Prof. Ganesh Subramaniyan is the Principal of Sankara Polytechnic College from the past 12 years, previously he was the Principal of Sudharsan Polytechnic College for 3 years and before that he was a senior lecturer at Shanmugha Polytechnic College. He has 25 years of work experience in the education field. He has done his BE, ME and he is a member of MISTE, MNSC and AMIE .

Sankara Polytechnic College

What are your roles and responsibilities towards students in Sankara Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu?

“Overall development of students is my primary responsibility”

I believe in the overall development of students and that has always been my aim. For example, they concentrate on training people in an industry similar to educational institutions. We should look after the overall development of the students.

How do you tend to establish healthy relations with the students and fellow faculty?

“Regular counsellings and class meetings are conducted on campus”

We conduct regular counsellings and class committee meetings at least once a month. All problems sort out by us without any delay. Because of these frequent meetings, students and my fellow faculty members are quite open with me. We also teach our students how to face the problems in a suitable way. I think that is also important in the future if they go into industry they should know how to represent problems below a higher authority. We bought a tutor ward system in which I have assigned a faculty for every 20-30 students. Students can directly go to them and sort out the issue easily.

How do you try to bring in a practical approach towards subjects and make it industry oriented?

“Industrial visits along with theoretical subjects are given to pupils”

We are a polytechnic college that covers a 50:50 ratio between practical and theoretical subjects. Our courses are designed in that way so we won't have to put in more effort. We also take our students on industrial trips to top industries. It assists students for their future and gets a basic idea about what's happening in the industries.

What are the best practices offered by the department to the students which help them gain necessary skills?

“Aptitude training and industrial skills are given to students in our campus”

We have initiated a new department which is called Skill development training department. It gives training for our students on developing their skills from their 1st semester. We start from the basics like English , soft skills and aptitude training. The training will run till their 6th semester where we teach them industrial skills. Experts from industry come and train our students to attain necessary skills to work in the industry.

How do you strategize the curriculum and get updated to make it beneficial for the students?

“Update curriculum as per the Tamil Nadu government for students benefits”

Our campus is considered an autonomous one and we are affiliated with AICTE and DOTE. We follow the curriculum which is set by the Tamil Nadu government. Our curriculum is changed by the government every 5 years.

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What are your views upon the placements and higher education about the students from Sankara Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu?

“Placement drives, training and interview sessions are provided for pupils”

We provide 100% placements in our college from good companies. A few months before the campus selection starts. We began training our students with placement drives and prepared them to crack interviews. Our campus allotted placement coordinators to each department. I have always encouraged my students for higher education.

How do you help students to cope up with the competition being so high in the outside world?

“Organize seminars, industrial visits and activities for students”

We prepare students to cope up with the competition being so high outside the world. One of our main aims is to conduct a lot of competition in our college itself. So, students will have a more competitive approach. We also conduct seminars where people from the industry come and talk about the needs of the industry. They can attain necessary skills required to work in any industry.

What are the challenges you face in uplifting the quality of education in Sankara Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu?

“Conducting online classes, and facing problems in writing are primary challenges faced by us”

One of the greatest challenges facing a principal is the low quality of education. We had only online classes in our college for the past two years. There are many students who can't even afford android mobiles to attend classes. It was very difficult for them and they lost that touch on education. We also started bridge courses for students which will help them cope up with the syllabus. I also noticed that students are facing problems in writing. We give handwriting homeworks so that they get back to their real pace.

How does your college enhance the skill of faculty members and prepare them according to industry standards?

“Provide workshops, NPTEL courses and more for faculties”

Faculties need to attend NPTEL courses for each semester. It is the National Program on Technology Enhanced learning. We encourage them to attend workshops which are conducted outside college.

What do you think as the greatest strength of Sankara Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu?

“Faculties and our team are the greatest strengths of campus”

According to me, our team is the greatest strength. We are given freedom by the management. In my experience, I have not seen such supportive management. But, our campus covers a supportive management and students. I think that's the greatest strength of our college.

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What valuable advice do you like to give for the students to have a prosperous career ahead?

“Be on the right path and focus on your career”

Swami Vivekanada and APJ Abdul Kalam have said that youth are the future of our country. I would like to tell the youth that they have a lot of things which can get them distracted. They need to stay on the right path and do wonderful things in your life.