Importance Of Industrial Visits For Engineering Students
With the ever-growing infrastructure and development across the world, engineering doesn’t stay confined to countable fields such as buildings, machines etc. It is pertinent to various dimensions of life. The demand for engineers is pretty high across the globe throughout various streams of Engineering, including Computer Science, Information Technology, Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, Medical Electronics, Telecommunication, Civil engineering etc. While the demand is high, there isn’t a dearth of engineers as well. A wide pool of engineers is churned out each year but there is something that sets apart the good ones from the ones that just hold a degree. The lack of specialized knowledge makes most of the engineers inferior to the others in terms of expertise. Proper training can make sure that theoretical knowledge is complemented by practical expertise and can also enhance employability.
While the statistics regarding the employability of engineers aren’t a very convincing number, Shimla University - AGU makes sure that the engineers it churns out are the best of the lot and do not fall out on the aspect of proper practical exposure. This is facilitated by best in class industrial visits arranged every year for the engineering batches.
What is an Industrial
Visit?
Industrial visit is an important part of the Engineering
curriculum which offers hands-on experience of technology and functioning to
the aspiring engineer. To be a successful engineer, one needs more than just
theoretical knowledge. The practical application of concepts and operational
expertise can be gained by working in the environment that emulates all the
skills that the books and journals just talk about. For example, a car
manufacturing industry has more machinery than a college set up to give a
broader knowledge to students about the entire process that goes into the
manufacturing of a car.
Colleges organize industrial visits to specific areas
relating to every branch of engineering course they offer. It is a part of the
curriculum is a tactile method of teaching to combine theoretical knowledge
with practical experience.
Shimla University - AGU facilitates hands-on experience by
tieing up with best and well-organized industries in the concerned domain that
exposes the candidates to the various spheres of an industry and its
operations.
Benefits of
Industrial Visit
An Industrial Visit offers the following benefits:
1. Enhances practical knowledge
2. It helps students understand a subject to the core.
3. It exposes the students to employment practices and
working methods.
4. It gives a functional opportunity to students who can
learn about IT, manufacturing, services, marketing and finances of an industry.
5. Ensures a better career by offering hands-on experience
in a true working environment
6. Students get awareness of the new technology and trends
in the field of engineering.
7. It closes the gap between the classroom and the real
world.
Those students who have an industrial visit certificate are
known to be given priority in Campus interviews and other job drives owing to
their experience with the practices of an organization similar to the hiring
organization in terms of domain or work environment. Industrial realities are
open to students who visit industries as part of the college curriculum.
All these years of experience have taught us that industrial
visits are a coveted addition to a candidate’s profile and hence Shimla
University - AGU leaves no stone unturned to give you a taste of the real
engineering world by arranging visits to industries that hold value. We make
sure that your profile is strengthened by these visits before you appear for
the interview.
How does an industrial
visit work?
An industrial visit provides every student with amazing
opportunities. Visiting many companies help students build a professional
relationship with the companies. This will help them get a good job after
completion of the professional degree. Additional to permitting entry for just
the visit, some industries also provide internship and placement opportunities
for students. Many students who do the internship after an industrial visit can
also earn stipends during the internship and also be sure of a bright career
ahead. A student gets to know what they have to do in future as an engineer and
what kind of job they would want to choose.
An industrial visit helps a student
realize what they are capable of and choose a career accordingly. As a student,
you get the opportunity to ask questions to the real worker and clear all your
doubts about a particular topic.
Shimla University – AGU, the best b.tech College in Himachal Pradesh offers access to industries
that carry out transparent operations, so the major aspects of the functioning
do not stay unexplored. Many students in the past have taken up internships and
employment in the industries they visit.
What does an
industrial Visit comprise of?
Generally, an industrial visit comprises of lectures about
the company, its products and the site being visited. Other than these there
are a few other topics that make the industrial visit more interesting and
meaningful to students.
1. Recognizing the manufacturing units – the machinery, the
circuits, the process involved etc
2. Identifying the raw materials and end product of the
process along with wastage and other concerns
3. Understand the importance of safety measures at a
workplace
4. Get an overview of the various processes involved in
marketing the product to the world in order to benefit the company.
5. Knowledge about the finances involved in the process of
manufacturing
At Shimla University – AGU an UGC Approved University, we make sure that the agenda of the visit
is pre-planned in association with the organization in order to ensure a smooth
knowledge transition and covering all aspects required for an in-depth view of
the operations and functions.
The essence of the engineering curriculum is truly realized
by observing its real work application. It not only enables institutions to
build good relationships with industries but also provides a very good platform
for a good career to aspiring engineering candidates. A pre-visit survey and a
pro visit survey is a must to complete the process of an industrial visit if a
student wants to do an internship in the industry which he/she visits as part
of the curriculum. This helps in building overall knowledge about a particular
topic and thus ensuring a bright career ahead in the core subject.
With Himachal University Shimla, students do not have to worry about finalizing the
organization or arranging a visit there as we do all the ground work and all
you have to do is just be committed to learning. The ideology behind Shimla
University - AGU conducted industry visits is to ensure sufficient learning and
exposure and we make sure that the essence of a practical environment is
delivered through these visits.
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