The document discusses challenges in geotechnical engineering education in India. It notes a shortage of civil engineers being trained and a lack of students specializing in geotechnical engineering. It recommends improvements to geotechnical engineering curriculum, including incorporating risk assessment, financial aspects, physical modeling, digital image analysis, and case studies. It also suggests using new teaching methods and marketing geotechnical engineering as a way to attract more students and address India's infrastructure needs.

1. Challenges for Geotechnical Engineering Education J.N.Jha*, K.S.Gill*, A.K.Chaudhary** *Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India **National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India