WIP:Navigating Institutional Change: The Impact of Faculty Mobility in Engineering Colleges in a Kerala Scenario

This research WIP paper describes the impact of faculty mobility in engineering colleges, resulting from mandatory rules in a State Government set up, particularly in Kerala State in India. It affects not only the faculty members themselves but also students, academic programs, and institutional culture. However, there are also potential benefits associated with this practice, viz; knowledge exchange, professional and individual growth, enhanced networking opportunities, institutional development and diversity and inclusion. Faculty members bring with them diverse perspectives, teaching methodologies, and research insights, enriching the academic environment and contributing to professional development among peers. The paper highlights this distinctive challenge faced within the engineering education sector in Kerala State, which is not commonly observed in other regions of India or globally. In contrast to elsewhere, where faculty members usually enjoy the autonomy to select their preferred workplace, such as colleges or universities, this situation presents a different dynamic. The paper also mentions the methodology to be adopted for a comprehensive investigation in this direction, to understand the pros and cons of the unique aspect A basic initial step in this research is carried out and the preliminary results and discussion are included in the paper.