Gaps in engineering education with a categorical analysis on nanotechnology in India

Abstract

A quality real-time intuition guided by design thinking has always been the base of innovation resulting in a quality production. However, the major findings driven by interviews with a bunch of dignified technocrats and stakeholders of such product-based companies reflect that design and practical standpoint of Indian engineering colleges is quite weak. There are certain gaps within the structure of engineering in India. The paper brings out to the readers the core paradigms of such structure in India. The author is typically concerned with the basic factors which have a dominance over the system of real-time practice and design. Here the authors have discussed about the gaps and initiatives by considering the existing manpower, infrastructure, employment opportunity and societal need and have put forth few suggestions to build a healthy research and education eco-system in nanoscience and nanotechnology in India along with certain ways of bridging gaps and work out the major roadblocks which we come across in the field. Suggestive measures and innovative initiatives by government and stake holders have been proposed and discussed for quality of integrated engineering program for the various ambitious plans for making India superpower and a self-reliant smart nation.