Need for Skill Development and Knowledge Upgradation for Rural Engineering College Students to Sustain the Manpower Needs for Making Make in India Work

The Indian industries are facing acute shortage of the skilled manpower, Indian universities and colleges have been producing the graduates in various streams, at the same time the graduates fail to meet industry expectations due to lack of adequate and appropriate skills. The ambitious initiative of the government -'Make in India', if it has to succeed there would be enormous demand for the manpower with the skills and abilities matching the industry expectations. It is the responsibility of the institutes and universities to identify the changing needs of the industry and training the students to match expectations. As manufacturing is given a thrust under Make in India initiative, there would be more demand for workers with technical skills. Compared to Metro and Urban institutions, the Rural institutes students are not adequately trained in the industry oriented skills. This is mainly due to unavailability of resources, training centers, lack of awareness and affordability to undergo training. As a consequence, the rural students lose out on opportunities compared to their urban counterparts. The present study focuses on the Engineering students of Rural Engineering colleges in North Karnataka that includes a study of their present level of skill sets like CAD/CAM, Project management, Aptitude and Soft skills.

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