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Curriculum Development


Curriculum development activities primarily relate to the followings:

 
  • Reviewing, revising and developing/modernizing existing curricula
  • Introducing flexibility through Multi Point Entry & Credit System (MPECS)
  • Preparing new curricula in engineering and non-engineering areas
  • Preparing new curricula in non-conventional and vocational courses to meet the socio-economic needs of the region
  • Developing curricula owing to introduction of new courses as necessitated due to implementation of World Bank Assisted Project for Strengthening of Technician Education in the States of the Eastern Region.

 
A scientific and systematic method is followed in development of curriculum. The process involves identification of the functional areas under a vocation or a discipline and then making an analysis of competencies in terms of Knowledge-Skill-Attitude requirements in each of the functional areas determined on the basis of job analysis. From the analysis of K-S-A requirements, broad curriculum areas are identified and from these areas, different subject boundaries are determined. Following a retrogressive approach, the applied subjects are first identified and, for studying these, core subjects and basic subjects are derived. The subjects are then put in a hierarchical order.

A horizontal and vertical structure of the curriculum is then prepared and weightage of the basic subjects, the core subjects and the applied subjects is decided. For each of these subjects, the course content is identified and the requirement of Lecture, Tutorial and Practical is arrived at, keeping in view the time available and the difficulty level of the subjects. For each of these subjects, instructional objectives are written to help teachers and students objectively teach / learn the subject. The curriculum further includes the evaluation scheme and guidelines for formative and summative evaluation. Also included in the curriculum are suggestive list of books, list of experiments for each subjects, list of tools and equipment with broad specifications.

The Institute is presently developing competency based curriculum for National Vocational Education Qualification & Certification Framework (NVEQCF) where the main focus is on the development of specific competencies as the total outcome of learning, in preference to teaching a particular subject and evaluating students against learning of the course contents. It has also developed methodologies for bringing in examination reforms and preparation of item banks for the State Boards / Councils of Technical Education.