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nowledge is what is known; the conﬁdent understanding of a
Ksubject, potentially with the ability to use it for a speciﬁc
purpose. The phrase ‘Knowledge is Power’ might have originated
in the 16th century with Francis Bacon or Thomas Hobbes but as a
political strategy, it’s as old as time. Religious societies established the
boundaries around literacy, leveraging their inaccessibility for the
governance of society. When the King James Bible was being translated,
the great debate centered on whether people deserved, or rather could be
trusted with, the power to read the Bible without the priestly class as
intermediaries. In India, Sunil Khilnani in his book The Idea of India talks
about the ancient Brahmin developing a monopoly on literacy and thereby
creating a power that was insulated from the political upheavals of the
time. Formal education as we know it grew out of traditional systems of
religious instruction. In Europe, the current university system evolved out
of the monastic system of learning – universities were cathedrals of
education in more ways than one.
And then, as with every aspect of public life, the state usurped the role of
religion. Education began to be seen as a public good – a vital
responsibility of the state towards its citizenry. And then as free market
capitalism becomes the dominant ideology, private education began to be
seen as the solution to a supply-demand problem that was not going away.
Ken Robinson in his TED talk mentions that ‘in the next 30 years,
according to UNESCO, more people worldwide will be graduating
through education than since the beginning of history’.
But, as mentioned before, our education system is based on the idea of
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academic ability. And there’s a reason. Well, before the 19 century, there
weren’t any public systems of education. They all came into being to meet
the needs of industrialism. So the hierarchy is particularly rooted on the
idea that emphasizes on subjects which relate to work. So students are
probably steered benignly away from their interests on the grounds that
they would never get a job doing hobbies.
An important note is that intelligence is diverse. We think about the world
in all the ways that we experience it. We think visually, we think in sound,
we think kinesthetically. We think in abstract terms, we think in
movement. And also, intelligence is dynamic. If you look at the
interactions of a human brain, intelligence is wonderfully interactive.
So, have a fair perspective towards Education, thinking of it as a key to
unlock doors and achieve aspirations, instead of a way to mould minds for
errant materialization of natural resources; for a particular commodity.
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Education –
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COVER STORY
CONTENTS
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology:
The Centre of Technical Excellence
10
Shift needed in teaching
Entrepreneurial Finance
32
Educator's Insights
46
Enhancing Employability
Quotient is the key to
Economic Growth
Educator’s Desk

Charotar University of
Science and Technology:
Creating Entrepreneurs
and Extraordinary Global
Citizens with Exceptional
Curriculum
20
Chitkara University:
Imparting Veracious and
Holistic Opportunities
for Future Leaders
23
ARTICLE
A Brief Account of Higher
Education in India
Role of Universities in Teaching the Skills
Needed to Sustain in a Knowledge-Based
Economy
30
44
Editor’s Pick
In-trend
Education Tools for
Entrepreneurship
58
Maven's Mentorship

Jeppiaar Engineering College:
Institution of Academic Excellence
in Technology and Management
Education
26
KLS Gogte Institute of Technology:
Creating Quality Engineers and
Spreading Professionalism along
with Ethics and Excellence
34
MET Institute of Management:
Institutionalising Socio-Economic
Fabric of the Society
30
Presidency University:
Aims to Reach the Pinnacle
of Excellence
41

RC Patel Institute of
Technology:
A Name that Stands
for Excellence
48
University of Science and
Technology Meghalaya:
Empowering Society,
Empowering the Mass
51
Vidyavardhaka College
of Engineering (VVCE):
A Leading Institution in
Technical &
Management Learning
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ndia holds an important place in the global education industry. According to statistics by IBEF, the
Icountry has more than 1.5 million schools with over 260 million students enrolled in about 762
universities and 35,539 colleges. With such huge number of educational institutions, India has the
world’s largest higher education system in the world and it ranks 2nd in terms of student enrolment in higher
education. However, there is still a lot of potential for further development in the education system.
The education sector in India is poised to witness major growth in the years to come as India will have
world’s largest tertiary-age population and second largest graduate talent pipeline globally by the end of
2020. In the following decade, by 2030, it is estimated that India’s higher education will adopt transformative
and innovative approaches in Higher education. The country envisions having an augmented Gross
Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 50 per cent and emerging as the single largest provider of global talent, with one
in four graduates in the world being a product of the Indian higher education system.
Various government initiatives are being adopted to augment the growth of distance education market, while
focusing on new education techniques as well, such as E-learning and M-learning. Education sector has seen
a swarm of reforms and improved financial disbursements in recent years that could possibly transform the
country into a knowledge haven. With human resource increasingly gaining significance in the overall
development of the country, development of education infrastructure is expected to remain the key focus in
the current decade.
TheKnowledgeReview comes-up with a special issue on “The 25 Best Institutions for Higher Education
2017,” which lists out some of the outstanding Indian institutions on the path of radical reforms. These
institutions intuitively focus on enforcing higher standards of transparency, strengthening of the vocational
and doctoral education pipeline, and professionalization of the sector.
Our cover features the one of the prominent institutions of national importance receiving special recognition
from the Government of India is Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), which aims to
achieve high standards of excellence in generating and propagating knowledge in engineering and allied
disciplines.
The issue also features Charotar University of Science and Technology, Chitkara University, Jeppiaar
Engineering College, KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, MET Institute of Management, Presidency
University, RC Patel Institute of Technology, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya and
Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering among others.
So flip through the folios for insights on such competent institutions for higher education. Do not miss out on
the educator’s insights contributed by Kiran Kumar K V, a Faculty of finance from International School of
Management Excellence (ISME), Bangalore, one from an educator’s desk by Dr.Aloysius Edward J., Dean
at Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru and maven’s mentorship of Gurdip Anand, Principal Founder &
Chairman of Universal Business School, Mumbai.
The 25 Best Institutions
for Higher Education 2017
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VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY:
The Centre of Technical Excellence
he mission of VNIT is to achieve high standards of excellence in
Tgenerating and propagating knowledge in engineering and allied
disciplines. V.N.I.T. is committed to provide an education that
combines rigorous academics with the joy of discovery. The Institute
encourages its community to engage in a dialogue with society to be able
to effectively contribute for the betterment of humankind.
Empowering the Technical Aspect of Education
“Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which
has never been” – Albert Einstein. It is “Science” to describe
electromagnetic radiation, but it is “Engineering” to build a radio or TV.
As important as the study of engineering is, it is also challenging and
exciting. Engineers use models provided by science combined with
innovative thinking to solve problems and create new designs that
beneﬁt humanity. Many of the so-called “wonders of modern Science”
are really wonders of modern Engineering. A career in engineering is a
very worthwhile profession as it involves a lifetime of continuous
learning to adapt to changes in society and the natural world. It often
involves working in multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, multi-site teams.
In India, the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are autonomous
public institutes of higher education offering degree courses at
bachelor's, master’s, and doctorate levels in various branches of
engineering, architecture, management and science. They are governed
by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007, which declared them
as institutions of national importance alongside Indian Institutes of
Technology.
One among the 30 such institutions of national importance receiving
special recognition from the Government of India is Visvesvaraya
National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. In order to provide a
well-versed platform for best technical education, VNIT was established
in June 1960 by the Government of India and later named in honor of
engineer, planner and statesman, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
VNIT is a public engineering and research institution, which awards
bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in engineering, technology and
architecture. It has various academic departments, with over 30

There is indeed a grave need for the education system to undergo a transition from a heavy emphasis on
teaching to a heavy emphasis on learning. Envisioning the advancements, experts ought to create the
courseware for the students to learn anytime or anywhere at a pace that is comfortable for them, and
learn about topics that majorly interests them. For promoting quality education, VNIT has ensured that
highly qualified faculties are appointed and good lab facilities are established in the areas of cutting
edge technologies.
The student-centric system ensures academic freedom to the student to select elective courses, projects,
open courses and seminars. The Institute offers undergraduate courses in Computer Science,
Electronics, Mechanical, Architecture and six other engineering disciplines. Institute also offers PG
programmes in 19 engineering discipline as well as 4 science faculties. The Engineering undergraduate
programs are usually of four-year duration, while Architecture has a five-year program. The Institute is
also an excellent Hub for research where around 500 full time PhD students are pursuing Doctoral
research in various disciplines. Most of the courses have been accredited by the National Bureau of
Accreditation.
The teachers’ and students’ academic satisfaction are evaluated and ensured through feedbacks taken at
the end of each semester. The transparency in evaluation is ensured through inspection of answer books
of each examination by students and with a discussion thereon. Innovation based courses are also
available to students that have formats where innovation and design aspects of students are nurtured.
The students are thus encouraged into the learning process rather than typical teaching approach.
Career Opportunities & Exciting Exposures for VNITians
With roles available in almost every industry, engineers have a huge range of career opportunities open
to them. VNIT engineers have access to a versatile career that spans many industries and thanks to the
varied skills they gain, their work can often cross over between sectors. At VNIT, the mindset of the
student is oriented towards an innovative & technological problem-solving approach, specifically
empowered by his/her analytical capabilities and technical skills.
