At IGNITE 2013 - an International Geek Conference held in Pune, I got an opportunity to speak about how we can "Empower our Engineering Colleges".

1. Empowering our
Engineering Colleges
Abhi
Entrepreneur & Engineer
abhiinbsg@gmail.com

2. Why should we care about
Engineering?
All-round GDP contributor in last 50 years
3500+
Colleges
5L+
Students/year
2013 – courtesy
http://www.dreducation.com

3. Engineering is BLEEDING
Colleges shutting down | Admission Low
Engg Growth
43% to 3%
2L+
Seats vacant
2013 – courtesy
http://www.dreducation.com

4. Problems
that’s
killing
Engineering
Colleges

5. 1. Admissions

6. 2. Placements

7. 3. Poor
Skills & Process

8. 4. Ineffective
Communication

9. 5. Measuring
Performance

10. Guidelines have been
laid

11. Solutions
to SAVE
Engineering
Colleges

12. Feedback Mechanism &
Actionable Metrics
Student & Faculty
Feedback
Actionable metrics for
Colleges
Placement /
Achievement Reports

13. New Gen Communication
Tools
SMS | Notifications
Private Groups /
Messages
Discussion Forums

14. Online Study Material &
MOCC
Digitize College
Material
Leverage
MOCC platforms
e.g. Coursera, Udemy
Create Content: Faculty + Students
e.g. Moodle, Zoomstra

15. Online Placement &
Opportunity Management
Dynamic Student/Faculty
Profiles
Straight Through
Process
Easy short listing powered with
Communication tools

16. st
21
Counseling for
Century
Learner
Inform | Educate
Provide choices
Online College
Branch Predictor
Understand needs & empathize

17. Problem is being tackled at
IIT’s, REC’s & few others
> 2% of total Engineering colleges
What about remaining 98% ??

18. Empowerment =
Dynamicity + Technology + Process
Operational Efficiency
Aware & Agile Student
Transparency &
Collaboration
Richer pool of 21st century professionals

19. Life is not a solo act. Its a huge
collaboration, and we all need to
assemble around us the people
who care about us and support us
in times of strife.
Tim Gunn

20. Engineering Community
needs that ExtraAEdge
&
its looking at all of us for
HELP
WHAT WILL WE DO ?