Technical Institutions In India Research Articles

Impact of E Resources Consortium on Research Productivity of Centrally Funded Technical Institutes in India

The main objective of the study is to find the impact of the e-resources consortium on the research output of the publications of Centrally Funded Technical Institutes in India (CFTIs) using the scientometric analysis. A total of fifty-seven institutes were taken for analysis for the period of three decades from 1991 to 2020. A total of 401171 publication records were extracted from the Scopus bibliographic database using the affiliations search. The research publications of CFTIs increased 14 times in 2015-2020 compared to 1991-1995, and the trend continuously increases. In a decade-wise comparison of the publications per institute in 1991-2000 versus 2011-2020, it grew 4.72 times. The correlation of research publications and research output analysis using the compound annual growth rate of CFTIs in 1991-2001 was 4.38 %, whereas 11.82 % in 2002-2020. The preferred publication sources are largely journals 71.61 %, and conference proceedings 22.08 %. Positive correlation was found between the accessibility of scholarly journals and the research output of CFTIs after the INDEST-AICTE Consortium. The increase in publications of IISc, IITs and NITs are 2.63 times, 8.09 times, and 55.57 times respectively.

Brand Activism By Technical Institutions In India -Activity Sequencing with the Help of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Brand Activism By Technical Institutions In India -Activity Sequencing with the Help of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Analysis of Indian Technical Institution using ARAS Method

An educational establishment, like a college of engineering or technological university, that offers specialized degrees and classes that concentrate on technical as well as scientific disciplines that educate learners from a variety of technological and engineering fields can be identified as an Indian technical institution. Indian Technological Institutions are educational organizations that offer specialized instruction and training in a range of technical fields, such as engineering, technology, including applied sciences. These schools are crucial in providing students with the understanding, skills, and expertise they need to pursue jobs in business, research, and growth, and contribute to the technological state of the entire nation. In an attempt to bridge the gap between academic studies and practical uses, they frequently offer undergrad and postgraduate programs, participate in studies, and work with companies. Given our expertise in the domain, we recognize the pressing necessity to conduct a performance evaluation of Indian technical institutions, considering relevant alternative and evaluation parameters. Such a study holds significant value in providing empirical insights into a critical public policy concern. This paper employs the ARAS methodology to assess the performance of technical institutions in India. The “ARAS” technique is an assessment of performance methodology that evaluates the productivity and efficacy of organizations or alternatives by taking account of a number of factors and their relative weight. : “Faculty strength, Student intake, Number of Ph. D awarded (Ph.D), Number of patents applied for (Patent), and Campus area (CA)”. “Computational time, Simplicity, Mathematical calculations involved and Flexibility”. For the Indian Technical Institution using “ARAS” method, the Student Intake is in the 1st Rank, Campus area is in the 2nd rank, Faculty strength is in the 3rd rank, Number of patents applied for (Patent) is in the 4rth Rank, and Number of Ph. D awarded is in the 5fth Rank. Conclusion: After analyzing, the Student Intake holds up the 1st rank and is the best factor to include when it comes to Indian Technical Institution.

User Interface Features and Knowledge Organisation Systems in Institutional Repositories A Case Study of Centrally Funded Technical Institutions in India

Institutional Repositories (IRs) are effective systems for managing and disseminating institutions’ in scholarly communication. More specifically, an IR enhances the visibility and discoverability of the content and validates the repository’s importance. Knowledge Organisation System (KOS) strengthens the digital content organisation, connects users with collections, and improves information retrieval functionalities. This paper investigates the present status of user interface features and incorporates KOS in the institutional repository of technical institutions, restricted to Centrally Funded Technical Institutions in India. A group of twenty-four web-accessible institutional repositories was identified, and their KOS and user interface features were evaluated. It was found that user interfaces of all IRs under study comply with essential search and navigation functionalities, such as simple and advanced search, browsing, faceted or filtering approaches, and integration with multiple KOS. Only a few of them include complex KOS, such as control vocabulary. All repositories show their search results in both normal-text and metadata views. Some have specific display features, such as highlighting the query or displaying a thumbnail. Google is one of the most popular search engines that indexes IR content for visibility and discoverability, and approximately 90 per cent of repositories are linked with NDLI. Global visibility and impact participation are moderate, and they require attention.