Tackling the world’s challenges, big or small, needs a wide range of skill sets, something that all
engineers gain through education and specific skill training. Also, core science and mathematical

knowledge is important for engineers to solve a problem
creatively and analytically.
Additionally, soft skills such as teamwork and
communication are just as important as logic and
computing. Students of VNIT are capable of contributing in
most of the international technical employment groups and
have also proven their excellence by initiating some of the
most innovative start-ups. Overall development of
personality is the core aim of VNIT, which ensures that a
student would be in a position to immensely contribute
towards the growth of the nation.
VNIT has a committed Training and Placement Department
which proactively works to make available the training and
employment opportunities to the students. Most of the
students, seeking placements after the graduation, are
ensured with jobs in reputed multinational companies. Many
students perceive higher education in some of the best
national and international educational institutions. Goldman
Sachs, Ittiam systems, Morgan Stanley, Amazon, TATA
Motors, Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto Corp are few
of the prominent names that form the recruiter list at VNIT.
Centre of Academic Collaboration and Research
VNIT believes that a literate & educated citizenry is vital to
a democratic society and a dynamic education system fosters
a productive economy in global environment. The institute
has academic collaborations & MoUs with many
universities in India and abroad. These collaborative
programmes include student and faculty exchange,
internships for students and joint research activities among
others. VNIT Nagpur was one of the 12 institutes selected
by the MHRD, Government of India, for the BRICS
Network University on behalf of India.
Departments of the institute are involved in various research
projects funded by the Department of Science and
Technology (India) and other public and private
corporations. VNIT Nagpur has been granted World Bank
assisted technical project for Applied Research in
Combedded Systems with the status of Center of Excellence
(CoE) under the Technical Education Quality Improvement
Programme Phase-II (TEQIP-II). The objective of the
institute is to educate students to be innovators and foster
global technological innovations to establish and evolve
interdisciplinary research and development.
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VNIT Nagpur is awarded with the 42 rank among
engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional
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Ranking Framework in 2017, and 18 by the magazine
Outlook India in 2017. VNIT has been ranked as first
amongst all thirty-one NIT’s and sixth best engineering
institute by Times Engineering Survey. VNIT Nagpur has
adopted nine villages in Amravati, Nagpur and Jalgaon
districts under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) aimed at
bringing grass roots level changes in rural areas through
technological interventions from academic and research
institutes, without affecting the local culture.
A Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) (India), a Senior
member of Computer Society of India and IEEE in USA, a
member of Indian Mathematical Society (IMS) and
Cryptology Research Society of India, Dr. Narendra S.
Chaudhari is a notable figure in the International Academic
circles and a Sagacious Director of Visvesvaraya National
Institute of Technology. He has been a member of several
academic delegations. Dr. Chaudhari has shouldered many
prominent responsibilities at various institutes throughout his
career.
At VNIT, Dr. Chaudhari has promoted institute-wide research
with multi-disciplinary projects, student mentorship program,
and involvement of alumni for entrepreneurship amongst
students. He has initiated the innovation centre at VNIT
Nagpur and provided leadership for product development that
resulted in patents and technology transfer for engineering
products.
Dr. Chaudhari has made some significant contributions in the
areas of network security and mobile computing, game AI,
novel neural network models like binary neural nets and
bidirectional nets, context free grammar parsing,
optimization, parallel algorithms, and graph isomorphism
problem. He has also contributed to collaborative Research
Work for other pilot projects on Computing techniques and
Industry Interaction funded by ST-Engg, DSTA and A*STAR,
etc. in Singapore.
An International Academic Diplomat with the
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Some of the Notable Alumni
The legacy of high standards of academic excellence has helped the VNIT to develop into one of the best
technical institutes. Over the years, alumni of VNIT Nagpur have taken up strategic positions in
organizations around the world. Their list of Alumni include prominent academics and business
executives. The institute has an active alumni network, with chapters across India, in the United States and
in Europe.
Dr. Dinesh Keskar, President of Boeing International; Dr.Vijay Bhatkar Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri
awardee, Scientist, and Founding Director of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing; Mr.Ashish
Saraf, Vice President of Airbus; Hemant Karkare, Late Chief of Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad are some of
the distinguished alumni of VNIT. Since its establishment in 1960, VNIT has added several dimensions
through its technical education in various areas of National growth.
Extra-Curricular Activities & Annual Events
The student clubs at VNIT host a number of annual fests or events, inviting participants from colleges
across the nation.
Central India’s largest annual technical festival ‘AXIS’ is organized, both structurally & financially, by
VNIT students. AXIS organizes over 40 events, exhibitions and workshops, encompassing multiple
engineering disciplines, with an aim to provide a national platform to attract and nurture talent in the fields
of science and technology. AXIS has come a long way from its modest beginnings and annually attracts
over 25,000 school and college students from different parts of the country.
VNIT also organizes the biggest cultural festival ‘AROHI’, which is an intercollegiate festival and is
financially supported by students themselves. Students from all over the region take part in the events
organized and gather in large numbers to witness the spectacles. Started by the pioneer batch of 1988 in
VNIT, the event continues to grow leaps and bounds each successive year.
Lastly, to empower the spirit of entrepreneurship among the young millennial, VNIT organizes
‘CONSORTIUM’ which is an intercollegiate management activity where a start-up environment is
encouraged and the participants participate in a common activity to contribute their resources for achieving
a common goal. ‘PRAYAS’ is a social event undertaken by the students where they donate books; provide
scholarships while extending their support by teaching underprivileged students since last 10 years.
Students are the asset of the institute and VNIT has been fortunate to have a vibrant and dynamic student
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Charotar University of Science and Technology:
Creating Entrepreneurs and Extraordinary Global Citizens with Exceptional Curriculum
With a vision to become a dynamic global institution in a knowledge driven world through excellence in teaching,
research and social contributions to serve society by striving to transform it through creation, augmentation,
dissemination and perpetuation of knowledge, Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) is
nurturing students to enhance their academic development, personality improvement and employability to make
them extraordinary global students.
Preparing Students to Reach Their
Sky-High Goals
Established in 2009 and having only ﬁve
batches of graduated students, the
University expresses pride in delivering
quality education and preparing students
to be global leaders and entrepreneurs.
CHARUSAT has a great list of
remarkable alumni and the list goes on
as: Anandkumar M. Patel, Scientist and
Engineer in MESA department at ISRO-
DOS, Government of India. Milind Patel,
Technical Head at Dimension Data,
Australia. Rajesh Bhatia, QAAnalyst
and Team Leader at JP Morgan Chase.
Mitesh Thakkar, Manager at Reliance
Industries Ltd. And, Rahul Tanna,
Founder of TANNA TECHBIZ, and so
on among many other prominent alumni.
Exceptional Facilities at the Institution
CHARUSAT has under its ambit six
faculties, 9 Institutes and 3 Centers
(within the constituent institutes),
offering 70 different UG, PG, and
Doctoral Programs. The faculties include
Faculty of Technology and Engineering,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Computer Science & Applications,
Faculty of Management Studies, Faculty
of Applied Sciences and Faculty of
Medical Sciences.
The emphasis at CHARUSAT is on
science and technology. The curricula are
designed by considering the highest
international standards in science and
technology; though national needs,
demands and issues are adequately taken
care of. Training for scientiﬁc pursuits or
research as well as entrepreneurship
development are the two major
considerations being emphasized in
curricula at CHARUSAT.
The university believes in student-centric
learning approach, which is evident
through its structured Orientation
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Program termed as Commencement
Celebration for the fresher students;
adherence to Academic Calendar and
providing plenty of learning opportunities like
projects, internships, industrial visit, and
interactive sessions by eminent professors,
scholars and industry experts. Student
centered methods are an integral part of the
pedagogy adopted by the faculty with
extensive use of ICT.
CHARUSAT accentuates the holistic integral
development of all its students. With this
consideration, the University has introduced
several value-based and add-on courses to
supplement the courses of the curriculum.
Environment Engineering Laboratory, at
Civil Engineering Department of
CHARUSAT, is Schedule-I
Environmental Auditor recognized by
Gujarat Pollution Control Board.
Offering Financial Aid for Students to
Excel without Financial Worries
CHARUSAT is also known for their
remarkable financial aids for needy
students. The University is known to
deliver scholarships amounting to INR 4
crores and financial free-ships to
meritorious and needy students
amounting to INR 2 crores. It extends its
financial aid services to wide perceptions
from free study tours within and outside
the State, Free Wi-Fi internet
connectivity, Free medical check-up with
comprehensive medical services, free-
clinical training across reputed hospitals,
on-campus jobs, training for sports and
extracurricular activities, patent filing,
assistance for participation and paper
presentation in technical/ non-technical
events, project funding, research funding,
incubation through free space and
financial support, subsidized residences
and food, along with book/tablet
distribution to needy students.
