What teaching methods are used for B.tech degree program (lecture, group discussion, fieldwork, etc.) in GLA Univeristy?

Hi Rahul,

The University keeps monitoring and reviewing curricula of various programmes including B Tech.

As per the officials of the university, it follows a process of continuous assessment, where assignments / quiz are regularly given students. Remedial classes are arranged on required basis. here follows insight into the pedagogy of the university:

·         Besides regular classes, ‘Tutorial Lectures’ are organized during which the students get a chance to clear their doubts.

·         ‘Seminar sessions’ are also held on a regular basis. Here the students are assigned a research field and then have to select a current relevant topic in that particular research field. The student conducts a thorough literature review on that topic and presents and shares the knowledge. The presentation session is followed by a ‘Q & A Session’ during which other students ask any query related to the presented topic. Here the faculty helps the student in improving the presentation style, format, content, communication, etc. among many other things.

· A ‘Mini Project Lab’ is organized in which a student has to develop a project from scratch and go through all the phases of the project development. Also students are encouraged to do their best as a competition is held after the projects are developed and the best projects are awarded.

· For those students who are research-oriented, ‘Research Labs’ have been assigned where students can go and get an insight into a field by having discussions with research scholars and searching and conducting experimentations in the lab.

· Special classes for weak students are held on Saturdays (regular teaching is from Monday to Friday)

· Industrial visit

· Community visit

· Lectures by persons from the industry

When international faculty members visit the departments to attend workshops/seminars/conferences, the suggestions are sought for the improvement in course curriculum and teaching methodologies.

As a process the advanced learners are identified during continuous evaluation. The advanced learners are also naturally holding top academic performance across the semesters and every semester there is a discussion session with Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean to do an analysis of the state of affairs in the University. These students also get identified as capable at handing challenging projects.

Besides these, there are a number of co –curricular and extra – curricular activities. A number of clubs have been established for the same. The students are also encouraged to participate in competitions held in other universities. Special attention is paid for soft skills development and personality grooming. In certain cases, the university also hires external agencies.

You can read more on this at the link below:

http://gla.ac.in/public/uploads/filemanager/media/Self-Study-Report-of-GLA-University-update.pdf

Hope this helps!