Engineering an Eyewash

' Engineering ', think of the word, the underlying meaning, the technicality associated with it.

But that technicality has been, unfortunately, lost in an educational system that, in my opinion, is absolutely hollow. I always expected an engineer to be taught applications of the theories he/she studies, to be encouraged and motivated to be practical in his/her approach, to be extensively and exhaustively acquainted with new technologies and given technical hands-on experience. However, the harsh reality is that in most engineering institutions in the country, no importance is given to the practical training and laboratory courses. The syllabi are outdated, structured in the early 1990s. The key to obtaining good marks is to mug up the theortical part of a subject, puke it all in the so-called viva voce and throw the experimental readings and observations in the garbage bin. Rote learning is preached and practised by teachers and students alike, and infinite copies of an assignment or practical lab file completed by some student can be seen gathering dust on the shelves and racks in some filthy corner of a room infested by rats. Lets ask ourselves this question - Are we gaining intellectual property in even its most primitive form? Why this eyewash? Why call it education? Why?