Offers a Campus where Technology meets Tradition
CHARUSAT offers an extraordinary educational environment with campus and buildings with standing ambience primarily divided into two
zones, in which Technology Zone accommodates Faculties of Pharmacy, Management Studies, Applied Sciences, Computer Science and
Applications, Technology and Engineering and Research Centers for Space research. On the other side, Healthcare Zone accommodates
Hospital and institutes offering Medical related programs like Physiotherapy, Nursing, and Paramedical Sciences with provision for Dental
and Medical Institutes.
e University is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with ‘A’ grade in the rst cycle. It is also accredited
with ‘A’ by the Knowledge Consortium, Government of Gujarat. e faculties of the institution have been honored by 35 prominent
recognitions and awards for their extraordinary contribution towards education.
e buildings of the university are designed on ancient Indian Architecture concept, having huge courtyards for good ventilation and natural
light. e lush green campus is fully landscaped with trees, shrubs and lawns. A pond in the campus serves as a recharging tank and recreation
element to the students and staff. e campus also offers two playgrounds which are cosseted by the students and staff for cricket, football,
volleyball, basketball, and handball, along with separate space for indoor games like Table tennis, carom, and chess. It also offers multi gym
facilities. e whole campus is maintained under CCTV surveillance to ensure security.
e interesting part of the campus infrastructure is that it offers more than 75 ICT enabled classrooms and 135 laboratories and some of the
noteworthy, high-end laboratories including Pharmaceutical Processing Equipment Laboratory, Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation
Laboratory, , Magnetic Measurement and Magnetic Fluid Laboratories, Data Center with Cloud Ready Environment, Environment
Engineering Laboratory, CHARUSAT Sophos Information Security Laboratory and Material Testing and Characterization Laboratory and
more.
e University is already known for their excellent delivery of education facilities. Apart from that, the faculties at the University provide
Career Counseling for all aspects of Career development like Job Placements, Entrepreneurship, Incubation of Startups, and Higher Studies.
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e University organizes enormous number of events for the overall development of its students. ey keep their
schedule busy with extraordinary events like Management Meet, Technology Event, Pharmacy Event, Computer
Science Event, along with celebrating various days like International Nurses’ Day, World Pharmacist Day, and
International Yoga Day to create awareness among the society.
e University also organizes a grand event, SPOURAL. It is a sports and cultural festival to celebrate the talent
of the students and inculcate technical and extramural skills and healthy competitive habits among the students.
CHARUSAT is a University endeavoring Holistic Community Development. It is working with rural schools to
uplift the educational levels. It is also undertaking healthcare initiatives for the community people. Training
programs for small vendors to farmers and automechanics are some of the actions CHARUSAT takes for
improving their livelihood.
Surendra Patel, President at Charotar University of
Science and Technology, is popularly known for
exceptional skills in spearheading development with
human face. Having dedicated more than four decades
of his life in social service, Mr. Patel is academically
enriched with a degree in Civil Engineering and had
been Chairman of Ahmedabad Urban Development
Authority (AUDA). He has always been playing a
leading role in creating any kind of revolution which
helps in the development of human lives.
Ahmedabad’s stellar projects like Sabarmati
Riverfront, Sardar Patel Ring Road, BRTS and many
others have been developed under his mentorship. He
has been the founding President of CHARUSAT.
Since 2000, when the seeds of CHARUSAT were
sown, Mr. Patel has been providing honorary services
and visionary guidance for the beneﬁt of people.
Fusion of rural development and modern technology
knowledge has been the forte of Mr. Patel. It’s under
his leadership; CHARUSAT has taken many path
breaking steps. CHARUSAT Rural Education
Development Program for uplifting education in rural
schools and CHARUSAT Space Technology &
Research Center are few examples of his exemplary
contributions. Inculcation of values of honesty,
integrity, transparency and societal relevance in
functioning of CHARUSAT has been the landmark of
leadership of Mr. Patel.
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Chitkara University:
Imparting Veracious and Holistic Opportunities for Future Leaders
ChitkaraUniversityisoneoftheleadingnon-pro tUniversitiesofIndiaofferingindustry-relevant,multi-disciplinary
programs in Engineering, Management, Science, Art and Design, Hospitality, and several other elds. e university
believesthateverystudenthasthepotentialtodoexceptionallywellifgiventherightguidanceandmentoring.
Chitkara University was established in the
year 2010 by the Punjab State Legislature.
The University aims at becoming a
globally recognized organization
promoting academic excellence through
inter-disciplinary applied research and
expand the real meaning of knowledge
throughinnovation.
Since its inception, Chitkara University
has strongly believed that it is their
responsibility to create a bright future for
the upcoming professionals that they are
educating today.Thus, the university offers
a rigorous and flexible curriculum that
prepares the students for every kind of
leadershipchallenge.
Chitkara University and its constituents are
duly recognized by University Grants
Commission (UGC) and other apex bodies,
and have memberships and accreditations
of various nationaland internationalbodies
and associations. Their teaching method
include lectures, applied & project based
learning, guest lectures from experts across
the world, student exchange programs and
much more. Within a decade, most of the
academic programs are ranked among the
top50programsinthecountry.
An Inspirational Philosophy
Chitkara University advocates inculcating
high moral, ethical and professional
values, amongst their students, faculty and
staff. It aims to carry out the academic
processes in accordance with global
standards through active teacher-student-
industry participation and promote
research, innovation and entrepreneurship
in collaboration with the Industry,
Research Laboratories and Academic
Institutions of Global reputation. The
University believe in contributing towards
buildingaskillfulsociety.
Distinctive Offerings to Explore Diverse
Opportunities
Chitkara University offers students
comprehensive opportunities to occupy
themselves with questions around their
career planning right from the beginning of
their studies. A broadly diversified choice
ofcareeractivitiesaccompaniesthem
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during their studies and offers numerous
networking opportunities with industry leaders
and alumni. Some of the opportunities and
exposures that the students get during their
journeyoflearningare:
Mentoring: Students have unlimited
opportunities to interact with professionals from
their field to build contacts and learn new
industryneeds.
Internships: Most of the students are provided
opportunities to pursue internships and gain real
worldpracticalexperience.
Guest Faculty: Chitkara University aims to
provideaholisticlearningexperienceforthe
students. The University invites national and
internationalfacultiesforguestlectures,
workshops, and mentorship programs for
students
National and International Level
Competitions: Chitkara University ensures that
whatever their students are learningthey should
be able to apply in the real world. Students from
various departments participate in the national
and international events that not only give them
exposurebutalsodemonstratetheirlearning.
International Student Exchange Programs:
Chitkara University’s robust international
exchange program with more than 120 overseas
universities gives its students the exposure
to build network and experiences with a
globalandculturallysensitiveperspective.
Summer Study Programs: Summer
Programs are short duration programs of 2-
4 weeks on various specializations. It adds
to the international exposure of the
students.
Semester Exchange Programs: Chitkara
students have option to finish the last half
part of their degree programs at our partner
universities. Students visit partner
universities for six months to one year for
completingtheirsemesteraboard.
Student Support Services: The Career
Centre provides personal career
counseling, extensive career development
seminars and invaluable assistance in
developing one’s resume that showcases
his/herskillsandexperiences.
Great Campus Placements: Chitkara
graduates go on to great careers. Chitkara
University has established an unassailable
reputation for very strong on-campus
recruitments on the sheer virtue of their
intensive focus on making all their
graduates “industry ready”, but brilliant
campus recruitment is an end result of their
teaching approach which is learning-
centric enhancing knowledge, skills, and
understanding through practical
experience.
Research (CURIN): Through Chitkara
University Research & Innovation
Network (CURIN), students, researchers
and staff members work across various
disciplines to extend the boundaries of
knowledge. A number of patents and
publicationsarefiledbytheirresearchers.
Scope for Entrepreneurships: Chitkara
University’s Center for Entrepreneurship
Education and Development (CEED), is an
endeavor to develop a mindset of being an
entrepreneur while a student is still in his
academic tenure. CEED has a structured
setup where it has two entrepreneurship
development cells, which are run by the
students under the guidance of a dedicated
mentor. Once the students move out of the
University, until they plan to continue their
entrepreneurship projects, they are moved
and provided space at Chitkara
University’s Innovation Incubator near
Chandigarh IT Park. The Incubator already
has40+startupssuccessfullyfunctioning.
Encouraging Creative inking
erearecountlessopportunitiestogetactiveandinvolved,engagedandenrichedatChitkaraUniversity.estudentlifeatChitkaraismorethan
justanardenttoiltoabigpileofbooks.erearewiderangeofclubsandstudentassociationsandannualeventsthatkeepthecampusvibrantand
fulloflife.
Chitkara University hosts the virtual rounds of the BAJA SAEINDIA in an event called SAE-BAJA. It also undertakes North India’s biggest
management quiz called QuestIONS. Every year almost 50 plus faculties and researchers from renowned international universities of the world
participate and share their teaching-learning experience in a week-long event known as the Global Week. Chitkara University also hosts TEDx
Talks.
Encouraging the creative output of students, Chitkara University organizes various festivals like the Rangrezz National Level eatre Fest,
Chitkara Mobile Film Making Fest, Udaan: the annual media fest, and Algorythm & Explore Fest. Chitkara University also holds various sports
competitions,alumnimeetsandtheChitkaraT-20Crickettournament.