Education Process Re-engineering through Spectral Pyramid Framework to Achieve Excellence in Engineering Education

The Global challenges are capturing the interest and focus of Indian Higher Education institutions to update their systems and appraise the criteria of rankings. And it is difficult to justify the Indian Higher education institutions’ unique excellence parameters and its scalability to meet the criteria of rankings, because of its diversity in institutions’ size, nature of courses, disciplines, population, etc. Initially, the local challenges for Indian graduates which include appropriate employment, Career in further Studies, Entrepreneurship opportunities, etc. do not have a unique framework. The other focus area is lack of awareness and expertise in mezzanine technologies like Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable energy, Agricultural Technologies, Machine Learning, Data Science, Block Chain Technologies, Cyber Security, IoT, Virtual Reality, 3D Printing, Robotics, Design Thinking, etc. This paper has focused on these issues to collect the processes and designing a unique framework model to be adapted by higher educational institutions especially technical institutions in India. As the number of technical institutions is rising year on year, the demand is primarily dependent on quality and excellence outcomes. The proposed model is tested with current higher educational functions by implementing it in two higher educational institutions. The results are adaptable and applicable to any of technical higher education institution who are seeking excellence in processes. Keywords— Higher Education, Reengineering, Spectral Pyramid, Total Quality Management.

Effective Implementation of Outcome-based Education: The Role of Faculty Awareness

Accreditation of technical institutions is very important to guarantee the quality of technical education that is being offered. Outcome based education (OBE) is followed in the delivery of technical education across all Institutions in India and the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), which is the nodal accreditation body for technical institutions in India follows outcome based accreditation (OBA) in the accreditation of technical programs. In the OBE and OBA, faculty constitutes the most important component and plays an important role in facilitation of the same. In this regard, the authors felt that there is a need to understand the level of awareness of faculty about the same and accordingly a survey was conducted among the faculty of the authors’ institution, which is an autonomous Institution and comes under Tier I scheme of NBA accreditation process. From among 285 faculty members, about 96 participated in the survey. This paper discusses the significance of faculty’s awareness and involvement in the accreditation process and implementation of OBE. The results of the survey indicate some interesting findings, which is discussed in detail. Some suggestions and guidelines are given at the end to increase the level of awareness and their involvement in the OBE and OBA processes respectively.

Examining the bi-directional relationship between Motivation and Satisfaction: Based on the impact of Psychological Empowerment

The aim of this study is to contribute to the scant studies on faculty members' psychological empowerment (PE). This is done by examining: 1) PE from a multi-dimensional perspective based on the individual components and job characteristic components; 2) how PE affects the faculty members' motivation and satisfaction. Further this study examines the bi-directional relationship between motivation and satisfaction. A total of 402 responses were collected from the faculty members working in the technical institutions in India. Hypothesised relationships were examined and established by using the structural equation modelling and rank correlation techniques. Findings emphasise the significant impact of PE on enhancing the faculty members' motivation and satisfaction. Also, there was limited support to determine the bi-directional relationship between motivation and satisfaction. Further, the implication of the present findings suggests that the proposed framework will act as a benchmarking tool to measure the psychological empowerment of the faculty members.

