Skills Requirements for Engineering Graduates: Industry Perspective

Abstract

In the last few years, it has been observed through various surveys and seminars that the large number of engineering graduates is not employable. One of the important reasons for that is the lack of necessary skills in them. Though the purposes of education is the holistic development of the graduates and make them strong in fundamentals, but it cannot be denied that in the present economic environment, developing necessary skills is also important. In this context, this paper presents the results of the survey of industry executives visiting campuses for placement to find out the skills required by the industry so that the curriculum can be revised and delivery mechanism augmented to prepare students with desired skills.