With the recent surveys on the employability of graduates which have unanimously reported that the percentage of young graduates, particularly engineering graduates produced by the Indian education system, is poor. The basic problem of this poor that is the quality of education is very important to present generation of students. National bodies concerned with education like UGC and AICTE have been looking for ways and means to bring about reforms in the education system that would improve the quality of education in Indian universities and affiliated colleges. As a part of this effort, the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), after thoroughly gone through the best practices in education in the world, is looking to introduce the Outcome Based Education (OBE) system in Indian educational institutions on par with the Washington Accord an international agreement among bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programs. Outcome Based Education is an educational philosophy where the student-centered learning approach that is measuring the student performance based upon a predetermined set of expected program outcomes. Outcomes mean set of values or attributes (skills, knowledge and reduce unemployment etc.) on what a student should acquire upon completion of his/her program. Washington Accord, set up in 1989, recognizes the equivalency of Professional Engineering programs accredited by their respective bodies (like NBA) which are its signatories. The graduates of accredited programs in any of the signatory countries are recognized by the other signatory bodies having met the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering. To become a signatory of the Accord then, India has to adapt the OBE in Engineering and Technical institutions.

This workshop brings you a good exposure on ideas and concepts underlying OBE particularly with reference to teaching and learning of engineering and to come up with ideas on how to make engineering techniques learning outcome based and effective.