Addressing the convocation ceremony at O.P Jindal University, the Vice President shared his views focusing on the higher education system in India. In his statement, he said, “Higher educational institutions need to revamp their methods of teaching, give up a business-as-usual approach and create rigorous academic standards”. The higher education system in India has lost its glory and the focus on money-making is steering the industry. Still, in most of the institution, teaching techniques are not improvised in the age of modernization.
Vice President further stated, “Innovative, futuristic universities will be the drivers of this huge transformation and education will be the key driver of India’s transformation to prosperity”. Surely, that being said the Vice President, aspires the youth as the future generation leading the country. His vision epics modernization in the educational sector with advanced technologies.
Modernization of the education sector will increase the productivity of both the students and the nation. Schools, institutes, and universities can operate on a primarily at the individual level to pursuit material goals demand for schooling and that the school/university imparts technical skill to increase individual’s productivity.
Education could be the key driver for India’s road to prosperity and for that the need is to “reorient” the education system. “We need to build the right ecosystem for academic excellence to thrive by revamping our education system. Referring to India’s demographic dividend – 65 percent Indians below 35 years of age- Naidu. Reports suggest that by 2020, India would become the world’s youngest country with 64% population in the working age group. This means the quality and methodology of the education in India will be tested as the highest number of the population falls into the bracket. This showcases the importance of strengthening our education system.
The Vice President appealed the highly qualified Indian working overseas to come back and work in our universities. At the convocation ceremony, students from various degrees were conferred from law, business, International Affairs, Liberal Arts and Humanities, and Government and Public Policy.
The University, which started in 2009, with one school, few programmes, a small number of students and faculty members, has now expanded to 11 undergraduate, six postgraduate and Ph.D. programmes offered by eight schools.