The Higher Education Review

Engineering education has been a crucial field for the development of technical skills that meet the industry's needs. However, higher education institutes across the globe face challenges in preparing students for industry demands. The M. S. Engineering College (MSEC) located near Bengaluru international airport has been addressing these challenges through various methods.

The institution's motto is to transform ordinary students into outstanding ones by imparting quality technical education through experiential learning and by providing holistic education. In this article, we will discuss how M. S. Engineering College prepares students for the industry demands, its contribution towards enhancing the quality of education in the country, and its future roadmap.

The MSEC was established in the year 2002 under the M S Education trust by the Founder & President Sri. K. Muniswamy Raju, educationist, and great visionary, to create top-quality engineering graduates with good human values. The MSEC is spread over an area of 25 acres with an eco-friendly campus coupled with the best infrastructure to help in attaining the highest standards in academic, research, and professional excellence. The M. S. Engineering College is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. (VTU), Karnataka, Accredited by NAAC, and ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Infrastructure of a college also plays a crucial role in ensuring hands-on training to the students. At MSEC, the campus is spread over 35 acres with 25,000 square meters of built-up area. The college offers modern-day infrastructural amenities such as well-equipped laboratories, good sports facilities, a well-stocked library, and good hostel facilities. Most of the departments have R&D centers, skill labs, innovation labs, ED cells, and sufficient numbers of computer labs with modern-day facilities such as smart classrooms, LCD projectors for digital teaching, exclusive seminar halls with AV

systems to conduct hybrid mode of teaching, and Wi-Fi enabled campus for teaching so that knowledge can be taken from any part of the world.

Preparing Students for Industry Needs
MSEC provides quality technical education by adopting student-centric methods such as experience learning, participative learning, and problem-solving learning, helping each student to achieve the specified outcomes. The college has MOUs with reputed industry partners such as Infosys, Cisco, and more. MSEC's industry-academia partnerships help align the pedagogy with industry requirements.

The institution's infrastructure plays a crucial role in ensuring hands-on training to the students. The campus is spread over 35 acres and has 25000 square meters of build-up area, with well-equipped laboratories, good sports facilities, a well-stocked library, good hostel facilities, etc.

The future roadmap of MSEC includes achieving autonomous status in 2025, becoming a deemed university by 2030

MSEC has a Centre of Excellence, Skill Lab, Innovation Lab, and ED cell. The institution encourages students to carry out R&D projects, industry internships, industrial live projects, mini-projects, and more. The pedagogy to meet the industry demand includes hands-on training, talks by industry experts, regular alumni interaction, industrial visits, and placement soft skill training. Sports and cultural activities also play a significant role in enhancing the learning experience.

The Uniqueness of Courses
MSEC offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. courses in Computer Science Engineering (CSE), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML), Information Science and Engineering (ISE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Civil Engineering (CV).

As per NEP 2020, students must study multidisciplinary courses, in addition to basic and core courses. Each department is offering open elective and professional elective courses like ability enhancement courses, communication skills, programming skills, emerging trends courses, along with mini-projects, industry projects, industry internships, etc. “Our courses' uniqueness lies in its curriculum, which meets the industry demand and provides

the students with the necessary skills to build a successful professional career”, says Dr.P. Mahadevaswamy, Principal.

M.S. Engineering College (MSEC) is one of the premier engineering colleges in Bangalore, India. The college has been imparting quality education to students for more than two decades, and has established itself as a center of excellence in engineering education. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in engineering and management, and is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).

Towards Growth and Success
Industry-academia partnerships are important for higher education institutes to understand the requirements of the industry. At MSEC, to prepare the students for industry demand, the college has MOUs with reputed industry partners (Infosys, Cisco, etc.), Centre of Excellence, skill labs, innovation labs, and ED cells.

The pedagogy to meet the industry demand includes the involvement of students to carry out R&D projects, industry internships, industrial live projects, mini projects, etc. The college also provides hands-on training, talks by industry experts, regular alumni interaction, industrial visits, and placement soft skill training. The college gives prominent importance to sports and cultural activities, which enhance the learning experience.

The future roadmap of MSEC includes achieving autonomous status in 2025, becoming a deemed university by 2030, attracting creamy layers of students in admission, and placing all the students in top IT and core companies, including slow learners. Once the college reaches autonomous status, it can have its own curriculum which minimizes the industry and academia gap. The college plans to improve the quality of education through student-centric methods such as experience learning, participative learning, and problem-solving learning, which is most necessary for lifelong learning and for the overall development of a student.

In conclusion, M. S. Engineering College has been providing quality education to students for more than two decades and is known for its commitment to excellence in engineering education. Overall, MSEC is a great choice for students who aspire to have a successful career in the field of engineering.