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A Passionate Educator
ASprawlingInfrastructure
In order to achieve its ambition of being a world-class education provider, Chitkara University is committed to
signi cant enhancement of its facilities and buildings, essential for world-class research and all-round
developmentofstudents. eUniversityhasanextremelymodernandstate-of-the-artinfrastructurethatgoes
a long way in facilitating a number of services for the students as well as the staff members. At Chitkara
University, they focus on inducting the best faculty from across the industry and academia. Classes are built
around experiential learning wherein students are pushed to their limits to take conceptual framework and
applythem.
Chitkara University has been ranked in the top-3 cleanest universities of India in the SWACHHTA Ranking,
2017 by the MHRD. It has spacious amphitheatre-style classrooms with Exploratorium and Conference Halls.
For imparting knowledge in the most hi-tech environment, Chitraka University has the latest computing
FacilitiesandHigh-TechLaboratorieswithcalibratedequipmentandstate-of-the-artworkshopsandnumerous
workstationswithlicensedsoftware.
An eminent academician and an innovative entrepreneur,
Dr. Madhu Chitkara has articulated and designed the road
map for Chitakara Educational Trust and has actively
contributed to its tremendous growth and recognition in all
these years. She is the Vice Chancellor of Chitkara
University, Punjab and also the Co-Founder of Chitkara
EducationalTrust.
With a passion for academics and great business acumen,
Dr. Madhu Chitkara has a diversified career & variegated
experience in the field of education spanning over 38 years.
Highly knowledgeable, focused, and a strategic leader, Dr.
Madhu Chitkara has been instrumental in transforming
highereducationinIndia.
Despite achieving phenomenal success in the field of
education, she has always been in forefront for the
community service as well. The Trust under proficient
chairmanship of Dr. Madhu Chitkara has adopted few
villages in the vicinity of their institutions. They organize
health awareness camps, provide free education to the
children, self-employment opportunities for the adults and
much more. A computer center has also been established in
the village in order to create awareness amongst the
residentsaboutlatesttechnology.
Dr. Madhu Chitkara supports several humanitarian causes
and is indeed a tribute to her philanthropic nature, her zest
forlifeandherdesiretotransformlivesforbetter.
Her penchant for equity and access, a desire to abide by
value system and to stick to an ethical path have enabled her
tocreateabrandname–Chitkara–inthefieldofeducation.
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Jeppiaar Engineering College:
Institution of Academic Excellence in Technology and Management Education
JeppiaarEngineeringCollegehasanexplicitmissionofpreparingitsstudentsforhighereducationtoenrichthemwith
thepracticalskillsnecessarytoexcelasfutureprofessionalsandentrepreneursforthebene t of Nation’seconomyand
lifelong learning, .i.e. equip them with values, ethics and skills needed to enrich their lives and enable them to
contributefortheprogressofsociety.Besides,theyalsowanttoexcelinservicessuchasteaching&learning,research&
innovationbypromotingtheprinciplesofscienti canalysisandcreativethinking.
Providing Cutting Edge Technical
Education
Jeppiaar Engineering College is an ISO
9000:2001, inaugurated on 15th
August 2001 under the determined
leadership of the honorable Chairman,
Late. Col. Dr. Jeppiaar. It is afﬁliated to
Anna University, and in a short period
of time, it had started growing into an
institution that provides excellent
technical education while keeping the
overall growth and development of the
students as priority. Both academic and
non-academic activities are given
utmost importance.
At Jeppiaar, they have accomplished
staff, quality driven innovation and
superior accountability, which are the
reason for their students’
achievements, both in academic and
co-curricular activities. The college is
dedicated to equip future graduates
with the knowledge and skills
necessary to work and excel in ever
more aggressive global environment.
Pursuing the goal of constant and
innovative learning, the Institution
prepares the students to score
commendably in the academics and
achieve desired goals. The college
develops the students’ personality
through placement training and
personality development programs.
They determinedly follow a strict
framework of discipline and
counseling.
Awards & Scholarships
The Education Development Cell of
Jeppiaar Engineering College
organizes Jeppiaar Icon Award
ceremony every year to recognize and
honor the successful and alumni
entrepreneurs from different industries.
Thus, EDC quenches the thirst of
students to turn out as entrepreneurs to
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lead the nation. Moreover, Achievers Day is
also celebrated every year for recognizing the
outstanding achievements of students in
academicandnon-academicactivities.
Jeppiaar Engineering College also offers
special merit scholarships for students from
BC and MBC Community having family
income less than Rs.50000, SC Community
having family income less than Rs.60000
and Chief Minister’s Scholarship for
undergraduate students with a score of over
th
1000 out of 1200 in 12 standard.
Jeppiaar Engineering College encourages
the students to get educational loans from
various governments, banks and other
financial institutions. Moreover, first three
toppers in every branch are awarded
scholarships after each semester
examination.
Hi-tech Infrastructure and Campus
Facilities
Jeppiaar’s infrastructure includes a state of
the art air-conditioned computer laboratory
with servers and internet service. Workshop
comes equipped with welding and smithy
equipments that enhance the
experience of engineering students. On
the other hand, each and every
department has its own discipline
based laboratories for study and
research.
The other facilities in college include
separate hostels for boys and girls,
extensive libraries, a fully air
conditioned seminar halls, reading hall,
outdoor & indoor sports grounds, a
medical facility which supports routine
medical check-up to ensure good
health for all residents and a huge mess
with dining hall, kitchen, ice cream
parlor, and other facilities for Staff,
Students and visitors. The college
offers exceptional transport facilities to
all the students who travel from
different parts of the city. The college
campus also includes banking facility
with Indian Bank for the convenience
of students, Teaching and Non-
teaching Staff.
Building Responsible Characters
The Jeppiaar Educational Trust was
established with the sole purpose of
providing cutting edge technical
education that is both accessible and
affordable by establishing premier
colleges of Engineering and
Management studies. The management
at Jeppiaar encourages students to
build character through sports and
other physical and spiritual
development activities like Yoga which
gives ample opportunities to hone their
talents in cultural fields like dance and
music. They believe in the complete
development of their students and
encourage them by providing the best
of incentives and infrastructure.
Students are nurtured with quality of
ethics and technical knowledge t and to
be responsible citizens. Their staffs are
adequately equipped to guide students
in the right direction in all fields of
study and co-curricular activities too.
The overall ambience provides wide
range of opportunities to exhibit the
academic and extracurricular talents.
Career Opportunities at Jeppiaar
e students at Jeppiaar undergo several training programs to improve their skills in all aspects. Separate training and motivational courses are
conducted for placements, English communication skills and leadership skills improvements. Various training companies also offer an on-campus
trainingfacility;someofthemareBEC,INFOSYS,WIPRO,AMCAT,IMSetc.
e Placement Cell of Jeppiaar fosters 'Excellence, Enthusiasm and Inspiration' in students and provides the right environment for their
development.eCellmotivatesandcounselsthestudentstorealizetheirpotentialandthrivestoachievethevisionofprovidinghumanresources
ofworldclassexcellence,qualityandethicstotheindustriesinIndiaandabroadandstandinguptotheirexpectations.
Jeppiaar also grooms entrepreneurs for the growth and development of ournation through entrepreneurshipdevelopment cell (EDC) commenced
in 2005. Hence, engineering graduates, instead of depending only on job as a medium of their career, are provided with an alternative to get self-
employedandpavethewayformanymoreemploymentopportunitiestotheirpeersandjuniorsbyturningasEntrepreneursthroughEDC.
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Visionary Leader
Nurturing Minds
BuildingtheNationwithComprehensive,StrategicEducation
Jeppiaar offers various four year engineering programs including Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bio Technology, Information Technology.
Along with the undergraduate programs the college also offerscertain full time post graduate programs, such as
MBA,M.E.PowerElectronics,M.E.VLSI,M.E.ComputerScienceEngineering,M.E.MechatronicsandM.Tech.
BioTechnology.
FutureEndeavorsofJeppiaar
Jeppiaar is moving towards developing into a research center and is adopting several villages, digitizing them
and implementing strategies that can improve their lives and make quality education easily available for poor
students.ecollegehasitsmainaimtoannouncenewcoursesandadaptswiftlytonewtrends.
Dr. Regeena. J. Murli, B.E., M.B.A., Ph.D. is the
Managing Director of the Jeppiaar Engineering
College. She has led the college from its fledgling
state to an institution to reckon with. Her vision
and dedication to the root of technical education
integrated with her dynamic approach to leadership
has made a difference to the progression of the
college.
She believes, “Aiming low is a crime. Aim high
because you have only one life to live. Try out
everything, do not hesitate to speak out. Live this
one life to the fullest. There is no limit to what you
will achieve!” Dr. Regeena started working with
her father Late. Col. Dr. Jeppiaar who is one of the
pioneers of privatisation of engineering education
in TamilNadu, at the early age of around 20, which
has helped a lot in inculcating a sense of
responsibility and discipline in the journey of this
technical educationalist.
Regeena is an intuitive philanthropist. She
provides a platform to excel through the Jeppiaar
Sports Academy that offers free schooling, sports
training and hostel for underprivileged students.
“We go to remote areas and pick out those children
who need our help the most. We then help them in
all ways possible”, she asserts. She is also
associated with quite a number of NGOs
contributing towards needy and deprived sections
of society in best possible way.
