ENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECTS SHOULD BE MORE RELAVENT

EVERY YEAR , NEARLY 120,000 OF UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ENGINEERING GRADUATE FROM VARIOUS ANNA UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE . ASSUMING THAT FOUR SUCH STUDENTS CONSTITUTE A BATCH FOR COMPLETING THERE FINAL YEAR UG PROJECT AS PER THERE CURRICULUM , ABOUT 30,000 PROJECTS ARE UNDER TAKEN ANNUALLY . ON AN AVERAGE , A STUDENT SPENDS A MINIMUM OF RS. 5,000 PER PROJECT LEADING TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF RS 50 CORES . ON AN AVERAGE , 11 MILLION MAN HOURS ARE LOST . THESE FIGURES REFER TO ONLY INSTITUTIONS IN TAMIL NADU / NATIONALLY THE FIGURES WILL BE PRETTY HIGH . THOUGH SMALLER IN NUMBER , A SIMILAR SITUATION EXISTS IN THE POST GRADUATION PROGRAMMES ALSO. ONE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IS FOR STUDENTS TO CONCEIVE , DEVELOP , AND IMPLEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THEY LEARNED THROUGH THERE ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SOCIETY. THE STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH TECHNOLOGIES ON THE SOCIETY AND ITS QUALITY OF LIFE .THE ONLY AVENUE THROUGH WHICH THIS UNDERSTANDING WOULD EMERGE IS THE FINAL YEAR PROJECTS WHICH HAVE A BEARING ON THE SOCIETY AND CONSTITUENTS LIKE INDUSTRY , ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS. THESE PROJECTS GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY THE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH THERE ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR A PRODUCTIVE PURPOSE . REQUEST FOR THE STUDENTS DO THINK AND PLAN WELL AHEAD FOR YOUR FINAL PROJECTS AND SEE THAT IT CONTRIBUTES TO WELFARE OF THE NATION / LETS BUILD A GREAT AND STRONGER INDIA / PROUD TO BE INDIAN