1. St Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata

Year of Establishment: 1860
Principal: Fr P Arock
Curriculum Followed: State Board & CISCE
Website: www.sxcs.edu.in

The school’s motto, in Latin is Laborare Est Orare, which means work is worship – a beautiful tribute to the Saint of our school, whom we hope will be an inspiration to all of us, today and always.

2. La Martiniere Boys School, Kolkata

Year of Establishment: 1836
Principal: Sunirmal Chakravarthi
Curriculum Followed: ICSE & ISC
Website : www.lmbcal.ac.in

Admission Process: November-December The school has achieved an enviable reputation in the field of academics as well as extra-curricular activities.

3. St. James’ School, Kolkata

Year of Establishment: 1864
Principal: Terence Hamilton Ireland
Curriculum Followed: CISCE & ISC
Website: www.stjamesschoolkolkata.com

The school began with a vision that the students irrespective of their language, color or creed, should grow up in an institution devoid of racial prejudices and be able to express themselves fearlessly throughout life.

4. Loreto House, Kolkata

Year of Establishment: 1842
Principal: Sister Phyllis Morris
Curriculum Followed: CISCE
Website: www.loretohouse.net.in

Through a variety of academic, life skill programmes and social welfare projects, Loreto House strives to instill holistic, physical, mental and moral education in its pupils.

5. Modern High School, Kolkata

Year of Establishment: 1952
Principal: Kaveri Dutt
Curriculum Followed: ICSE & ISC
Admission Process: October Onwards
Website: www.mhsforgirls.edu.in

The school is a public service oriented, non-profit organization, with the spouse of the serving Cabinet Secretary as its
chairperson.

6. Don Bosco, Park Circus, Kolkata

Year of Establishment: 1959
Principal: Fr Bikash Mondal
Curriculum Followed: CISCE, ICSC, ISC & CVE
Admission Process: October
Website: www.web.donboscoparkcircus.org

The school aims at blending work and study with artistic, recreational, cultural, religious and social activities, adopting the latest educational innovations with a view to helping pupils.

7. The Heritage School, Kolkata

Principal: Seema Sapru
Website: www.theheritageschool.org

The Heritage School imparts education combined with modern state-of-the-art technology and expertise. The mission
behind this day-boarding school is to provide a systematic and holistic education to students.

8. St. Joseph’s School, Darjeeling

Year of Establishment: 1891
Principal: Rev Fr Santy Mathew SJ
Curriculum Followed: ICSE & ISC
Admission Period: June to October
Website: www.sjcnorthpoint.com

The school’s mission is to promote total development of the individual by striving for excellence at the level of one’s potential.

9. St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling

Year of Establishment: 1864
Curriculum Followed: ICSE & ISC
Admission Period: August & December.
Website: www.stpaulsdarjeeling.com

St Paul’s is a residential school for boys. The staff and the scholars are predominantly Indian, and its educational policy is oriented towards life in India and India’s place in world affairs.

10. Goethals Memorial School, Darjeeling

Year of Establishment: 1917
Principal: Bro EL Miranda
Curriculum Followed: ICSE & ISC
Admission Process: Online
Website: www.gms.edu.in

The aim of the institution is the coordinated and balance of the following elements: Physical, Socio-cultural, spiritual, Psychoemotional and intellectual.

1. St John’s High School

Year of Establishment: 1959
Head Of School: Kavita Das
Curriculum Followed: CBSE
Admission Period: November to December
Website: www.stjohnschandigarh.com

The central purpose of the school community is the religious, moral, intellectual, physical and social education of the student.

2.Carmel Convent School

Year of Establishment: 1959
Principal: Maria Swati
Admission Period: November to December
Curriculum Followed: CBSE
Website: carmelconvent.org

The school draws inspiration from Christ, who willed the total development of every person, as also from our Founder, Mother.

3.Delhi Public School

Year of Establishment: 2003
Founder and Principal: Reema Dewan
Curriculum Followed: CBSE
Admission Period: November – December
Website: www.dpschd.com

The school claims to provide a truly enabling environment to contribute to the holistic development of each student.

4.Yadavindra Public School

Principal: Anubha Goyal
Principal: R P Devgon
Curriculum Followed: ICSE & ISC
Admission Period: November
Website: www.ypschd.com

The school aims at the all round growth of the students and strives to inculcate in them a positive and healthy, physical, emotional and intellectual attitude.

5.Sacred Heart School

Year of Establishment: 1968
Principal: Sr. Nisha
Curriculum Followed: CBSE
Admission Period: November to December
Website: www.sacredheartchd.com

The school has won the U T Championship trophy for 10 consecutive years from 2003-2013.

