Author: Sidhartha

Engineer’s Day a “Remembrance” or a “Sense of Accountability”

September 15, 2014December 17, 2016 Sidhartha 7 Comments

India celebrates 15th September as the Engineer’s Day in remembrance of the notable engineer, Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. The engineering in India has seen a glorious era during the period of this Telugu Brahmin engineer. Sir Visvesvaraya has contributed a lot to the nation in terms of water weir flood gates, improvements in irrigation, building railway bridges & water supply schemes,…

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“Increased Numbers”… Is it actually improving the education??

August 24, 2014December 17, 2016 Sidhartha 1 Comment

India is growing well in technology since last few years. Rather it would be more appropriate to mention, the country is growing with the numbers of IITs, NITs and IIITs; the technical institutes bearing the status of national importance. If we will put a glance into the previous years, then we will find that in…

Engineering Education

Does Independence Day Make Me Independent?

August 16, 2014December 17, 2016 Sidhartha 6 Comments

The whole country India has celebrated its 68th Independence Day yesterday with a new government, with new dreams and with new oaths. With the rich history of glory, India has seen many rise and fall before and after its independence. The land of India has been blessed with the great personalities like Gautam Buddha, Swami…

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Which Engineering Branch Should I Choose??

August 9, 2014June 26, 2017 Sidhartha 1 Comment

Which branch of engineering should I choose?? This is a very general question which probably most of the parents and students keep on asking before taking admission to a field of engineering study. Of-course this question is very important to be answered before taking the admission to a particular branch. This answer will lead to a…

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“Connect – Extend – Challenge” in Learning and Teaching

June 17, 2014December 16, 2016 Sidhartha 1 Comment

If learning is regarded not as the acquisition of information, but as a search for meaning and coherence in one’s life and, if an emphasis is placed on what is learned and its personal significance to the learner, rather than how much is learned, researchers would gain valuable new insights into both the mechanisms of…

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MOOC: Advantages and Disadvantages

June 17, 2014December 16, 2016 Sidhartha 8 Comments

MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) is a new paradigm of education for anyone, anywhere, anytime. It came up with numerous opportunities both for students as well as teachers. Follow the post “MOOC and Technical Education” to know more about MOOC. In this section IgEn has discussed both sides of coin for MOOC in current education…

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