students doing it for fun? for publicity stunt? No. Just because they are getting zero values in return to the huge amount of money they are paying to these institutes. Student get blamed for bunking classes , for having a low attendance...well..yes fine with us. We love to do it. And why? Because we do not have any other bloody options to go for......
You tell us to go and attend the lecture classes. You say they are of very good use than to flush out money in some nearby food courts or the multiplexes. But..but.but..Sir.... excuse me..whose lecture are we going to attend ?.. of those who have no such knowledge about the subjects they are teaching. Sorry, we can't.
Gift us a person who can teach...who can create the environment of knowledge .... who can create the magical ambience where students will love to take a plunge into it.
But do we have such people? The answer is a big NO. and you ask WHY? ....well then face it. Just some individuals are being recruited as faculties.... either with minimal subject knowledge or with lack of teaching skills. Go with your doubts, you will return blank.. I state it loud and clear. So go and blame them. But but...I would again prohibit you to do so. These people are being recruited to maintain the student teacher ratio in the colleges and certainly when quantity has no bounds to it, Quality will surely turn out to be the most neglected factor.
And well... you get in touch with a good quality faculty teacher today, tomorrow you may be hearing that he is off to some other job with better prospects.
What's next?...yes..the big big allegement : ENGINEERING STUDENTS CHEAT AND PASS THE EXAMS. Yes, Sir..we cheat. No doubt regarding that issue. With syllabus remaining incomplete before every semester, impartation of low quality teaching ..we are forced to take up that step. And well the syllabus. Just an utter rubbish: either with some subjects of no use or less improvished course curriculum. The Board that manages the private engineering colleges in Bengal seem to have no knowledge of a balanced distribution of courses over the various semesters. It seems they are more busy with accreditation of the upcoming private colleges that are turning up in large amounts!!
The most disheartening factor : Grooming sessions are prescribed in the courses only but none takes care of it. Well can you really keep shut now???? You just can't.
Adding to the worsening factors are the hands of political parties in the college campus!!! Strikes , suspension of classes are exaggerated by these silly stuffs as students get more involved in these. College administration does nothing to stop such things to creep in ; and when a feud breaks up they just act as Wise fools..that's it!!!!
The whole administration needs a big change in its way of performing.If it still does not turn around and realise its mistake, our State will get gifted with more and more of unemployed grauates. Though the demand for engineering rises, but somehow the administration really needs to look after the established institutes so that to restrain Quality education. More infrastructures can be bulit up later leading to more engineering institutes ..but if the base (read 'Quality') is crumbling, then how do we expect to have a bigger and better future!!!!
Why do I pick up a topic like this and discuss now?... when i have already done away with my graduation and feeling 'happy happy' to enter another new chapter of my life : the corporate phase. Just because my eyes landed upon the news regarding - Begining of counciling sessions for the Engineering colleges. I just have a panicky feeling now when I can see another big cluster of individuals is aspiring to join our gang!!!! And what does this 'gang' comprise of ?.... Just a graduate with an Engineering degree whose value is getting withered away as the years are passing by.
What is more frightening is when we will enter the corporate sector ......... because we will stand there naked..that's it!!!!.... After spending four years at those institutes, we are just 'empty bags' lacking the required technical knowledge to face the IT industry!!!
Don't blame us. Neither blame the faculty. Nor the college. If you want to blame, then blame the entire system that is churning out such 'ENGINEERS'!!!!
Newspaper report news regarding student agitation at college , news channel shows the videos. Are the students doing it for fun? for publicity stunt? No. Just because they are getting zero values in return to the huge amount of money they are paying to these institutes. Student get blamed for bunking classes , for having a low attendance...well..yes fine with us. We love to do it. And why? Because we do not have any other bloody options to go for......
You tell us to go and attend the lecture classes. You say they are of very good use than to flush out money in some nearby food courts or the multiplexes. But..but.but..Sir.... excuse me..whose lecture are we going to attend ?.. of those who have no such knowledge about the subjects they are teaching. Sorry, we can't.
Gift us a person who can teach...who can create the environment of knowledge .... who can create the magical ambience where students will love to take a plunge into it.
But do we have such people? The answer is a big NO. and you ask WHY? ....well then face it. Just some individuals are being recruited as faculties.... either with minimal subject knowledge or with lack of teaching skills. Go with your doubts, you will return blank.. I state it loud and clear. So go and blame them. But but...I would again prohibit you to do so. These people are being recruited to maintain the student teacher ratio in the colleges and certainly when quantity has no bounds to it, Quality will surely turn out to be the most neglected factor.
And well... you get in touch with a good quality faculty teacher today, tomorrow you may be hearing that he is off to some other job with better prospects.
What's next?...yes..the big big allegement : ENGINEERING STUDENTS CHEAT AND PASS THE EXAMS. Yes, Sir..we cheat. No doubt regarding that issue. With syllabus remaining incomplete before every semester, impartation of low quality teaching ..we are forced to take up that step. And well the syllabus. Just an utter rubbish: either with some subjects of no use or less improvished course curriculum. The Board that manages the private engineering colleges in Bengal seem to have no knowledge of a balanced distribution of courses over the various semesters. It seems they are more busy with accreditation of the upcoming private colleges that are turning up in large amounts!!
