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Questionnaire for Academicians I am pleased to introduce as B. R. Venkatesh, Research Scholar, Coordinator & HOD, Dept of Management Studies, Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore. With a cumulative experience of 27 years in both Industry (Machine Tools, Cables, Hydraulics, Data Mining & e-learning) and Academics (Teaching faculty & Trainer), I am pursuing my Doctoral Programme in the field of Management Studies from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, with the research title –

“Competency Mapping for matching Academia Deliverables with Industry Needs”. This research is a small attempt that is being made towards bridging the gap between the academics and the industry. Hence, the work needs input data from final year engineering students of Electronics &Communication and Telecommunication, EEE, CS & IS streams, Learned Academicians like you and Esteemed & Potential Employers. I request a few minutes of your valuable time in filling up this questionnaire. I need you to be a precious and integral part of this fact finding exercise which will be highly useful to both the Student Community and the Industry. The data collected will be used for pure academic and research purposes only. You may kindly tick one or more answers against the questions as you find them apt. You may give your own specific answers against “others”. Your thoughtful response will go a long way in bridging the banks of Academics and Industry. I sincerely thank for your valuable inputs.

1. Choose the Discipline you are associated with:

2. Please specify the semesters for which you teach: a) I &II e) All semesters b) III & IV f) Others c) V&VI d) VII & VIII 3. Please specify the categories to which your subjects (taught) belong to a) Design, Drawing & Analysis e) Production & Assembly b) Planning & Programming f) Trouble shooting & debugging c) Testing & Inspection g) others (Please specify) ________ d) Instrumentation

Name: Age: Sex:

Qualification: Experience: Designation: Name of the Institution:

a) Electronics & Communication Engg. b) Telecommunication Engg. c) Computer Science / Information Science

d) Electrical and Electronics Engg. e) Others (Please Specify)……………….



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4. In your perception, please rate the following parameters as possessed by final year engineering students for the purpose of getting employed, in the range of 1 to 5. (5 being the most possessed and 1 being the least possessed) 5. a) Do you feel that the final year engineering students lack in theoretical aspects of Technical knowledge? Strongly agree Moderately Agree Can’t Say Moderately Disagree Strongly Disagree b) If agreed, please suggest the areas / aspects of such theoretical knowledge which they lack? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. a) Do you feel that the final year engineering students lack in practical aspects of Technical knowledge? Strongly agree Moderately Agree Can’t Say Moderately Disagree Strongly Disagree b) If agreed, please suggest the areas / aspects of such practical applications which they lack? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. In your considered opinion what technical skills are possessed by final year engineering students? Kindly specify the ranges on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the most possessed and 1 being the least possessed) Technical Skills Scale of (1…..5) Scale of (1…..5)

a) Design j) Troubleshooting

b) Logic Design k) VLSI

c) Circuit Analysis l) DSP Programming

d) Meticulous Assembly of components m) Board Designing

e) Instrumentation skills n) Verilog

f) Testing skills o) Network Analysis

g) „C‟ language p) Assembly language

h) C++ q) .net

i) Java r) Debugging

a) Theoretical Knowledge(1…………5) d) Soft Skills(1………….5)

b) Practical Knowledge(1…………5) e)Positive Attitude(1……5)

c) Technical Skills (1…………5) f) others (Please specify)……………


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s) Other Programming languages (please specify)………………………..

t) Any other technical skills

Please specify along with the range

………………………… …………………………………………

…………………………… …………………………………………

8. In your considered opinion what soft skills are possessed by final year engineering students? Kindly specify the ranges on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the most possessed and 1 being the least possessed) Soft Skills Scale of (1…..5)

a) Communication Skills - Verbal v) Independent working

b) Communication Skills – Non Verbal w) Wisdom to prioritize

c) Multi lingual skills x) Ability to say „no‟

d) Decision making ability y) Knowledge of legal issues

e) Team Work z) Working under pressure

f) Leadership qualities aa) Numerical aptitude

g) Positive Attitude ab) Logical approach

h) Time sense ac) Meeting etiquette

i) Self initiative ad) Competitive spirit

j) Cost Consciousness ae) Strong memory

k) Quality Consciousness af) Winning attitude

l) Concern for Deadline ag) Corporate etiquettes

m) Art of Questioning ah) Readiness to change

n) Diplomacy ai) Accepting failure

o) Need for Multiple Tasking aj) Caring customers(CRM)

p) Grooming ak) Planning skills

q) Creative thinking al) Ego management

r) Spiritually mindedness am) Managing Resources

s) Emotional stability an) Sense of Humour

t) Self motivation ao) Valuing ethics

u) Risk taking skills ap) Accepting Challenges

Aq) Other soft skills required


………………………… ……………………………………

…………………………… …………………………………..

