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Saturday, Nov 12, 2011
‘India needs to generate more blue-collared than white-collared jobs'
Smile quotient: E.Balagurusamy, member (education), State Planning Commission, interacting with students at a session on career planning organised by the CII in the city on Friday.
Tiruchi: It was essential for students to look beyond engineering and medicine to explore opportunities in different disciplines in higher education, observed speakers at a session on Career Planning organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry here on Friday.
Identify your aptitude early and shun herd mentality, E.Balagurusamy, Member (Education), State Planning Commission, told the large contingent of Plus Two students from various schools in the city. “The country needs to generate more blue-collared rather than white-collared jobs. The objective of education should be to produce good human beings rather than coach a student to score centum. There was no point in producing engineers who cannot apply their knowledge in day-to-day life,” he observed.
The country, as an economic superpower, was full of opportunities. It requires a large number technically skilled manpower for sustainable development.
The manufacturing sectors should be the pivot of development. In the next five years, the country would require about 10 lakh teachers and it was also facing a huge shortage of scientists. No country could progress without scientists.
Putting forward a 10-point mantra for holistic development for the students, Mr.Balagurusamy urged the students to develop competence, courage and character to succeed in their chosen discipline. G.Balakrishnan, former vice principal, St.Joseph's College, called upon the students to draw up their higher education plans on a five-year time frame.
Students should not fall for the popular perception that engineering and medicine were the only professional opportunities.
“Think differently to explore opportunities in diverse disciplines, including humanities with value addition to their degrees.
Students should equip themselves with soft skills and exhibit individuality to excel in their chosen field of study,” he said.
Vimala Kannan, course head, IIT JEE, T.I.M.E.Tiruchi, and M.A.Maluk Mohamed, convenor, Education Panel, CII, Tiruchi Zone, spoke.
Look beyond engineering, medicine, students urged
‘India needs to generate more blue-collared than white-collared jobs'
Smile quotient: E.Balagurusamy, member (education), State Planning Commission, interacting with students at a session on career planning organised by the CII in the city on Friday.
Tiruchi: It was essential for students to look beyond engineering and medicine to explore opportunities in different disciplines in higher education, observed speakers at a session on Career Planning organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry here on Friday.
The country, as an economic superpower, was full of opportunities. It requires a large number technically skilled manpower for sustainable development.
The manufacturing sectors should be the pivot of development. In the next five years, the country would require about 10 lakh teachers and it was also facing a huge shortage of scientists. No country could progress without scientists.
Putting forward a 10-point mantra for holistic development for the students, Mr.Balagurusamy urged the students to develop competence, courage and character to succeed in their chosen discipline. G.Balakrishnan, former vice principal, St.Joseph's College, called upon the students to draw up their higher education plans on a five-year time frame.
Students should not fall for the popular perception that engineering and medicine were the only professional opportunities.
“Think differently to explore opportunities in diverse disciplines, including humanities with value addition to their degrees.
Students should equip themselves with soft skills and exhibit individuality to excel in their chosen field of study,” he said.
Vimala Kannan, course head, IIT JEE, T.I.M.E.Tiruchi, and M.A.Maluk Mohamed, convenor, Education Panel, CII, Tiruchi Zone, spoke.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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