Student Engagement : A Case Study of Srinivas Institute of Management Studies

The field of higher education is fast growing in India. India s higher education system is third largest in the world after USA and China. Education system has seen a sea change. The transformations in the education system has created high quality, low-cost education to all sectors in the society. The tier II cities like Mangalore have a number of colleges imparting quality education. Mangalore has become a hub of good education. The foundation for any higher education depends on curricula, pedagogy, faculty research orientation, infrastructure, partnership, funding and good governance/leadership. Learning happens when there is a student centric orientation in the education system. Students are required to be engaged in the college activities and dedicate their college life for professional development. Student engagement leads to industry ready candidates and good social citizen ship among the student community. In order to have quality institutions best practices need to be followed This paper is an attempt to analyze the case of Srinivas Institute of management studies located in Mangalore in developing student engagement. A focus group interview is conducted to identify critical factors that contribute to student engagement. Various approaches followed to enhance knowledge and impart quality education is studied in detail and a suitable model will be derived to understand student engagement