The most disheartening factor : Grooming sessions are prescribed in the courses only but none takes care of it. Well can you really keep shut now???? You just can't.
Adding to the worsening factors are the hands of political parties in the college campus!!! Strikes , suspension of classes are exaggerated by these silly stuffs as students get more involved in these. College administration does nothing to stop such things to creep in ; and when a feud breaks up they just act as Wise fools..that's it!!!!
The whole administration needs a big change in its way of performing.If it still does not turn around and realise its mistake, our State will get gifted with more and more of unemployed grauates. Though the demand for engineering rises, but somehow the administration really needs to look after the established institutes so that to restrain Quality education. More infrastructures can be bulit up later leading to more engineering institutes ..but if the base (read 'Quality') is crumbling, then how do we expect to have a bigger and better future!!!!
khub valo......
ReplyDeletei wud say sobar moner kotha likecis.....
Well well well...........the system is corrupt,we all acknowledge it, the administration needs to change: we also agree, but when quality comes to play; the power of self-realisation and commitment is asked for!
ReplyDeleteNobody asks/forces us to join political parties, no one instructs us to form congregation in multiplexes to flush out our money, its rather the decisions we make to entertain and amuse ourselves.
We are all teens buddy and quite mature to quickly realise the difference between "right" and "wrong", but alas! we give up to the fascinating distractions of life giving way to loss in quality.Students get influenced easy,the crave to be powerful, seeking the attentions of others, be the one distinguished in the group. All these wants are not essential at this stage.The first step always is to form the base, where quality comes into play.
The key to the problem lies in Self Control, Self Reliance,Self Motivation and Self Consciousness.
If one expects other to show one the way, then we are speaking about the "Age of Mutual Dependence". I would rather light my own candle and not expect the other competent enough to show me the way.
Are we the supreme creature of this planet are so helpless to rock around the only bloody options we get ? The answer is "No".......we have seen Lotus grow in the muddy pool of marshes. My point is simple : Be Extraordinary! Be Realistic!
If we blame the system, we become part of the system, we inherit the poor traits of the system. Let the blame game lie with the concerned people even if they feel better being unconcerned.
We as a student have nothing to do with the system....the idea is: one knows the books, one knows the syllabi, the tutorials one get in the net....grab these and make oneself a true professional. After all professionals never blame others!
As far as institutes are concerned its upto them to uplift their quality, and raise their standards.
As far as we are concerned, we are solely responsible to frame our mould into a superior personality notwithstanding the adverse raging environment where we grow.
@ Sharmishtha... thankzz a lot.. :)
ReplyDelete@ Neo.. hey man , I repsect your views entirely. It is our sole duty to understand the priorities in life an perform accordingly. No second thoughts regarding this. Because if we sweat it out now , we would be at the drivers seat in the coming days.
But but but, my abstract was from a different viewpoint. If we can pave our way ourselves , then why enroll in some institutes and flood them with our parent's hard earned money?
A separate scheme could be set up where we can upgrade oursleves with the defined technical knowledge and fetch a degree!!!
The basic point which I am underlining here is while we are handing over ourselves in the hand of the institutes with a large monetary deposit , the institutes or rather the governing body need to take care that the students are being nurtured in the most efficient manner. Thay should look after the provision of utmost resource supply from which the students can enrich themselves. Simple.
yup, you were right in stating the correct role of institutes where the students of West Bengal study.
ReplyDeleteThere are different pros and cons of this topic.
But let me explain my viewpoint by claiming that whatever expectations we people make from our colleges don't serve the proper cause. Few years back Engineering used to be a stream which was suitable to meritorious pupils only. The syllabi content indeed involves special knowledge of privileged subjects. Yet the privatisation of colleges in W.B. have now opened the scope for all low and average rankers in this sector. This has resulted in poor quality of students mingling among themselves, who are least bothered for excellence in education. For instance in our college only, we have never seen any pressure made on the administration by the student body against improper faculty recruitment,etc. Rather much emphasis was given on the issues like playgrounds, party disputes likewise. People are more concerned about their placement but not the proper training and education. Even the students were barred from giving class tests on certain occasions.
Its our parents money, even they are not bothered to check what quality of education the ward/daughter is receiving. There was no active parents body at all which could raise issues with the administration. This might be result of communication gap regarding these issues between parents and students. So there are various factors. No one seems to bother!
If we just keep on expecting proper quality of education in return of spending hard earned money then it will just remain a thought provoking process. I think that the time is ripe for necessary actions to be taken and scrutinised feed back reports to be made to the A.I.C.T.E or W.B.U.T. for taking corrective measures.
very true. there should be active participation from our side too in the well being ; but again as you picked up the issue of internal assessments , again I feel the college authorities do have a hand in maintaining the proper rules nad regulations which would have led to the compulsiveness of giving those exams.
ReplyDeleteWell basically this issue can be judged from various dimensions. And the points you stated are valuable on a whole , no second thoughts regarding that.
you guys started a mini blog in the comments section itself :P
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