6.St Kabir Public School

Year of Establishment: 1974
Principal: G Chadha
Curriculum followed: ICSE
Website: www.stkabir.co.in

School’s core-beliefs are drawn from the philosophies embodied in the Holy Scriptures and are inspired by the teachings of our Prophets, Gurus and learned Saints such as Bhagat Kabir Ji.

7. Bhavan Vidyalaya

Year of Establishment: 1983
Principal: Vineeta Arora
Curriculum followed: CBSE
Website: www.bhavanchd.com

It is an organisation dedicated to creating awareness of India’s rich heritage, scriptures, unity of all faiths and common spiritual truth given to the world community by sages and seers.

8.Strawberry Fields World School

Year of Establishment: 1991
Principal: Sangeeta Sekhon
Curriculum followed: ICSE
Admission Period: November
Website: www.sfworldschool.com

Education for the school is a process which takes along students, educators and parents on an inviting journey exploring the worlds of intellectual, emotional and spiritual learning.

9.Vivek High School

Year of Establishment: 1984
Principal: PK Singh
Curriculum Followed: CBSE
Admission Period: November
Website: www.vivekhighschool.in

By making innumerable students capable of showing keen insight and good judgement, the school have successfully conformed to our motto of Knowledge and Integrity.

10.Govt Model Sr Sec School, Sector 35 D

Year of Establishment: 1969
Principal: Indra Dhingra
Curriculum followed: CBSE
Admission Period: March

The school aim to prepare students to compete globally by providing a conducive environment in the academic scenario working unbeatably and with compatibility.

“This course would enable the participants to master all critical issues relating to international business management and equip them with a better understanding about the global market. I thank the entire WizIQ team for playing a pivotal role in the conceptualization of this course.” – Dr Niladri Das, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies

An institute with no history of ever venturing into distance education, ISM Dhanbad, for the first time, took a bold step, when it decided to adopt e-Learning for its ‘Certificate Program in International Business Management’.
This Online Course by ISM Dhanbad seeks Learners with an appetite for Curiosity, Learning & Application. It has an outright motto: “Don’t Enrol Just For the Certificate!”.
The faculty, offering the course, are experts in the field of International Business Strategies, International Marketing, International Finance, International HRM and International Operations Management. The teachers, including the Head of the Department, are proactively anticipating the initiation of the course, that is scheduled to kick-off on December 8, 2013.
Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad is among the top Institutes in India and the World. It is renowned the world over for its academic rigor and high industry relevance. The first online course from the ISM Dhanbad campus carries this legacy forward.
This Online Course by ISM Dhanbad would equip the participants with nuances of International Business for better understanding of the global business environment for the effective functioning of the corporate sector. This Certificate Program in International Business Management is designed to provide managers and professionals with knowledge of concepts, tools and techniques needed to successfully leverage their businesses, teams and organizations to success in a global context. These insights may help faculty members to improve their contribution across various diploma programs.
And this course, like many other prestigious courses, is being offered via WizIQ Virtual Classroom. Since its a novel inception by ISM, the institute extended the registration date for the course upto 31st December 2013 to encourage the adoption of online education. This is possible because of the archiving capabilities of the robust online platform, i.e., WizIQ. Students enrolling shall have access to the past classes in the form of recordings. WizIQ’s virtual classroom technology seamlessly allows the establishment of an e Teaching Business in India, More premier institutes like IITs, VIT Vellore, ISB, NIOS, and now ISM Dhanbad, are opting for integration of Information and Communications Technology in higher education. And with WizIQ being almost infinitely scalable, the education sector in India is undergoing a paradigm shift.

If you have a similar initiative of launching an online course, feel free to drop a mail at kalyan@wiziq.com or call +91- 9216405405 or +91-9897072888.

Quality education is the need of the hour and with the result, at the same time the boards of education and learning must develop a plan to help schools, teachers and parents educate children about safe, responsible use of the Internet

Quality is defined as an art of fellowship in academics. The polished preface defines and desires the requisite towards the requirements of the 21st century learners and it is ultimately a new phenomenon in totality.
Quality education is the need of the hour and with the result, at the same time the boards of education and learning must develop a plan to help schools, teachers and parents educate children about safe, responsible use of the Internet. For example, one must encourage schools and families to place computers in rooms that are shared (such as family rooms, dining rooms, offices or libraries), where children can use the internet with others around them. And teach children never to share personal information (name, address, telephone, or credit card number) online. This may go a long way in making this a success. The day-to-day activities at school and home education will provide a healthy liking for computer and this is required to foster appropriate use of the Internet among school-goers.
It is also a point to debate despite the increasing use of computers in elementary schools, there hasn’t been a decrease in the formal teaching of penmanship. The children use just as much paper as they did before computers became a classroom standard. Hence one has to keep in mind that writing with a pencil involves an equally important set of skills as typing on a keyboard.