Exploring entrepreneurial intention among engineering students in India: a multiple basket approach

In the light of Bandura’s (Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive perspective, Princeton-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1986) social cognitive theory (SCT), we investigated the roles of four different entrepreneurial factors: entrepreneurial qualities (EQ), entrepreneurial knowledge (EK), perceived entrepreneurialism (PE) and entrepreneurial inspiration (EIN), in entrepreneurial intention (EI) formation. Alongside, this paper explored the unique role played by entrepreneurial self-efficacy as a mediator among the list of determinants and EI. The study approached with a sample of 1062 final year engineering student from 15 premier technical institutes in India. The findings show that the effects of EQ, PE, and EIN on EI are partially mediated by entrepreneurial self-efficacy whereas a full mediation between EK and EI, which is consistent with the SCT framework. The implications suggest for improving the EK delivery system, which in turn will make students feel self-efficacious toward being entrepreneurial. The article argued on various pedagogical as well as the policy-related context of business venturing at Indian technical institutes.

Public funds and outputs in higher academic technical institutions: insights from India

ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of public funding and its lag structure on research outputs in higher academic technical institutions of India. It contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence on the determinants of academic publications and patents in the developing country context. We use panel data of actual yearly expenditure of 54 comparable scientific departments of the Indian Institutes of Technology from 2009–2010 to 2013–2014. The results highlight the need for increased funding for operational activities of the institutes as it is positively associated with publication and patent intensity.

Measuring research efficiency of higher academic technical institutions of India: a Malmquist productivity index approach

The objective of this paper is to measure the change in total factor productivity and relative research efficiency of scientific departments of Indian higher academic technical institutions with the change in the competitive decision-making units (DMU) and the type of research outputs over the period of time. Panel datasets for nine departments of six Indian institutes of technology (IITs) have been created for the time period 2009–2013 and Stochastic data envelopment analysis (DEA)-based Malmquist productivity index (MPI) model has been used. Results indicate that in inter-IIT comparison, several departments of IIT Bombay (aerospace engineering, electrical engineering and physics) and that of IIT Madras (biotechnology, chemistry and mechanical engineering) outperform similar departments in other IITs for publication output while none of the IITs is on the efficiency frontier for patent output consistently for the given period. In intra-IIT comparison, biotechnology and electrical engineering departments of many IITs outperform other different departments for both patent and publication output.

An Approach to Evaluate Program Outcomes and Program Educational Objectives through Direct and Indirect Assessment Tools

The model of outcome-based education is based on achieving attainments at the end of each course by the students in any undergraduate or postgraduate program. It was implemented in all technical institutions of India as per the guidelines of All India Council for Technical Education, India. The attainments are calculated by deploying some direct and indirect tools. This include courses results, placements, projects and various surveys like alumni, employer etc. The paper discusses the attainment of Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes for any undergraduate or postgraduate program. In outcome-based education, certain targets are to be set on the basis of previous year performance of students and these targets are achieved in the form of attainments. In this research, a comparative study of last three batches of a postgraduate course is done in the form of attainments.

Course Outcome Attainments in OBE for Weak Students

The outcome based education is implemented in all the technical institutions of India as per the guidelines issued by AICTE, India. The outcome based education deals with achieving the targets of different courses related to a particular UG or PG program. The targets are based on attainments of course outcomes of a various subjects in the program. The course outcomes of different courses are defined and these course outcomes are assessed through different internal examinations. The targets of different course outcomes are checked on the basis of performance of students in examinations whether they are attained or not. In this paper we will discuss how gap analysis is performed if a particular course outcome does not meet to its target. The analysis of non-attainment and corrective actions to be taken will be discussed in this paper.

An Empirical Study on TQM Practices and its Influence on Employee Satisfaction and Performance in Technical Institutions: Teachers' Perspectives