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Role of Universities in
Teaching the Skills Needed
to Sustain in a
Knowledge-Based
Economy
f all until now, universities have provided the society with a safe way to gamble with the future, by encouraging
Oinnovative research and development that may not have apparent short-term benefits, without incurring major
social or commercial loss. Another most important lesson we learn at college is the ability to challenge the
assumptions and positions of powerful agencies outside the university. There is a risk in tying university and college
programs too closely to immediate labor market needs. The demands in the Labor Market can shift haphazardly, and
specifically, in a knowledge-based society, it is impossible to judge what kinds of businesses or trades will emerge in the
future.
Nevertheless, the rapid development in higher education and the very large sums invested in learning is largely driven by
government, employers and parents wanting a work-force that is competitive, employable and preferably affluent.
Indeed, the universities have always been persuasive about this one role, which started as preparation and training for the
church, then the law and much later, the government administration.
Physiognomies of some knowledge-based workers
For a knowledge-based economy to run efficaciously and effortlessly, it would require people who are focused and
motivated towards contributing numbers in the expansion of the knowledge-based economy. Such knowledge-based
workers are determined and have distinguished characteristics,
•They usually work in small companies, mostly startups.
•They often work on contractual basis, or as part-time workers, so they move around from one job to another fairly
frequently.
•They sometimes are entrepreneurs and are their own bosses; sometimes they have created their own job, which didn’t
exist until they worked out that there was a need and they could strive to meet that need.
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•They are adaptable to the digital advancements and are competent digitally; digital technology is a key
component of their work contributing to the business.
•There are constant changes in the nature of their work, typically based on response to market and technological
developments and thus the knowledge base of their work is likely to change rapidly.
•They play many roles because they often work for themselves or in small companies. So their role is diversely
covering various verticals of marketing, designing, accounting, sales, managerial responsibilities, technical
support, etc.
•They depend on social media platforms to bring-in business and to keep their knowledge up to date with current
trends in their area of work
•They need to be quick learners to stay on top in their business-space, and they need to manage that learning for
themselves.
•Above all, they need to be flexible, to adapt to rapidly changing conditions around them.
Embedding skills in the curriculum
Most faculties in universities are well trained in content and have a deep understanding of their subject areas.
Expertise in development of skills though, is another matter. It is not that faculty does not help students develop
skills – they do – but whether these intellectual skills match the needs of knowledge-based workers, and whether
enough emphasis is given to development of skills within the curriculum.
Some of the important skills that hold an important role in an individual’s overall development are
communications skills, the ability to learn independently, ethics and responsibility, teamwork and flexibility,
thinking skills, digital skills and knowledge management.
Universities can take that into consideration and look for ways to entrench these skills into curriculum.
•Development of skills is relatively context-specific. Furthermore, these skills need to be rooted within relatively
particular knowledge domain. For example, problem solving in business is different from problem-solving in
medicine. Different processes and approaches are used to solve problems in these domains (for instance, business
tends to be more intuitive, medicine more deductive; business would probably accept a solution that will contain
a higher element of risk or uncertainty, while medicine is more risk averse);
•Skills are often best learned in moderately small steps, with steps increasing gradually as mastery is approached;
•Learners need a lot of practice to reach mastery and consistency in a particular skill;
•Learners need feedback on a regular basis to learn skills quickly and effectively; immediate feedback is usually
better than late feedback;
•Although skills can be learned by trial and error without the intervention of any of the lateral mentors like a
teacher, coach, or technology, development of those skills can be greatly enhanced with appropriate
interventions.
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Shift needed in teaching
Entrepreneurial
Finance
With the growing demand for
and supply of
entrepreneurial talent in
the country, management colleges have
taken this newer responsibility to equip
the budding entrepreneurs with
managerial talent. One of the key areas
entrepreneurs are found to be
struggling is the way they manage their
finances. Through this article, I am
attempting to address the status quo of
financial management teaching in B-
Schools and the modular shift that may
be needed to teach entrepreneurial
finance.
Currently, a typical management
course in India is structured on a Core
and Specialist model. Few core
management topics are learnt by every
budding manager, typically during a
one year span, whereas, he also
specialises in a specific management
area like finance or marketing in the
second year. Most of the institutes in
India follow outcome based teaching
and learning process. Hence, use of
experiential and case study
methodologies are common. Of late,
there is an increased focus on training
towards entrepreneurial skills as well
over and above a dedicated
specialisation.
The focus area of this article is the area
of finance, where the structure of a
typical management graduation with
finance as specialisation is two-
dimensional – Corporate Finance and
Investment Finance. The corporate
finance subjects generally include
subjects Like Working Capital
Management, Capital Structure
Theories, Project Appraisal, Strategic
Finance and Multinational Finance. As
can be noticed, these topics mostly
train the budding finance managers to
build in the competency to run the
finance function in the employer
organisation. The investment finance
subjects generally aim to build the
skillset required to be part of the
financial markets, which is an outsider
perspective towards corporate
management. These subjects include,
Security Analysis, Financial Research,
Portfolio Management, Derivatives,
Alternative Investments, Corporate
Valuation, Investment Banking,
Financial Services and Risk
Management.
In addition to these, there are few
courses that either lie between or create
a connect between corporate finance
and investment finance. These are
courses like Mergers & Acquisitions,
Financial Analytics, and Behavioural
Finance. There are also industry
specific courses introduced by few B-
Schools like Insurance Management.
There are also thematic finance course
like Entrepreneurial finance offered by
very few institutes.
Given this context, the following
Educator's Insights
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discussions list the prominent changes that needs immediate
attention of curriculum developers of finance courses in
management institutes:
1. Enhanced Focus on Corporate Finance
Most of the management graduates were lacking on their
corporate finance tools and techniques knowledge. There is
a tendency to be fancied towards careers in financial
markets, especially capital markets. Skillsets like
conducting a cost-benefit analysis, project appraisal were
mostly learnt by the students more as numerical problem-
solving activities rather than a real business problem
solving enabler.
2. International Finance as a theme
The curriculum of most Universities and B-Schools, does
have international finance as a business. (In some cases, it
can be found that International Business is a
Specialisation). And the above are not covered in-depth
(especially in MBA curriculum) with a practical approach.
Students do learn about parity theories and arbitrage
concept, but, they fail to see the practical application of the
same.The suggested way would be to ensure the theme of
international as part of every course in the curriculum.
3. Compliance Knowledge
One of the key risk that entrepreneurs operate in is
regulatory risk. The very fact that multinational
corporations operate in multiple countries, invariably their
preference is not to involve in regulatory tiff to the least.
The current curriculum in many Indian Universities and
business schools do offer courses like Business Laws, but
the coverage is limited to Indian regulations. Finance
students also study tax laws in addition.
4. The State of Global Economy
The knowledge of current affairs at world level is still a gap
area. There are instances where corporates have given
feedback to institutes from where they recruited about the
students, who could were not aware of events like BREXIT,
let aside the knowledge of its impacts on the specific
industries and companies.
5. Ability to take research and data analytics based
decisions
Investors, when screen ideas from entrepreneurs, wish to
see proposals that are based on factual data, rigorously
analysed and research based. The management education
today is mostly book and case based. Currently,
management students’ exposure to research is only through
few subjects like Quantitative Techniques and Research
Methodology. A special training for financial research is
missing largely from the management curriculums.
Curriculum may include course like financial engineering,
financial research and financial analytics.
6. Higher attention to ethical finance
One of the key area where modern age businesses need to
be very sensitive about would be the issue of ethics. The
institutes do teach ethics as part of the management
curriculum, in most cases, as a subject. An increases
importance to be given in each of the finance course on the
ethical issues that might creep in while managing an
international business. The ethics can be an added
complexity in the case studies administered in the different
finance course.
Thus, upping the competency of budding entrepreneurs
through above changes made in the curriculum and
pedagogy, management schools, can make the students
entrepreneurship-ready.
At International School of management Excellence (ISME),
Bangalore many of the above recommendations have been
incorporated. Entrepreneurship eco system along with
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KLS Gogte Institute of Technology:
Creating Quality Engineers and Spreading Professionalism along with Ethics and Excellence
With a mission to stand out as an Institution of Excellence in Technical Education and in training individuals for
outstanding caliber and character coupled with creativity and entrepreneurial skills, KLS Gogte Institute of
Technology is creating new benchmarks and milestones in the education industry of India. e University is
committed to train the students to become Quality Engineers with High Standards of Professionalism and Ethics
who have a Positive Attitude, a Perfect blend of Techno-Managerial Skills and Problem Solving Ability with an
Analytical and Innovative mindset.
Educating Pupils and Preparing
Students for a Successful Career
Spread across a sprawling mango
meadow of over 27 acres in Karnataka,
Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT)
houses about eight undergraduate
engineering curriculums specializing in
Civil, Mechanical, Electrical &
Electronics, Electronics &
Communication, Computer Science,
Information Science, Aeronautical and
Architecture. The University also
offers various post graduate disciplines
in M Tech. ─ Structural Engineering,
Computer Integrated Manufacturing,
Industrial Engineering, Machine
Design, Digital communication &
Networking, and Computer Science &
Engineering and Automotive
Electronics. KLS GIT offers other
interesting post-graduation disciplines
like MCA and MBA, while offering 10
Research Centers, which is approved
by VTU.