9. a) In your opinion, do the final year engineering students suit an organization in terms of attitude? Strongly agree Moderately Agree Can’t Say


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Moderately Disagree Strongly Disagree 10. a) Do you suggest any training for developing positive attitude of engineering students during their college time? Strongly agree Moderately Agree Can’t Say Moderately Disagree Strongly Disagree b) If yes, what kind of training do you suggest? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 11. During the on – campus recruitment process, do you feel that there is a competency gap between the final year Engineering Students and the industry’s expectations? Strongly agree Moderately Agree Can’t Say Moderately Disagree Strongly Disagree 12. If yes, in your opinion, what are the Competencies they lack? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 13. What additional efforts are required to bring the competencies of final year engineering students to industry’s desired levels? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 14. What kind of Competency Development Programs do you provide in your institution? ___________________________________________________________________________

15. Do you expect final year engineering students to be fully equipped with all the required competencies? Strongly agree Moderately Agree Can’t Say Moderately Disagree Strongly Disagree


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16. To bridge the perceived competency gap, in your opinion, what changes / additional inputs do you expect from the institutions / Academics at large to make today’s students more industry-ready / employable?

a) Change in the curriculum in association with Industry experts

b) More Industry – Institution interaction

c) More laboratories and hands-on experience

d) Guest lectures by industry experts

e) More seminars and conferences

f) Industry oriented skill training

g) Live Project in an Industry

h) All of the above

i) Others……………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

17. Any other suggestions to improve the competencies of Engineering students, so that they are employable while meeting the Industrial requirements

Signature Date:

Thanks For Your Valuable Time


Questionnaire for Industrial Heads (HR & Tech Functions) I am pleased to introduce as B. R. Venkatesh, Research Scholar, Coordinator & HOD, Dept of Management Studies, Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore. With a cumulative experience of 27 years in both Industry (Machine Tools, Cables, Hydraulics, Data Mining & e-learning) and Academics (Teaching faculty & Trainer), I am pursuing my Doctoral Programme in the field of Management Studies from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, with the research title –

“Competency Mapping for matching Academia Deliverables with Industry Needs”. This research is a small attempt that is being made towards bridging the gap between the academics and the industry. Hence, the work needs input data from final year engineering students of Electronics &Communication and Telecommunication streams and Esteemed & Potential Employers like you. I request a few minutes of your valuable time in filling up this questionnaire. I need you to be a precious and integral part of this fact finding exercise which will be highly useful to both the Student Community and the Industry. The data collected will be used for pure academic and research purposes only. You may kindly tick one or more answers against the questions as you find them apt. You may give your own specific answers against “others”. Your thoughtful response will go a long way in bridging the banks of Academics and Industry. I sincerely thank for your valuable inputs.

1. Choose the kind of Industry, your company belongs to:

2. Choose the kind of function your company is associated with: a) Design e) Marketing b) Production f) Service c) Testing g) Others………………….. d) R&D 3. Your sources of HR Recruitment at entry level: a) Campus Selection e) Job Portal b) Project Trainees / Apprentice f) References c) Consultants g) others (Please specify) ________ d) Newspaper

Name: Age: Sex:

Qualification: Experience: Designation: Name of the Company:

a) Electronics b) Telecommunication c) Information Technology

d) Automobile Industry

e) Media and Entertainment f) Others (Please Specify)……………….


4. While recruiting Electronics & Communication Engineering / Telecommunication Engineering Graduates, what do you primarily look for? (In the range of 1 to 10, (10 being the most sought and 1 being the least preferred) 5. a) Do you feel that the fresh engineering recruits lack in theoretical aspects of Technical knowledge? Yes No Can’t Say b) If yes, please suggest the areas / aspects of such theoretical knowledge which they lack? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. a) Do you feel that the fresh engineering recruits lack in practical aspects of Technical knowledge? Yes No Can’t Say b) If yes, please suggest the areas / aspects of such practical applications which they lack? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. In your considered opinion what technical skills are required for a fresh engineering recruit? Kindly specify the ranges on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the most sought and 1 being the least preferred) Technical Skills Scale of (1…..10) Scale of (1…..10)

a) Design j) Troubleshooting

b) Logic Design k) VLSI

c) Circuit Analysis l) DSP Programming

d) Meticulous Assembly of components m) Board Designing

e) Instrumentation skills n) Verilog

f) Testing skills o) Network Analysis

g) „C‟ language p) Assembly language

h) C++ q) .net

i) Java r) Debugging

s) Other Programming languages (please specify)………………………..

t) Any other technical skills

a) Theoretical Knowledge(1…………10) d) Soft Skills(1………….10) b) Practical Knowledge(1…………10) e) Positive Attitude(1………10) c) Technical Skills (1…………10) f) others (Please specify)……………



………………………… …………………………………………

…………………………… …………………………………………

8. In your considered opinion what soft skills are required for a fresh engineering recruit? Kindly specify the ranges on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the most sought and 1 being the least preferred) Soft Skills Scale of (1…..10)

a) Communication Skills - Verbal v) Independent working

b) Communication Skills – Non Verbal w) Wisdom to prioritize

c) Multi lingual skills x) Ability to say „no‟

d) Decision making ability y) Knowledge of legal issues

e) Team Work z) Working under pressure

f) Leadership qualities aa) Numerical aptitude

g) Positive Attitude ab) Logical approach

h) Time sense ac) Meeting etiquette

i) Self initiative ad) Competitive spirit

j) Cost Consciousness ae) Strong memory

k) Quality Consciousness af) Winning attitude

l) Concern for Deadline ag) Corporate etiquettes

m) Art of Questioning ah) Readiness to change

n) Diplomacy ai) Accepting failure

o) Need for Multiple Tasking aj) Caring customers(CRM)

p) Grooming ak) Planning skills

q) Creative thinking al) Ego management

r) Spiritually mindedness am) Managing Resources

s) Emotional stability an) Sense of Humour

t) Self motivation ao) Valuing ethics

u) Risk taking skills ap) Accepting Challenges

Aq) Other soft skills required


………………………… ……………………………………

…………………………… …………………………………..

