IEQMS model: a leveraging mechanism to polarise quality in engineering educational institutions - an empirical study

Pandi, A. Pal; Sethupathi, P.V. Rajendra; Jeyathilagar, D.

doi:10.1504/ijmtm.2014.066703

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“…Quality of education is a prime, discriminating, and prominent influencing characteristic designed to stay ahead in a competitive market and to make a place in the minds of stakeholders. Several studies ( Pandi et al, 2014 ; Sakthivel & Raju, 2006a ; Sayeda et al, 2010 ) have emphasized the importance of quality education in regard to the holistic development of institutions and in making choice decisions for students ( Kallio, 1995 ; Mourad, 2011 ). Several aspects, such as academic standards, industry linkages, and campus placements contribute to the quality of education ( Mahajan et al, 2014 ).…”

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Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting engineering institutions under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

Mahajan

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2021

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Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting engineering institutions under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

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2021

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“…Quality of education is a prime, discriminating, and prominent in uencing characteristic of EI consigned to stay ahead in a competitive market and to make a place in the minds of stakeholders. Several studies (Pandi et al, 2014) (Sakthivel & Raju, 2006a) (Sayeda et al, 2010) have emphasized the importance of quality education in regard to the holistic development of institutions and in making institute choice decisions for students (Kallio, 1995) (Mourad, 2011). Several items, such as academic standards, industry linkages, and campus placements, contribute to the quality of education (Mahajan et al, 2014).…”

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Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an engineering institution under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

Mahajan¹,

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2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Indian engineering institutions (EIs) to bring their previous half-shut shades completely down. Fetching new admissions to EI campuses during the pandemic has become a ‘now or never’ situation for EIs. During crisis situations, institutions have struggled to return to the normal track. The pandemic has drastically changed students’ behavior and family preferences due to mental stress and the emotional life attached to it. Consequently, it becomes a prerequisite, and emergencies need to examine the choice characteristics influencing the selection of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic situation.The purpose of this study is to critically examine institutional influence and pandemic influence due to COVID-19 that affects students’ choice about an engineering institution (EI) and consequently to explore relationships between institutional and pandemic influence. The findings of this quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey, have revealed that institutional and pandemic influence have governed EI choice under the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, pandemic influence is positively affected by institutional influence. The study demonstrated that EIs will have to reposition themselves to normalize pandemic influence by tuning institutional characteristics that regulate situational influence and new enrollments. It can be yardstick for policy makers to attract new enrollments under pandemic situations.

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“…Quality of education is a prime, discriminating, and prominent characteristic of an engineering institute consigned to stay ahead in competition and to make a place in the minds of stakeholders. Several studies (Pandi et al, 2014) (Upadhayay & Vrat, 2017) (Sakthivel & Raju, 2006a) (Jain et al, 2013) have emphasized the importance of the quality aspect, which is responsible for the qualitative and holistic development of engineering students and important in making institute choice decisions (Paulsen, 1990c) (Kallio, 1995) (Mourad, 2011) (McCarthy et al, 2012. From India's perspective, several items, such as academic standards, industry linkages, campus placements, research and consultancy, accreditation and financial standing, contribute to the quality of education, as mentioned by (Mahajan et al, 2014).…”

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Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mahajan

Pati²

2021

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Background: COVID-19 has impacted Indian engineering institutions (EIs) enormously. It has tightened its knot around EIs that forced their previous half-shut shades completely down to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19. In such a situation, fetching new enrollments on EI campuses is a difficult and challenging task, as students' behavior and family preferences have changed drastically due to mental stress and emotions attached to them. Historically, during crisis situations, institutions have struggled to return to the normal track. Consequently, it becomes a prerequisite to examine the choice characteristics influencing the selection of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic to make it 'normal' for 'new' enrollments.The purpose of this study is to critically examine choice characteristics that affect students' choice for EI and consequently to explore relationships between institutions' characteristics and the suitability of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic across students' characteristics. Quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey composed of a closed-ended structured questionnaire, was purposefully incorporated into the students who recently were enrolled in EIs (batch years 2020-2021) belonging to the North Maharashtra region of India. Results:The findings of this study revealed dissimilarities across students' characteristics regarding the suitability of EIs under pandemic conditions. Regression analysis revealed that EI characteristics such as proximity, image and reputation, quality education and curriculum delivery have significantly contributed to suitability under COVID-19. At the micro level, multiple relationships were noted between EI characteristics and the suitability of EI under the pandemic across students' characteristics. Conclusion:Bringing 'normality' to 'new' enrollments totally depends on EI's resilience in meeting the needs of diversity in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, which repositions themselves to govern student-centric strategies instituted for the overall suitability of EI under pandemic conditions. The study has successfully demonstrated how choice characteristics can be executed to regulate the 'suitability' of EI under the COVID-19 pandemic for the inclusion of diversity. It is useful for policy makers and academicians to reposition EIs that fetch diversity during the pandemic. This study is the first to provide insights into the performance of choice characteristics and their relationship with the suitability of EIs under a pandemic and can be a yardstick in administering new enrollments.

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IEQMS model: a leveraging mechanism to polarise quality in engineering educational institutions - an empirical study

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting engineering institutions under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting engineering institutions under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an engineering institution under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

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