Bengaluru: Five colleges have registered to offer undergraduate engineering courses in Kannada from the academic year 2022-23.
Colleges are Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru; TONTARYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GADAG; BLDE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, VIJAYAPURA; SJC Institute of Technology, Chikkaballapur; and Coorg Institute of Technology, Ponnampet.
VTU said around 25 universities have expressed interest in offering courses in Kannada.
Universities tend to start programs in four main schools – civil, mechanical, computer science and electronics – and permission will be provided for intake of 30 or 60 students.
Offering higher education in regional languages ​​has been recommended by national education policies.
All Indian Technical Education Board allows college engineering to offer undergraduate engineering courses in 11 regional languages ​​- Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi and Oriya.
Prime Minister recently inaugurated 14 universities in eight countries that offer technical courses in regional languages.
“The translation curriculum has begun.
Since the first year it is common for all branches, the Kannada curriculum will be ready for the 2022 academic year.
The University will also train the teacher,” VTU Vice-Chancellor Karisidappa said.
Aicte has mandated that only an accredited university with the National Accreditation Board can offer these programs.
“Our government college is not accredited.
We write to Aicte to provide relaxation in this matter,” V-C added.
According to the University, several students who finished school in Kannada studied PU in English.
When they came to college engineering, they struggled with a lack of language skills.
“The technique in Kannada will relieve students like that,” V-c said.
Whether graduating in Kannada media will affect the prospect of student work, VC said: “Of course not.
In fact, these students will have additional benefits because they have deep knowledge of the subject while studying it in maternal language and learning technical terms in English.
This It has happened in developed countries.
We expect an increase in registration in regional languages ​​in 4-5 years, “he added.
Over the years, the faculty crossed college in the country observed that students struggled with new concepts in engineering education due to changes in the instruction media.
“Every student comes from a different socio-economic background and does not all have the same English exposure.
Language should not be a barrier for any student to develop scientific temperament.
We hope to serve students with truly interested in engineering as career But hesitantly due to language difficulties, “said Yogesh Velarak, Principal of the Cambridge Institute of Technology.
College intends to start Kannada media in mechanical engineering at first.