How are students in Indian colleges taught programming?

(a) Exposure to Basic of computing. (b) Exposure to Computer Data Structure. (c) Theoretical classes in programming languages such as C, C+, Java, etc. (d) Compulsory computer programming labs. (e) Individual or group software development project. This process is only able to provide the basic foundation and develop basic skills in programming. However, deep programming skills are developed by self-practice and initiative. More programme you write and you will able to gain better programming skills. Practice makes a man perfect. Therefore, more you practice, the better programmer you will become. Practice will give you confidence and help you to build your own confidence in your own programming abilities. Any programmer must create his software and then release it and seek fellow students and teachers feedback to improve. This will help them to develop collaborative development skills. Modify existing programs written by other people is a method to improve programming skills. Reading code of others without having previous knowledge of it is a valuable skill.

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Indian engineering colleges or universities teach Computer Science or IT students programming by the following process: (a) Exposure to Basic of computing. (b) Exposure to Computer Data Structure. (c) Theoretical classes in programming languages such as C, C+, Java, etc. (d) Compulsory computer programming labs. (e) Individual or group software development project. This process is only able to provide the basic foundation and develop basic skills in programming. However, deep programming skills are developed by self-practice and initiative. More program you write and you will able to gain better programming skills. Practice makes a man perfect. Therefore, more you practice, the better programmer you will become. Practice will give you confidence and help you to build your own confidence in your own programming abilities. Any programmer must create his software and then release it and seek fellow students and teachers feedback to improve. This will help them to develop collaborative development skills. Modify existing programs written by other people is a method to improve programming skills. Reading code of others without having previous knowledge of it is a valuable skill. If you reflect on what you've found hard to understand, it can also help you learn how to write maintainable code. Lastly, sit with good programmers and learn from them a finer aspect of programming.

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Most successful software gurus from India are self-learners. Most colleges in India lack competent faculty for computer science subjects. Thus, students with an inclination to learn programming or any subject for that matter do so on their own. These self-learners become successful in the long run. Unfortunately, very few students are self-learners. A vast majority of students use their brain merely as memory devices. They just manage to memorize programs, algorithms, equations, theorems without understanding them. Indian education system currently emphasises the same. Most colleges and their faculty expect their students to become memorising machines - the examination and grading system is built to merit such students. Ultimately, students who could memorise and reproduce their memory dump in exams efficiently score higher marks in exams and get placed in a big company. Eventually, most of these candidates actually learn programming when they get out of college into their job.

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Year 1: The introduction to C. Rigorous classes and labs, each lab needing you to write codes from scratch and asking you not to use libraries even if you know them. This increases logic building capabilities. The Data Structures: Understanding very well how data is stored - (I was called a Donkey in this class at the beginning; but ended up being among the TOP 5 in the end) - thinking about new data structures was a task given. Implementing these Data Structures in C gives a very strong idea about programming. Web Designing: Understanding web elements, creating web pages. Year 2: C+ Learning to code using OOP concepts shifting from the procedure and comparing the pros and cons. Expands your thinking algorithms. Learning to implement the well-known algorithms and trying to understand space and time complexity. Nothing beats a good algo. Database: Learning RDBMS and the birth of modern day databases beating the * out of legacy file systems. Year 3: Java: How would you like a cup of java? I would like it to be HOT! It was hot! This taught the students how to reuse code instead of writing everything from scratch, the wild availability of classes and methods gives you the upper hand while coding. Projects Minor Projects. Year 4 Soft Computing/Parallel computing/ your choice. This takes us steps ahead into research. Major Project Develops every bit of your knowledge. Many more things that are taught. It's all about getting the right person to teach you.

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