GIT, the ﬂagship Institute of Karnatak
Law Society, Belagavi, was incepted in
1979 and was named after the eminent
industrialist and Philanthropist Late
Mr. Rao Saheb Gogte.
Karnatak Law Society was started in
1939 by a group of Lawyers and
Philanthropists. The Board of
Management of this extraordinary
organization comprises of a group of
quality conscious professionals
including Lawyers, Doctors,
Engineers, Chartered Accountants and
Entrepreneurs.
GIT shares the honor of sheltering over
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4500 students, more than 300 qualified
faculty with Masters and 80 Doctorates
from the most prominent institutions of
the world, and the nation including IITs
NITs, IISc. Their work and
contributions to the world has been
highly appreciated by various
Government agencies like UGC,
AICTE and the Ministry of HRD for
Research and Development Project. It
has also helped GIT to receive funds of
more than 100 lacs from such
prominent Government organizations.
Offers a Campus which Enhances
Students to Excel in Multi-
Disciplinary Curriculum
Innovation never stops where people,
culture, mentor, facilities and
curriculum motivates pupils to do
better. KLS GIT is one such institute
which is always trying to be better on
Research and innovation front. The
institute always motivates its students
to pursue Ph.D. and M.Sc.
(Engineering) by Research through
approved research centers in all the
streams including Management studies.
It offers excellent infrastructure in
areas like Flexible Management
System with CNG machines and
Robotics, CAD/CAM, Digital Signal
Processing, High Voltage Engineering
and VLSI, catered by a full-fledged
campus wide with OFC backbone and
high-speed Internet Connectivity.
Apart from academic prospects, the
institute offers a fair good Industry-
Institute Partnership Cell. The library
of the institute offers immense quantity
of study materials including 24000+
titles, near about one lac volumes,
8000+ journals including e-journals
and more than 16000 eBooks. Along
with academic and professional
improvement of a student, GIT
encourages both indoor and outdoor
sports and offers well-equipped gym
and extraordinary sports complex.
Apparently, the reports suggest that the
students of GIT have been doing
exceedingly well in the University and
state level competitions. The institute
maintains a well-balanced culture
within the campus by organizing
various fests like Annual Tech Fest
“Avalanche” and Annual Cultural Fest
“AURA”.
KLS GIT has stamped its presence and
credibility in the minds of the big
Corporate MNCs, as one of the leading
destinations for the sourcing the right
candidates. The Training and
Placement Cell puts inexorable efforts
to improve the quality of students in all
aspects like soft skills, technical
aptitude and general aptitude. KLS
GIT has maintained a well reputation
in the placement section by placing 90
per cent student every year in the top
notch global brands, corporates and
MNCs like Amazon, Mercedes, Quest,
TCS and BOSCH.
The institute offers a platform to the
students who have innovative ideas
through their incubation center. Their
incubation and entrepreneurship center
has been identified by the Government
of Karnataka as KLS GIT is one of the
nine institutes across Karnataka for
setting New Age Incubation Network.
Offers Financial Support to Needy Students
e institute believes education is for everyone and supports the ones who are doing extraordinarily well, yet
lacks the nancial support. KLS GIT shows respect to the meritorious students through various form of fees
waiver scheme as Full fee waiver for the K-CET Toppers with ranking less than 1000 and partial tuition fees
waivers with ranking in the range of 1001-2000. e Institute lays their hand of help to the needy pupils
through their various scholarship programs for students showing good performance in academics, sports and
co-curricular activities. ey have extended their help to provide nancial support to students participating
in various competitions, workshops in and abroad India.
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Goodwill of the Student Re ects
the Esteem of the Institute
Educating Pupils and Preparing Students for a Successful Career
SSpread across a sprawling mango meadow of over 27 acres in Karnataka, Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT) houses about eight
undergraduate engineering curriculums specializing in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication,
Computer Science, Information Science, Aeronautical and Architecture. e University also offers various post graduate disciplines in M
Tech. ─Structural Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Machine Design, Digital communication
& Networking, and Computer Science & Engineering and Automotive Electronics. KLS GIT offers other interesting post-graduation
disciplines like MCA and MBA, while offering 10 Research Centers, which is approved by VTU.
GIT, the agship Institute of Karnatak Law Society, Belagavi, was incepted in 1979 and was named after the eminent industrialist and
Philanthropist Late Mr. Rao Saheb Gogte.
Karnatak Law Society was started in 1939 by a group of Lawyers and Philanthropists. e Board of Management of this extraordinary
organization comprises of a group of quality conscious professionals including Lawyers, Doctors, Engineers, Chartered Accountants and
Entrepreneurs.
GIT shares the honor of sheltering over 4500 students, more than 300 quali ed faculty with Masters and 80 Doctorates from the most
prominent institutions of the world, and the nation including IITs NITs, IISc. eir work and contributions to the world has been highly
appreciated by various Government agencies like UGC, AICTE and the Ministry of HRD for Research and Development Project. It has
also helped GIT to receive funds of more than 100 lacs from such prominent Government organizations.
This renowned institute has already been approved by
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),
New Delhi, and is included under the Section 2(f) and
12(b) of UGC act 1956. KLS GIT is an Autonomous
Institution and a permanent affiliate under Visvesvaraya
Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, and it also
carries the distinction of getting NBAAccreditation for
the third time in succession for 2004, 2008 and 2015.
The accredited programs of these curriculums have
global acceptability and assurance about the quality of
education. GIT is recognized as an A+ Grade institution
by NAAC and the institution’s department of
Architecture has also been approved by Council of
Architecture (CoA).
The nation has seen the evolution of this institution from
good to better and further to best. Over the years, KLS
GIT has grown and has been headed by the eminent
academicians, Shri K.M. Gagadharaiah, Dr. K.S.
Vishwanath, Dr. R.P. Joshi, Shri A.K. Srivastava ,
Shri R.V. Parvatikar, Dr. D.H. Rao, Dr. M.D.
Kulkarni and Dr. A.S. Deshpande.
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MET Institute of Management
Institutionalising Socio-Economic Fabric of the Society
MET Institute of Management is imparting dynamic learning systems to equip professionals with conscience and
commitment to help them face the challenges of life and make their mark in the corporate world.
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Delivering Ethos in Education
MET Institute of Management (MET
IOM) established in 1994 at Bandra
Reclamation by the Mumbai
Educational Trust (MET). MET is a
conglomerate of premiere educational
institutions, located in Mumbai and
Nashik, Maharashtra. The MET
Institute of Management (MET IOM)
is focused on imparting quality
education, to make students sharp.
MET IOM was incorporated with the
vision of shaping professionals, so that
they can conquer the challenges of the
socio-economic fabric in the society by
institutionalising dissemination of
relevant knowledge through structured
learning systems. The institute is
affiliated to the University of Mumbai
and accredited by AICTE and
recognized by Directorate of Technical
Education (DTE) and ISO 9001:2008
certified.
At MET IOM, students are already
treated as managers under training.
They impart ceaseless training, seven
days a week. Moreover, application
oriented knowledge, garnered in the
lecture halls, is also applied to
industrial assignments.
MET IOM offers best in its class
infrastructure facilities which includes
hi-tech learning environment, air-
conditioned classrooms, Wi-Fi campus,
computer labs, conference rooms,
convention centre, recreation centre,
indoor and outdoor sports facility, etc.
Financial Aid Granted by
Institute
MET IOM, being a private unaided
non-minority institution, follows the
“Economic Backward Class” (EBC) as
regulated by Director of Technical
Education, Government of
Maharashtra (DTE) and supervised by
“Fee Regulating Authority” an
Admission Regulating Authority of the
State Government. They reserve some
seats for the minority class of the
society such as scheduled classes,
scheduled tribes, OBC, physically
handicapped, etc. as per the norms of
“Social District Social Welfare Office”
and Integrated Tribal Development

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Career Opportunities
MET IOM offers intensive and extensive mentorship, and individual counselling to each and every student right
from their rst day of induction to the completion of the programme. At the very rst day, students are exposed to
the lives of professionals, as they ascend the corporate ladder during the semesters I to IV, alumni and corporate
executives are invited for sharing their experiences and challenges and also for mentoring. In addition, Placement
Preparatory Module is delivered to the students, wherein, intensive mock sessions are conducted to sharpen their
competencies in presentation of ideas and case studies for problem solving capabilities. Industry experts and
alumni are also invited in the campus so that they can discuss about their ideas and experiences with the students
on current and future business challenges.
MET IOM has a Placement Cell with fulltime staff members and faculty who are constantly approaching industry
for placements. Since its inception, thousands of students are serving industry and business around the globe, such
as America, Europe, South East Asia and Australia, besides a PAN India presence holding senior managerial
portfolios.
