Industry 4.0 and Challenges in Technical Education

Name of Author : Purushottam Balaso Pawar

Abstract: Current curriculums of all Technical courses are designed considering the requirements of Industry 3.0. Concept of Industry 3.0 was introduced in around 1970 and it requires particular skill sets to be developed in fresh graduates and it mostly focuses on workmanship. In this paper efforts have been taken to review requirements of Industry 4.0 and new courses need to be introduced so as to create competencies in fresh graduates in accordance with requirements of Industry 4.0. Current curriculum has been proved obsolete by many experts and it doesn’t fulfil requirements of Industry in coming times. Technicians working in smart factories require knowledge of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Programming, and other multidisciplinary areas. Newly introduced education policy 2020 has emphasised more on multidisciplinary skills but recent development in Industry needs advanced multidisciplinary knowledge and skills. Conventional curriculum and skills have been stated obsolete by Industry experts.

Keywords : Industry 4.0, NEP 2020, Technical Education, Multidisciplinary skills

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