Changing Landscape of Education, Institutions,Technology and Branding

                                          Recently results of annual exams in schools have been declared. The Reaction of most of us regarding marks obtained by our children in exams confirm that our examination system in schools is still obsessed with marks. This obsession is also because of mad rush for admission to prestigious institutions and highly rated disciplines for which the cut off marks touches 100%. This system promotes abhorrently cut-throat competition that makes students feel incompetent and, therefore, subjects students to immense pressure. Moreover, the focus on getting higher marks than their peers makes students learn in individual silos and limits their collective growth. Do...

  Can advances in technology, the wide prevalence of the Internet and smart  learning apps replace human teachers altogether?  It is a fact that the Internet provides tonnes of information. It is undoubtedly one of the important sources of knowledge. However, it is also a source of a bundle of misinformation. Moreover, the internet offers bits and pieces of information. A teacher can take this information, transform it in a coherent piece, and teach it in a way that the student can understand properly. Thus, Internet and technology can complement the endeavor of knowledge-seekers but can never take over the role of a teacher. Rather a good teacher who can instill value system, sound character, and can groom his learners in distinguishing between right and wrong, is more relevant in this age of EdTech. Last but never the least, teacher is the only source of wisdom and shall remain so in future as well. ...

  Highest Expenditure on Education as per cent of GDP,   in recent years. For the effective implementation of National Education Policy, 15000 schools will be strengthened initially. These schools will mentor and work as a model for the NEP implementation across the country. 100 new Sainik schools to be set up in partnership with NGOs and private schools, For making education more inclusive, government will set up 750 Ekalavya residential schools in the Tribal Areas. ·            Higher Education Commission responsible for setting standards , accreditation, regulation and regular funding of the Colleges and Universities, will be set up.   Central university to be set up in Leh.   Collaboration   with Japan for the sharing of technology and knowledge. ·          Realigning National Apprenticeship Training scheme for graduat...

  Everybody deserves to get education. It is incumbent on societies to make sure everyone gets equal opportunities to education. Education will make the societies look better and shape better. The best thing about education is that it harps on the idea of inclusiveness and without inclusive and equitable education for one and all, it would be rather difficult to work on the noble ideas of gender parity and income and wealth parity. In lack of proper education, millions of young children are deprived of their rightful access to better prospects. Education may help in their upliftment, their lives may change from a poverty-stricken existence to a decent life.   It is pathetic to see that today 258 million children and youth still do not attend school; 617 million children and adolescents are unable to read and do basic math; more than 60% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa do not finish even secondary school and 4 million children and youth refugees drop out of schools. They h...

  I always felt that formal education seldom offers solutions to practical problems of life.  It is lifelong learning which improves a person's makings, bit by bit and day by day. Thus realising the importance and joy of continuous growth, I always seek for improvement. For this, I read on a daily basis, keep attending various courses and thereby keep challenging myself by grabbing opportunities to grow. My diverse passions in areas like branding, EdTech, training, leadership, HR, etc., also helps me remain a lifelong learner. My passion for learning helps me embrace changes as well as keep breaking my comfort zones. Udemy in its latest Skills Gap Report, underlines that lifelong or continuous learning is prerequisite for survival in the fast changing world In its Fourth edition of Skills Gap Report, India has been included for the first time. As per this, “There is an underlying current of anxiety, with as many as three-quarters of workers in India re...

  Coursera’s Global Skills Index 2020 (GSI), takes stock of state of skills around the world and gives some very interesting insights about the future skills landscape. The   report benchmarks skills proficiency for 60 countries, 10 industries, and 11 fields of study in business, data science, and technology. It also highlights impact of the pandemic on the skills landscape. The report underlines that higher skills proficiency is linked to economic progress across multiple dimensions, including GDP, labor force participation, and income equality. Going by the World Bank’s latest report, e very skill proficiency percent gained for a country is associated with a $600 increase in GDP per capita and Fidelity’s report that Industries with more highly skilled talent, especially in technology skills, see higher stock returns and less disruption from COVID-19 . We may infer that although India needs better reskilling in data science domain, its chances of post-pandemic reco...