Exposure to the internet can help pre-schoolers and children in the early elementary grades master literacy and other cognitive skills and also can spur integration of these skills early in their development. Parents and school leaders who look for online opportunities for younger children can be guides to engaging, age-appropriate content. The internet can reinforce everyday learning opportunities and be a powerful tool for fostering interaction among adults and young children. It takes much to conduct the new tool of knowledge in this regard. The task of the teaching gentry must ponder in regard to computing of this sort, they must help teachers, parents, and children use the internet more effectively for learning. For example, they ought to suggest education- related websites for parents and children to visit together – and give them learning activities to do once they get there. Offer education-related help for students online, like after-school tutoring. Provide teachers with professional development opportunities to help them model effective use of the Internet as a tool for students’ learning, including integrating Internet learning with regular classroom learning. If teacher training takes place outside of regular school hours, offer teachers incentives to participate when possible. If teacher training pulls teachers out of the classroom, parents should be made to know why it is important to support this professional development. The usage of the internet to communicate more effectively with parents and students goes a long way to generate interest for all. For instance, launch school district or school websites or publicize websites in newsletters and places where parents are likely to be. Update websites frequently with relevant, timely information. Post exemplary student work online, with teacher commentary explaining why this work meets academic standards. Make websites interactive by soliciting comments or holding public forums about education issues online. Encourage teachers, parents and students to communicate through email, make their email IDs and even communicate off-line with that reference only for generating pulses of craze and interest of being a netizen. And finally, engage the community. This can be very easily done through holding computer and Internet training classes for parents or hosting convenient opportunities for parents, community leaders, librarians, teachers, and others to talk together about children’s use of the Internet. Schools may want to collaborate with libraries, community computing centers, local colleges and universities, and other places that offer alternative access to computers. Educators and parents have been quite concerned over the years about possible negative effects of computer and internet on children’s desire to interact with others. Unlike television, however, the more interactive, child-controlled nature of some computer software can be conductive to sharing, taking turns and playing games together. Also the fact lies to the versatile saying that the familiarity and comfort with computers is certainly useful for daily survival, both in and out of school. The risk associated with this myth comes from placing too much emphasis on the computer as a “must” for children’s future welfare. It’s better to regard computer use as simply one more experience or tool that can support the development of the good old-fashioned learning skills such as being able to read and write, think logically, and solve and analyse problems. It can also enhance the learning process by allowing children to have experiences not possible without a computer. Ultimately out of the study it capsules more of the truth to have this machine as a tool rather than an aid for all times. One must utilize its measures as and when required from the children point of concern.

“day-to-day activities at school and home education will provide a healthy liking for computer and this is required to foster appropriate use of the Internet among school-goers”

FUTURE SCOPE
The ultimate is ‘Quality Culture’. It counts in a big way to promote the very cause of darkness out of the old traditions. It is very easily encapsulated into the minds of the workforce, the users, and the public opinion and to the masses. IT has paved as the irresistible mantra for Survival, the capsules for Quality Culture, the tablet for Prosperity at large. Pressing it with the opinion of the masses is the fact that it is a Reality in practice. The boom of technology is bound to promote and enhance the image of Quality in Education and the Society in a big way. Thinking of Society, aiming a future, working for…. Without IT has become a Joke of the day. IT is there is stay and mandatory to breathe into…… As a matter of fact, Regardless of one’s career choice, one can benefit from knowledge of computer hardware and software, and how these components function together. Even if one’s job does not require him to work directly with a computer, this knowledge may help him to envision new ways of using computers in the work, resulting in a more productive work environment. This can also lead to career advancement opportunities. If one thinks this case is being overstated, and that computers are not being used that much, consider this: computers are popping up in places and professions that may seem unlikely.

