NEW DELHI: TOI’s flagship programme Right to Excellence education summit was held on Saturday with top educationists, policy experts and changemakers decoding India’s education system.
Addressing the current education system and its limitations, Divya Gandotra Tandon, director, Scoop Beats Pvt Ltd & COO, ASTNT Technologies Pvt Ltd said, “It is nothing but an excuse by students who enter the industry that they weren’t taught anything in college.” She added that everything is available online and can be learnt for free.
“The market needs everything that you are being taught in colleges. You just need to skill up,” she said.
Talking about the skill gap and its implications for the future workforce, former VC of IGNOU Nageshwar Rao said, “Talking about higher education, there are three main components — knowledge, skill and the values.”
He said that the skill gap initially started after it was believed that educational institutions weren’t supposed to provide skills.
“Skill gap is the difference between the demand which is raised by the industry and the supply which is being given by either educational institutions or skilling institutes,” said Rishikesh Patankar, vice president (government programs), NSDC. He further added that the focus is on “future skills”.
The first panel focused on “equipping students for success in the AI era.”
Addressing the current education system and its limitations, Divya Gandotra Tandon, director, Scoop Beats Pvt Ltd & COO, ASTNT Technologies Pvt Ltd said, “It is nothing but an excuse by students who enter the industry that they weren’t taught anything in college.” She added that everything is available online and can be learnt for free.
“The market needs everything that you are being taught in colleges. You just need to skill up,” she said.
Talking about the skill gap and its implications for the future workforce, former VC of IGNOU Nageshwar Rao said, “Talking about higher education, there are three main components — knowledge, skill and the values.”
He said that the skill gap initially started after it was believed that educational institutions weren’t supposed to provide skills.
“Skill gap is the difference between the demand which is raised by the industry and the supply which is being given by either educational institutions or skilling institutes,” said Rishikesh Patankar, vice president (government programs), NSDC. He further added that the focus is on “future skills”.
The first panel focused on “equipping students for success in the AI era.”