Objective - Employee satisfaction and employee performance are critical to a service-oriented organization and its performance. Employees play a crucial role in the successful delivery of service and maintaining customer relationships in service oriented organizations. Satisfied employees in general perform better in service delivery as compared to unsatisfied employees. Employee satisfaction, in turn, results from total quality management initiatives such as top management support, employee training, employee participation, employee rewards, and team work that enable employees to provide better customer service. While the relationship of TQM practices and employee satisfaction has been tested in other service sectors, it has not been explored in the education sector. The objective of this paper is to investigate how TQM practices have an impact on employee satisfaction and employee performance within the context of technical institutions in India. Methodology/Technique - The data is collected from 250 teaching faculties of technical institutions in the southern states of India. Findings - The results of the study confirm that TQM practices are significantly positive predictors of employee satisfaction, which in turn contributes to better employee performance within the educational sector in India. Novelty - This study contributes to the development of literature by empirically testing the link between TQM practices and employee satisfaction and employee performance within the context of the education sector. Type of Paper: Empirical. Keywords: Total Quality Management; Employee Satisfaction; Employee Performance; Technical Institutions. JEL Classification: A20. A29.

Understanding the Dynamics of M&As in Indian IT Sector: An Analysis of the Trends, Patterns, and Directions

This study attempts to explore the trend of M&As by IT companies having headquarters in India. The results reveal that trend across the time is not unidirectional. Global recession of 2008 significantly affected the number of deals. It has more severe impact on international deals than on domestic deals. The study also revealed that companies engaged in more international deals than the domestic deals with USA alone, accounting for 56 percent of international deals. For domestic M&As, it has been found that the maximum number of target companies was located in Bengaluru, whereas the maximum number of acquirer companies was from Mumbai. Looking at the regional distribution of M&As, the study revealed that South India had dominant position followed by West, North and East India, respectively. This distribution of inorganic investment (through M&A) is very similar to the agglomeration of IT hubs and concentration of technical institutions in India. Another revealing finding of the study that majority of acquirer and target companies (42%) had headquarters in the same city, indicating that firms preferred deal partners in the same city.

Quality issues affecting organisational performance: a review of Indian technical education

Indian technical education, in the recent past, experienced an exponential growth causing degradation in the employability of engineering graduates. This affected the business performance of many private technical institutions in India which are now on the brink of extinction. Low employability of engineering graduates may render them jobless and may convert the so called India's demographic dividend into the demographic disaster. Therefore, it is imperative to analyse the quality issues affecting the performance of technical institutions in India. The objective of this paper is to analyse quality issues in the technical education and examine the application of quality improvement tools and techniques in this area. The paper presents an extensive review of literature in the area of technical education. The study identifies the enablers and barriers to quality of technical education at strategic and operational level. The paper discusses policy implications and suggests corrective measures to address quality related issues in technical education.

Importance of E-Governance in Transforming Technical Education in India

Governance and leadership play a crucial role in development and progress of technical institutes in India, a developing country. During the last decade, there has been a mushrooming growth in technical institutions. This growth has not been accompanied by maturity in governance and leadership. Statutory bodies like UGC, AICTE, Technical education department of state governments, Universities have failed to protect the interest of all the stakeholders, particularly the most important stakeholder, the students. There is a lack of continuity in policies, rules, guidelines, which leads to confusion in the minds of the stakeholders. Lack of transparency and procedural clarities play a role. Today, we are living in an information economy, where governance and leadership have to be dynamic and responsive to the needs of the stakeholders. E-governance, if implemented in correct spirit, can be a game changer, as it will lead to transparency, accountability, empowerment, processes, security and most important accountability. Modern information technology can be successfully harnessed to provide a dynamic repository of rules and regulations to all the stakeholders. This will improve quality of decision making and benefit the students. The paper suggests how e-governance can be used at different levels to ensure the transformation of technical education in India.

