Most diploma engineering courses are of length three to four years. The four year courses usually include practical training of up to one year, where the students work in companies as trainees to get real life experience. The students may or may not get a stipend for this training. Students can join diploma engineering courses immediately after their secondary school examination. Greater emphasis is placed on the practical aspects as many diploma engineers go on to work as shopfloor supervisors.
Archive for May, 2009
ITI – 26. May, 2009
Industrial training institutes or ITIs provide the lowest level certification in the technical field. They are set up by government and provide training in the vocational skills like electrical wiring, welding, painting. Most factory hire shop floor workers who have completed their technical training course from an ITI.
Grading system – 25. May, 2009
Most technical education institutions in India can be classified into 2 categories:
- Independent
- Affiliated to the university
The independent institutions like the IITs have their own grading system (relative grading), where students are assigned a grade depending on their performance relative to that of the rest of the class. So if most of the class gets 5/100 , the highest scorer in the class who gets 10/100 is assigned an A grade.
Most engineering colleges are affiliated with the university in their area and follow the standard marking system based on marks scored, followed by universities in India
Exam results – 23. May, 2009
Though internet usage in other fields is not widespread in India, most educational institutes offer free internet usage to students and have functional websites. Entrance and other exam results are uploaded onto the websites of the colleges and boards organizing them . The exam results are also some of the most searched terms in Search engines.
Exam formats – 22. May, 2009
Usually the exams have to be completed in a short span of time. So instead of finding solutions to different questions, which may take a long time and test the understanding of the student, there are many multiple choice questions in the exam papers. Since some students may not have the time or inclination to solve all the questions and just guess the answers, there may be negative marking to discourage the practice.
Entrance exams – 22. May, 2009
Till a few years, admission to technical training colleges and institutes was on the basis of the marks in the higher secondary board examinations (Standard XII). However, as the number of students appearing for different board exams has increased, most states have entrance exams for students. These exams are usually held soon after the board exams are over and have a similar syllabus.