Title: Quality problems of engineering education programmes in India

Authors: K.G. Viswanadhan

Addresses: NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad-678008, Kerala, India

Abstract: The growth rate of engineering institutions in the recent past in India has been phenomenal and the problems associated with this growth are also very high. In this context, it is noteworthy to look into the quality issues of the engineering education system in India. This paper analyses the perceptions of teachers about these quality issues under different management styles of these institutes. Multi-criteria decision-making tool, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), has been utilised for the study. The paper brings out the differences in quality problems under the four styles (Autonomous, Government, Aided and Self-financing) of managements in India.

Keywords: management styles; teacher perception; quality problems; engineering education; engineering colleges; India; management in education; AHP; analytical hierarchy process.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2009.023087

International Journal of Management in Education, 2009 Vol.3 No.1, pp.40 - 55

Published online: 09 Feb 2009 *

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