Few notable alumni of MET IOM include Mr. Tarun Katial, CEO, Reliance Broadcast Network Limited; Gautam
Gulati, COO of KIAH Diamond Jewellery, Gitanjali; Sameer Mistry, Joint Vice President - Investments, Birla Sun
Life Insurance; Vishhal Bhusari, General Manager East, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Care; Wilbur D'costa,
Managing Director, Mango Jam, Dubai; Rahul Joglekar, General Manager – Marketing, SKF India; Pankaj
Tawde, CEO, Kongo Educational Services and many more.
Office” of Government of Maharashtra,
whereby, 50% of the seats are allotted
and filled in by DTE. Furthermore,
almost every year MET IOM offers
scholarship through, “MET Freeship
Scheme” and bank loan support to
needy students.
Educating for Multi-Dimensional
Development of the Students
MET IOM delivers Masters of
Management Studies (MMS) and Part
Time Master’s Degree programme in
Management. With a view to balance
the cognitive, emotive and action
domains, MET IOM is shaping
professionals by integrating ethics and
corporate governance with social
responsibility, inspiring fundamental
management verticals with team
building, experiential learning, case
studies, scenario building, role plays,
problem solving sessions, soft skills
development, competency mapping,
business simulation games etc. The
institute has developed, fine-tuned and
delivered number of additional
academic and co-curricular
interventions and programmes to
ensure multi-dimensional development
of the students, such as MET IOM /
AIMA Young Entrepreneur
Workshops; MET Combat debating
contest; Industrial and Rural visits;
Workshops by In-house Centre of
Excellence in Marketing/Finance/HR
for corporates/student interactions;
MET UTSAV an iconic cultural event;
Foreign visits; Participation in
Swaccha Bharat, Stand Up India
contest and many more.

An Enlightened Educator
Dr (Professor) Vijay Page, Director General of the MET IOM,
is an alumnus of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies,
Mumbai and has a doctorate in “Special Economic Zones in
India”. For over three decades he has worked with the private
sector corporate houses in the fields of textile, synthetic fibres,
FMCG, etc. as well as at NGOs in the rural sector.
Besides being the CEO of Konkan Development Corporation for
over a decade, where he worked in several areas, including dairy
development, prawn culture, palm oil & rubber plantation, along
with entrepreneurship development, Dr Vijay had also worked as
a consultant to leading MNCs including Forbes, Kalyani Steel,
etc.
Dr Vijay has been associated with the MET IOM and its various
initiatives in management education for two decades. He has
consistently sought for UNECOSOC (New York) consultative
status for the institute since 2003 and has contributed in their
New York and Geneva Dialogue.
During the sesquicentennial celebration of the Mumbai
University in 2006, Dr. Vijay launched Vidya Setu. It is a plan
devised for building a knowledge bridge that enables societal
bonding and encourages social responsiveness towards the
inferior class in the society. It was later renamed as Dr Abdul
Kalam Vidya-Dharit Kaushalya Vikasan Setu. His main focus is
development of Controlled Environment Agriculture and Perpetual Green Farming Hydroponic Systems, Ground Water
Recharge and Harvesting for combating climate change in the Deccan trap, Dynamic Positioning for VUCA world through
competency building in youth for driving mass poverty alleviation of the RUrban societies using state of the art technology.
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Annual Mega Fest
MET Institute of Management celebrates its annual fest “MET UTSAV” as part of its cultural
extravaganza. MET Utsav is held annually in the months of December or January. It comprises of
performing and non-performing art forms of students. It also involves some group events along with
outdoor and indoor sports like cricket, football, carom, chess, table tennis etc. Moreover, it also features
talent shows including singing, mimicry, band performances etc. displaying and encouraging capabilities
of students beyond the academics and their chosen career arena.
Future Endeavours
e learnings in MET IOM are enriched with an induction and competency development programme.
ese are offered through interactive and participative exchanges with eminent personalities, experts,
gurus and practitioners offering an insight into the rich heritage of Indian culture and practices of ethical
disciplines to deliver the Indian value system to the professionals of tomorrow. erefore, there are on-
going programmes in Yoga and meditation across the institute. A programme aimed at offering ‘earn and
learn’ opportunities to students is also being evolved and pilots will be soon operational in the coming
semester.

Presidency University:
Aims to Reach the Pinnacle of Excellence
Presidency University has a unique place in history. It was one of the rst few institutes of Western-type higher
education in Asia. In 1817, a group of enlightened Indians and Englishmen set up the Hindoo College. is was
taken over by the British Government in 1855 as the College of the Bengal Presidency, and placed in 1857 under
the newly founded Calcutta University. Over the next hundred years and more, Presidency College was Bengal’s
pre-eminent center of higher learning. e formal establishment of Presidency University in July 2010 allowed it
to refashion its venerable traditions and continuing strengths into a leading institution of the future.
The Glorious History is its Greatest
Strength
Two hundred years ago a civic
initiative in the city of Calcutta led to
the establishment of an institution for
imparting liberal education. In our
history of educational institutions
attaining global modernity, Presidency
University has proved its competency
time and again. When the Government
proposed on 27 November 1852 to turn
Hindoo College into a public
institution open to all communities, the
College was on its way to become one
of the pioneering academic institutions
in the world. During the nineteenth
century, the faculty and students of
Presidency College played an
innovative part in the making of Indian
modernity and the articulation of its
many persons. In the early twentieth
century, they met the challenge of
contesting colonial power while
creatively engaging with Europe in the
domain of generating and
disseminating new forms of
knowledge. Home to a galaxy of
dedicated scholar-teachers and brilliant
students, Presidency College
maintained its status as India’s premier
institution for higher education in the
early decades after independence.
This challenge of a magniﬁcent history
and esteemed tradition is their utmost
asset. In recognition of this rich
heritage and academic excellence, the
Legislature of West Bengal conferred
the status of a University on
Presidency College. This was enacted
with a view to empower Presidency
University to function more efﬁciently
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as a center of teaching and research in
various branches of learning and
promoting advancement and
dissemination of knowledge and
learning in the service of the society
and the nation.
Presidency supports Financial Aid in
this Changing World
Among all the preferred facilities,
Presidency University has always
extended its help to meritorious
students and never failed to nourish the
young minds. Being a state aided
University, the fees of the course are
minimal and Presidency believes in
making the future leaders of the
country. In addition to these, the
University also provides certain in
house scholarships for encouraging all
the under privileged brilliant minds,
namely Merit-Cum-Means, Student
Aid and Free Studentship. Presidency
University teaches its students to deal
with one’s short-comings, not to be
weak and reach the peak of success.
There are also endowments from
alumni and the citizens allow
meritorious students to be rewarded
with prize, medals and scholarships.
The students of Presidency are one step
ahead of others. They not only help
them to build their academics and
make their future bright but also
nurture their free spirit and encourage
them to dream bigger.
Keeping Alive the Legacy of Academic Excellence
e Presidency University, which traces its history back to 1817, has played a major role in shaping the
intellectual and socio-political fabric of West Bengal. e University provides 16 academic courses to the students
Bengali, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, English, Geography, Geology, Hindi, History, Mathematics,
Performing Arts, Physics, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Statistics. All the departments have 4-5
lecture theatres with seminar rooms and smart classes. e students as well as the faculties are provided with the
best amenities, to make learning more enjoyable. All the faculties of the University are highly quali ed and
experienced people. ey engage the students in continuous brainstorming sessions, lectures and discussions.
e campus extends over a land of 17 acres and the second campus of the University located in Rajarhat, Kolkata
is in its fundamental stages. Presidency University provides world class facilities to its students and it has always
looked for the all-round development of the students.
Presidency University boasts an ‘A’ grade in the NAAC accreditations in the Fifth year of its action. e University
also has the NIRF Rank of 41 in the year 2015-16. Principally, all the students of the University have higher
academic goals; they go for research and settle in one of the top universities of the world. However, there are
avenues and placements for all those who believe that change is the only constant. e university has its own
placement cell, where every year many students get placed in diﬀerent other areas of society, a few remarkable
ones are Bridge 121, Deloitte, HSBC, Aﬃne Analytics, TCS, Cognizant, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Paper True, TIS,
Pradan, R.S.Software and others.
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e University's Annual Events
and Activities to look forward to
Notable Alumni of the University
Having introduced to some prominent leaders and
avant-garde thinkers such as Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay, Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Anandaram
Barooah, Humayun Kabir, Satyendranath Bose, Meghnad Saha, Jibanananda Das, Satyajit Ray,
Amartya Sen and Gayatri Spivak, this institution boasts a rich heritage of excellence in liberal arts and
sciences. e pioneering discoveries of Jagadish Chandra Bose and Praphulla Chandra Ray in Physics/
Plant Physiology and Chemistry respectively were made in the laboratories of the college. Teaching of
both liberal arts and empirical sciences acquired true excellence in the nineteenth century and the
tradition continued even after independence. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Anandaram
Barooah, students of the college, enriched Bengali and Asaamese literature. Amartya Sen and Sukhomoy
Chakraborty made contributions to economic theory in the decades after independence. e college
amongst whose alumni was a former President of India (Dr. Rajendra Prasad), a Prime Minister of
Pakistan (Muhammad Ali of Bogra) and a President of Bangladesh (Abu Sayeed Chowdhury) had a
challenging past to live up to.