An ANP based selective assembly approach incorporating Taguchi’s quality loss function to improve quality of placements in technical institutions

Purpose– The performance of technical institutions in India is reflected through the level of campus placements. It is vital for them to have efficient, effective and robust placement policies. Selective assembly is a technique used in manufacturing industry in improving the quality of assemblies from relatively low-quality components. The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology using selective assembly approach to improve the quality of placements of technical institutions in India.Design/methodology/approach– The paper presents a conceptual model for campus placement process by integrating Selective Assembly, Taguchi’s quality loss function (QLF) and analytic network process (ANP). The data used in the study was taken through surveys and expert opinions. In this paper, for “Selective Assembly” the terminology, “Selective Recruitment” has been used at appropriate places in the context of technical education.Findings– Selective matching of students’ skills done through ANP minimizes the total loss in terms of opportunity cost. Taguchi’s QLF concept was used to evaluate the total loss, in terms of opportunity cost, and to validate the superiority of selective assembly technique over the conventional selection process.Practical implications– The paper outlines measures that can help policy makers to successfully implement the suggested methodology to improve the quality of placements.Originality/value– The application of selective recruitment in the campus placement process is a unique feature in the area of technical education in India. The role of ANP in selective recruitment and assessment of the process through Taguchi’s QLF, illustrate the importance of integrated approach adopted in the selection process.

A performance evaluation framework for technical institutions in one of the states of India

Purpose – Technical education plays an important role in the development of a country in this age of knowledge economy. Indian technical education system is facing many opportunities and challenges, one of which is how to assess the performance of technical institutions based on multiple criteria. The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate an application of a structured approach to determine relative efficiency and ranking of a set of private engineering colleges under multi-criteria environment. Design/methodology/approach – To cater to the increasing need of technical manpower, a very large number of private engineering colleges have been established in the state of West Bengal of eastern India within a very short period. Uniform and acceptable quality of the graduates from many of these private engineering colleges is a concern today and therefore the need for performance evaluation and ranking of these colleges is paramount. For the proposed framework a comparatively new multiple criteria decision-making tool, multiple objective optimization on the basis of simple ratio analysis (MOOSRA) is applied for performance evaluation of eight private engineering colleges taking into account some selected criteria. The subjective weights of the criteria are determined using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Findings – For the analysis, the required data have been provided by the management of the colleges for the academic year of 2011-2012. Based on request of the management identities of these institutes are not disclosed. The institutes are considered as anonymous institute and coded as A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, respectively. The result of the study reveals that E is the best and the ranking the authors get is in the order of E > F > A > H > D > C > G > B. The result shows that composite performance scores of institutions A, E and F are above the mean performance score value. Therefore these three institutions can be considered as the benchmark or peer group for the remaining five institutions which lie below the mean line of the performance score value. Originality/value – This paper provides a comprehensive yet detailed methodology for performance evaluation of academic institutions. The novelty in the approach is that fuzzy AHP and MOOSRA are being used as a benchmarking technique in a simple methodology which is generic in nature. It is one of the few studies that evaluate the performance of technical institutions in India.

Outcome Based Education - Design Delivery and Assessment of Product Design and Development Course at Undergraduate Engineering Program

The implementation of Outcome Based Education (OBE) has been the focus of attention of technical institutions in India, often regarded as compliance driven instead of performance driven because of the mandatory requirement of NBA accreditation. Though the implementation seems very structured on paper, it involves daunting data collection process which results in lack of commitment among faculty members in ensuring success of OBE to reap the full benefits. This study reports the implementation of outcome based course design based on intended course learning outcomes (CLOs), planning the instruction delivery to get the intended outcomes to match learning preferences of students and assessment of course outcomes and measuring the attainment of outcomes as against the target for the continuous quality improvement. The New Product design & Development course offered as an open elective at seventh semester of undergraduate programme is chosen. A heterogeneous batch of 5 engineering programs has opted for this course, which is first time offered as open elective. The challenge lies in designing the curriculum to meet specific POs of five programs, designing the instructional delivery to address the students learning styles of different background and assessment tools and the attainment. The moderate target of 60-65 percent COs attainment target was kept and could be able to achieve about 55 percent attainment and this gap has given a lot of inputs for CQI of course design, delivery & assessment. The learning out of this course feedback has helped to improve the all aspects of course and look to a strong mapping with indentified program outcomes.

Use of Electronic Resources through Consortia in Technical Institutions of India

Use of Electronic Resources through Consortia in Technical Institutions of India