Access, Satisfaction, and Future: Undergraduate Education at the Indian Institutes of Technology

Autor/inn/en	Varma, Roli; Kapur, Deepak
Titel	Access, Satisfaction, and Future: Undergraduate Education at the Indian Institutes of Technology
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 59 (2010) 6, S.703-717 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-009-9275-0
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Undergraduate Study; Socioeconomic Status; Indians; Student Attitudes; Technical Institutes; Foreign Countries; Satisfaction; Access to Education; Futures (of Society); Higher Education; Surveys; College Entrance Examinations; College Admission + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Grundstudium; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Inder; Schülerverhalten; Technische Fakultät; Ausland; Zufriedenheit; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Future; Society; Zukunft; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung
Abstract	The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are among the most prestigious technical institutes in India (and perhaps in the world) for undergraduate engineering education. Admission to an IIT is viewed by many Indians as a passport to success, prosperity, prestige, and possibly moving to Western countries for higher studies and/or jobs. This paper examines whether (i) access to the IITs is open to students irrespective of their socioeconomic status; (ii) students' satisfaction, once they enter an IIT, is conditioned by their socioeconomic status; and (iii) students' attitudes towards their future plans are influenced by their socioeconomic status. The paper is based on a survey conducted with nearly 260 students at two out of five original IITs in 2007-2008. Findings reveal that access to the IITs, satisfaction at the IITs, and future plans after the IITs are strongly correlated to students' socioeconomic status. Even though admission to the IITs is based on an entrance examination, most of its students are from the socially and economically well-off families. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10