Engg students failing basic subjects
Students in engineering colleges under the jurisdiction of University of Mumbai are unable to comprehend the subjects and hence, the high failure rate in every semester. This was disclosed by a professor who has taken guest lectures in a few of the 52 engineering colleges that are affiliated with the MU.
Prof. Dr P.J. Joglekar, consultant and visiting professor for the electronic and electrical engineering stream, said that a large group of students in some colleges were failing in the first semester itself. “These students failed even after three attempts in the electrical and electronic engineering subject — a subject that is introduced to make students understand the underlying pri-nciples of gadgets, appliances and instruments they use in everyday life,” said Dr Joglekar.
On inquiring with other professors from engineering colleges, the root of the problem was exposed. “While the number of colleges affiliated to the MU have tripled in the past 10 years, the number of approved teachers has increased by only a small margin,” said Prof. Vaibhav Narawade, former senate member.
“Results of examinations conducted in the second half of 2011 has shown that nearly 50 per cent students failed in the first semester exams,” said Prof. Narawade. This, he alleged, was due to the fact that neither the colleges nor the University had gotten the teachers approved.
“After the colleges approves teachers, the University’s staff selection committee conducts a second round of interviews and gives the final approval, however that has not happened in the past nine years,” he added.
When asked about the university not conducting the interviews, Dr Naresh Chandra, pro-vice-chancellor, MU said that he was unaware of the issue and would look into it.
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