Its distinguished alumni have left their impressive mark in academia and all walks of life across the
country and in diﬀerent parts of the world. us, be it in the academic eld, politics, media or social
reformers, Presidency's alumni always held the ag, ying high above. eir contributions to the society
and to the country are immense. For two centuries, this institution has inspired countless world-
changing ideas, creations and discoveries. e alumni are legends – from Nobel laureates to writers,
philosophers to historians, presidents to Oscar winner pioneer scientists.
Presidency believes “Learning is not only about reading and
giving examinations; it is also about enjoying, having fun
and instilling in us the urge to know more and learn more.”
Therefore, Presidency University is not only one of the top
universities but also is a well-known place for cherishing
young talents. Every year, it organizes the Derozio Memorial
Debate; Calcutta Debating Society gives an international
platform for the students to reach to all its heights. There are
various public outreach programs like the science
departments organizing Brainware programs and students
from different departments participating in the NSS
programs. In addition to this, there are various lectures,
seminars and activities that keep going in the campus
organized by various departments.
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he aim of education is gaining knowledge, not of facts, but of values” –William S. Burroughs
TDevelopment of any nation solely depends on the quality of human resources; and good human resource is produced through
quality education. Education provides people with an opportunity to reflect on the social, cultural, moral, economic, and
spiritual issues and contributes towards the development through propagation of specialized knowledge and skills.
India, even after 70 years of its independence, is far away from the goal of universal literacy. The fact that India’s higher
education system is churning out millions of graduates who are unemployable speaks of the need to improve the quality of
education in the country. However, on a positive note, India is engaged in the use of higher education as a powerful tool to
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build a knowledge-based information society of the 21 Century. Indian professionals are considered among the best in the
world and are in great demand. This signifies the inherent strength of the Indian educational system.
Going Back to the Roots
Education in India dates back to its early civilization time where teaching and learning process revolved around the ‘Gurukul
System’. It was a residential concept wherein the students were educated under the guidance of a “Guru” in different areas of
religion, philosophy and science. Historians speculate that these centers had a remarkable resemblance to the European
medieval universities that came up much later.
The initial education system in India gradually got obscured due to subsequent invasions and disorder in the country. In the
early modern age, the Islamic influences enriched the traditional learning centers and brought in the disciplines of Geography,
Administration, Law, and Arabic Mathematics to India.
A major change in the design of higher education was brought by the European rulers. The British established the formal
system of higher education focused on languages, literature, history, and philosophy. These learning centers were focused on
generating English-speaking working-class people for the British administrative services, army and trade. The British model
of University system, inspired by the University of London, continued to expand across India, leading to a rising number of
higher learning centers by 1947.
The higher education system in India grew rapidly after independence. By 1980, there were 132 universities and 4738
colleges, enrolling around five per cent of the eligible age group in higher education. The number of institutions in India is
four times more than the number of institutions both in the United States and the entire Europe.
Present-day Scenario
India is dashing headlong towards economic success and modernization. It is counting on high-tech industries, such as IT and
Biotechnology, to propel the nation to prosperity. Currently, Indian higher education system has many favorable factors to its
advantage. India has a large higher education sector, the third largest in the world. It uses English as a principal language of
higher education and research and has an extensive academic tradition. Academic liberty is appreciated and there are a small
number of high-quality institutions that can form the foundation of quality education. The fact that State Government, rather
than Central Government, maneuvers vital responsibility for higher education, creates a rather cumbersome structure, but the
system allows for a diversity of policies and approaches.
Yet the weakness clearly outweighs the strengths. India educates approximately 10 per cent of its youths in higher education.
Even though, none of its universities occupy a solid position at the top. A few of the best universities have some excellent
departments and centers, and there are a small number of outstanding undergraduate colleges.
UGC recently released a report describing the current scenario of the Indian Higher Education System. It shows that despite
the growing numbers of colleges and enrollments, it is not adequate enough to cater to the educational needs of the increasing
young population.
Measures to Improve the Quality of Higher Education
One of the most efficient ways of tackling the problem of poor educational quality is by sharing the resources between private
and public schools. It is vital to remember that the quality of education is directly linked to the resources available and it is
important for the government to improve the resource allocation to bring about qualitative changes in the field of education.
To enable the higher education sector to take on the emerging competition from the Asian countries, there is a need to loosen
the hold of the government over the higher educational institutions.
The Government should undertake the following measures to improve the quality of higher education:
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ABriefAccountof
Higher Education
Encouraging
Individuality
Albert Einstein once
said, “Everyone’s a
genius. But if you judge a
fish on its ability to climb a
tree, it will live its whole life
believing that it is stupid.” With
the difference in ability, aptitude and
interest of a student and the societal
demands of expertise and specialization,
the standardized testing and curriculum does
not give much scope for the students to relate to
the world of work and wages. Creativity that has
nurtured our influences in almost all of life’s passions
and interests drops dead at standardized tests. The current
educational system expects conformity and rewards
predictable behaviors, both intellectually and emotionally.
Tech-Savvy Methods of Teaching
The new technologies offer vast opportunities for progress in
all walks of life. The focus should not be on installing
hardware but creating new, high-quality content such as
intelligent teaching systems and tools that will help students
to hone basic skills like reading and mathematics, and
developing content in multiple Indian languages. Free high-
speed internet connections can be provided to all schools
through a simple scheme by which the government could
reimburse internet service providers directly.
Making the Curriculum Dynamic
Currently, the curriculum in higher education is outdated in
most cases. It is stale, dogmatic and teaches things that the
world has moved on with. To infuse dynamism, the
curriculum needs to be progressive in nature. Students need to
be given the option of doing multiple courses. The spirit of
curriculum should be projects-driven and not exams-driven.
High-Tech Libraries
The university libraries have a very good collection of books,
but they are all in mess. A library must be online and helpful
for serious study. Indian universities should concentrate more
on providing quality education which is equivalent to that of
the global standards. Instituting this notion in the education
system will be of great help as anyone will be able to access
the
books
and
required
study
materials from
anywhere with
amazing
effortlessness.
Moreover, the E-libraries
can be updated swiftly with
new material and books.
The Power of Alumni
One of the most unappreciated
potentials in Indian education system is
the power of the Alumni. Excluding the
IIT’s and a few other top institutes, the
concept of Alumni networking is non-existent.
Once you launch a sincere network which is
transparent, it would give the avenue as well as
the confidence for the alumni to contribute in
terms of money or academic expertise.
Keeping in perspective the rapid changes taking
place in the society, higher education should
possess various qualities like inculcation of
confidence and ability to take responsibility and
prepare students to be effective within the
circumstances of their lives and work, and
promote the pursuit of excellence in
development and application of knowledge and
skills. Government should take certain
appropriate policy measures to improve the
education system. India, today, is one of the
fastest developing countries of the world. And
hence, needs an educational system that is
modern, liberal and can adapt to the changing
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The education system is not static, but dynamic. Education, globally, is in transformation. 2025
marks 75 years of constitutional democracy, 35 years of economic liberalization and 20 years of
accelerated educational reforms for India at a time when the world’s oldest civilization is also its
youngest nation. The Indian higher education system has undergone massive expansion to become the
second largest in the world. Despite ongoing debate about whether they can and should, most higher
education institutions include the development of employability skills within their curriculum. However,
employers continue to report that graduates are not ready for the world of work, and lack some of the most
basic skills needed for successful employment. Higher educational institutions devise a curriculum to bridge the
skill gap. Academics alone can’t assure jobs for students. They need to have access to holistic experience to
equip them for every aspect of their life and career. The role of educators is to guide them not just towards
academic excellence but various co-curricular, extra-curricular and community service of which they could be
passionate and proud. Once all these factors come together, their employability quotient will automatically rise. It
is the responsibility of the higher educational institutions to develop the curriculum incorporating all these factors
to make the students employable. The problem of unemployment can be solved only when the institutions focus on
enhancing employable skills of the students.
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Educators today have to keep in mind that the 21 century learners have a very different profile. He/she prepares
himself to use those technologies in near future that haven’t been invented so far. He/she is likely to undertake jobs
that don’t exist today. The students remain networked globally. They prefer to get engaged in multiple tasks; are
digitally literate and have strong visual and spatial skills. They remain tethered to the internet; want to learn things that
matter and look for challenging jobs. A number of personal and social skills popularly known as soft skills have become
imperative for enhancing employability in both wage and self- employment.
India has seen rapid growth in recent years, due to the growth in new-age industries. The demand for a new level of quality
of service has increased with the increase in purchasing power. It is important to note that the knowledge, skill and dynamic
workforce forms the backbone of our economy. To reap the benefits of such a young workforce, we need to implement the
reforms in the education system and also bring forth new factors of production, namely knowledge, skills and technology
which have the ability to unleash the productive frontiers of the economy in the most efficient and dynamic way. If India
needs to emerge as a developed nation in next 20 to 25 years, then it has to improve and develop its human resource, which
is as important as natural resources of the country. It is possible only by focusing on enhancing employable skills of the
students. Public and private enterprises should work together and look for the required upliftment of higher education and
improve employable skills.
Dr Aloysius Edward J.
Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management
Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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