Politics and Ethical Aspects in Private Engineering Colleges in India: A Cause of Concern

Scenario Of Engineering Education In India

Engineering education needs to inculcate moral and ethical values in engineering education. Responsibility towards society and environment is one aspect and another is work ethics. According to Tucker and Ferguson ethics and social responsibility can be inculcated during undergraduate engineering education (Tucker & Ferguson, 2007). Pre-and post-semester survey of students in engineering course was carried out by them. Ethics and social responsibility were incorporated in their survey. Based on the survey, they highlighted the need to increase awareness about social responsibility to the students. According to Hynes and Swenson, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions shift are important elements in research towards making engineering education more responsible and socially relevant (Hynes & Swenson, 2013).

Kreiner et al. (2004) discussed ethical issues faced by engineering professional and the engineering profession. According to them, ethical practices in engineering are important as they are directly related to human safety and environment. They suggested that students must be taught engineering history for understanding the effects of various wrong and right engineering practices. They emphasized that engineering teachers must be encouraged to teach confrontation with the ethical problems, examining the standards of conduct with critical thinking and the competence. According to Sohoni (2012) there is an urgent need for engineering professionals to address social problems and solve them. Pons (2023) identified the key characteristics for successful engineering management by graduates. He discussed the difference between engineering scientist and professional engineer. He reiterated that management was essential attribute of a professional engineer.