Striving students and strangulating state
Here is my latest article where I discuss the relationship between education and employability, and the challenge that we in India face. I am doubtful of the effectiveness of the "education reforms" initiatives of the present UPA government, in meeting the challenges. And I suggest an independent system to assess the employability of youngsters. I will appreciate any comment or criticism that anyone might have. The original article was published in the Wall Street Journal Asia, on 2 June 2010. The title was " Indian Students and the Strangulating State ", New Delhi is trying to regulate innovation out of the educational system. Indian students waited eagerly last week for the results of entrance exams to the most sought-after engineering schools, among them the famed Indian Institutes of Technology. More than 450,000 students competed for some 9,500 seats in what is perhaps the most competitive exam in the world. This year's success stories included a home-sc...