Title: Outcome-based education: a paramount model for higher educational institutions in India

Authors: N. Mallikharjuna Rao; Sasidhar Choragudi; J. Chinna Babu

Addresses: Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet-516126, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet-516126, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet-516126, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract: In the year 2014, India became a full member of the Washington Accord that facilitates for accreditation process in engineering education system with desired policies and procedures. It signifies that our accreditation process in the engineering institutions is in full conformity with the requirements of the Washington Accord with the outcome-based education. This study supports to determine the challenges in the present engineering education and discusses the outcome-based education implementation in engineering institutions. At the end, this study reviewed the assessment approaches.

Keywords: engineering education; National Board of Accreditation; NBA; Washington Accord; outcome-based education; OBE; graduate attributes.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2021.118306

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 2021 Vol.31 No.4, pp.462 - 475

Received: 25 Jun 2019
Accepted: 05 Mar 2020
Published online: 20 Oct 2021 *

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