9. a) In your opinion, do the fresh engineering recruits suit your company in terms of attitude? Yes No Can’t Say


b) If no, what do you look for? Positive Attitude Negative Attitude Neutral Attitude Others (please specify)………… 10. a) Do you suggest any training for developing positive attitude of engineering students during their college time? Yes No Can’t Say b) If yes, what kind of training do you suggest? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 11. During the Recruitment Process, Do you find that Engineering Graduates possess the required Competencies to meet the expectations of Industrial Needs? Yes No Can’t Say 12. If No, in your opinion, what are the Competencies they lack? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 13. What additional efforts are required to bring the competencies of fresh recruits to your desired levels? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 14. What kind of Competency Development Programs do you have in your company?

___________________________________________________________________________ 15. What is the amount of time and cost (optional) invested on this competency development programs?

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Instead, Do you prefer to have Fresh Engineers fully equipped with all the required competencies?


Yes No 17. What approach & criteria you adopt while recruiting fresh engineering candidates?

_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 18. With the above approach and criteria being in place, do you find competency gaps still existing among

the fresh engineering recruits? Yes No Can’t Say 19. If Yes, to bridge the perceived competency gap, in your opinion, what changes / additional inputs do you expect from the institutions / Academics at large to make today’s students more industry-ready / employable?

a) Change in the curriculum in association with Industry experts

b) More Industry – Institution interaction

c) More laboratories and hands-on experience

d) Guest lectures by industry experts

e) More seminars and conferences

f) Industry oriented skill training

g) Live Project in an Industry

h) All of the above

i) Others……………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

20. Any other suggestions (to Academicians and Students) to improve the competencies of Engineering students, so that they are employable while meeting the Industrial requirements…………..

Signature Date:

Thanks For Your Valuable Time


Questionnaire for Student Respondents I am B. R. Venkatesh, Coordinator & a Research student, Dept of Management Studies, Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore. This is a Questionnaire designed to serve as the raw data for competency mapping and bridging the gap between industry requirements and current academic deliverables. I need you to be a part of the fact finding exercise which will be highly useful for the student community and industry equally well. The data being collected will be used for pure academic and research purposes only. Please tick the answers which ever is / are apt according to you. You may give your own choices against “others”. Your thoughtful response will go a long way in bridging the banks of Academics and Industry. I sincerely thank for your valuable time in responding to this questionnaire. Engineering Discipline: Electronics & Communication Engg / Tele Communication Engg. 1. What is your objective of enrolling for an Engineering course? 2. If your objective is to be employed, choose the kind of Industry you would like to be in:

3. Choose the kind of function you are interested in: a) Design d) R&D b) Production e) Marketing c) Testing f) Others………………….. 4. List the names of companies you would like to be employed in.

5. Have you been already selected / short listed in any of the campus interviews? a) Yes b) No

Name: Age: Sex:

Home Town: State: Name of the Institute:

a) To get a Job b) To become an Entrepreneur.

c) To join Civil Services d) Others (Please specify)………….

a) Electronics b) Telecommunication c) Information Technology

d) Automobile Industry e) Others……………….


6. If you have not yet been short listed, what are your plans/options to get employed? a) Job portal d) Manpower consultants b) Newspaper e) Others…………….. c) Reference

7. According to you, what are the skills required for getting / being employed? a) Technical skills c) Both b) Soft skills d) Ohters……………. 8. In your opinion what do you think are the technical skills required for an engineering student?

9. In your opinion what do you think are the soft skills required for getting employed? a) Communication Skills c) Leadership qualities b) Positive Attitude d) Decision making ability c) Team Work f) Others…………………

10. In addition to the above mentioned skills, in your opinion, do you think that there are additional skills required in order to get employed?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

11. What are the inputs for competency development that you have been given during your course?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. If not, what is it that you think you need? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. In your opinion, do you think you require any additional technical / non-technical preparation to attend an interview?

a. Yes b. No


14. If yes, what are you equipped with?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. In your opinion, do you think you require any assistance/help to prepare for these interviews? a) Yes b) No 16. If yes, what kind of training are you looking for?

17. According to you, the role of “Right Attitude” in gaining and sustaining a job and making a career is

a) Very high d) Poor b) High e) Nil c) Average

18. In your opinion, what changes / additional inputs do you expect from the institutions to make today’s students more employable / industry ready.

a) Change in the curriculum b) More Industry – Institution interaction c) More laboratories and hands on experience d) Guest lectures by industry experts e) More seminars and conferences f) All of the above g) Others………………..

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