India faces both opportunities and paradoxes in its macro and micro economic development. The opportunities include a $30 trillion economic opportunity from its demographic dividend compared to aging populations in China and developed nations. However, India scores near the bottom among countries in international student assessments, and most university graduates lack skills in areas like programming, algorithms, and English despite having over 26,000 higher education institutions. Addressing these educational shortcomings will be key to capitalizing on economic opportunities from its growing population.

1. Think Ahead & Think Beyond

2. Opportunity – Macro & Micro
 The $30 trillion opportunity
 Demographic dividend Vs China and Developed nations
 Knowledge has its shelf life
 SMAC and how it will change in the next wave
 Content / Context / Application
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3. Paradox– Macro & Micro
 1. The OECD (Organization for Economic cooperation and development) conducted PISA
(Programme for International Student Assessment) of 15 year school children in 2012. Indian
students scored second from the bottom, only ahead of Kyrgyzstan, among half a million students
from 73 countries.
 The PISA ranking laid bare India's poor school education, the 2012 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)
World University rankings include none of Indian universities or institutes among world's top 200.
India has over 26,000 higher education institutes with 15 million students on rolls; a survey has
found 92% of their graduates are deficient in programming or algorithms and 78% of them falter in
English.
 NASSCOM estimates on employability
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