Though the country boasts of producing the maximum number of engineering talent in the world, only 1 percent of Indian IT students have been found skilled in the information security space.
According to a study done by ECCouncil, a global certification body for information security professionals, nearly 86% of student IT talent pool in India displays no awareness of cyber security basics; while a mere 13% was found to be trainable in the space.
“This is very alarming news to the country’s corporate and defence establishments. India is known as the software and outsourcing capital of the world. However, recent industry data shows how vulnerable the Indian IT industry is. Lack of skills in both working professionals as well as students is a major area of concern for the nation,” says Amit kumar, president and co-founder, cyberfort .
Cyberfort Technologies is one of the fastest emerging IT security and consulting firm in the most emerging field of Cyber Security. It is a venture of IIT alumni, Management Professionals from the Top Colleges of India and seasonal professionals from IBM, CISCO, WIPRO, DATTO and Converges. Established in the year 2013, awarded by the IT minister of Hyderabad for its innovative teaching and eclectic learning methodology imbibe with technology. In a very short span of time the company recognized for conducting various Cyber security courses and projects on new dimension of information technology.
Other than providing niche and hi-tech certification courseware globally via virtual and instructor led teaching modules, it also has strategic alliance with Mahatma Gandhi University (UGC-AICTE-DEC) and EC-Council (world largest certification body for cyber security professionals) for imparting high quality post graduate and professional certifications in Ethical Hacking and Information Security.
While the study is indicative of the fact that when the current curriculum has some introductory topics on the subject, focus via its inclusion as a separate subject is missing. India declared its first national cyber security policy in July this year, which aims to create 5 lakh information security professionals over next five years.
“Given the fact the 86% of the current IT talent has no awareness of cyber security, the role of academia becomes all the more challenging,” says Amit
In a recent move to up the ante on cyber security, the government has hired 4,446 experts.
However, the number is miniscule compared to the increasing number of attacks on websites every month. Financial institutions, telecom, mobility, internet organisations and hospitals are more vulnerable to cyber threats today, because of the data they handle.
According to reports by CERT-In, 4,191 Indian websites were hacked in the month of August this year, up from 1,808 in May this year. In fact, corporates too agree that they have a tough time filling up positions in the information security space. “It is difficult to find basic engineering talent, let alone talent in information security space.
The problem is not with students, but the whole system. You can’t expect them to be good at something they are not taught,” says the CFO of an IT company who did not wish to be named. “The world is recognising vulnerabilities, leading to cyber threats and attacks. India holds a key position in the global IT and IT-enabled services map. Every country is taking steps towards building a talent pipeline towards a secure future and we urge Indian industry and academia to address the concerns to retain their leadership in the domain,” Dr Rajesh kumar VP cyberfort said.

What Is Infosec?
Information security is the practice of protecting information from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction. Protecting confitualdential information is a business, ethical and legal requirement

Demand Is Big…
By 2015, India will need at least 5,00,000 cyber professionals. Government, IT/ ITeS, financial institutions, telecom organisations and hospitals are more vulnerable to cyber threats.

…Supply Situation Is Bleak
Only 0.97 percent of Indian students have the basic skills in information security. Just around 13percent of students have an understanding of concepts and can be trained in information security.
More than 86 percent have not been made aware of skills or are not trainable.
The world may acknowledge India as an information technology superpower, but its very own official cyber security workforce comprises mere 556 experts deployed in various government agencies.

Security Architecture
Now, India is also setting up its own ‘cyber security architecture’ that will comprise the National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) for threat assessment and information sharing among stakeholders, the Cyber Operation Centre that will be jointly run by the NTRO and the armed forces for threat management and mitigation for identified critical sectors and defence, and the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) under the NTRO for providing cover to ‘critical information infrastructure’. The government is also coming up with a legal framework to deal with cyber security.

India needs five lakh cybersecurity professionals by 2015 to support its fast growing Internet economy

The NSCS has identified over a dozen ‘critical information infrastructure’ sectors/ facilities requiring protection. These include the civil aviation sector (Air Traffic Control or ATC), Railways’ passenger reservation system and communication network, port management, companies and organisations in power, oil and natural gas sectors, banking and finance, and telecom sectors.
The government of India along with private organizations is launching several initiatives to combat cyber attacks. However, the biggest challenge currently facing the country is the lack of cyber security professionals. According to recent data, India currently has around 556 certified cyber security professionals, which is miniscule when compared to China having nearly 25 million cyber experts or commandos. Experts note that the country would need 500,000 cyber security experts by 2015 to protect its IT infrastructure. As a result, they believe that the country should gear up to create a strong poThere are of course a few exceptions with some organizations across the country actively working towards this initiative. A good example is the recent announcement by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (ECC) that partnered with Institute of cyberfort to train nearly 1,000 students ethical hacking, security analysis, penetration testing and other infosec programs across their 10 centres in India.ol of cyber security experts to strengthen its cyber security space.
The inspiration to take up these subjects should be inculcated from the school level,” mentions Eugene Kaspersky, Founder and CEO-Kaspersky Lab. At a recent cyber security summit, he mentions that it is important for respective governments to partner with engineering and computer schools to offer courses in information security. The awareness however should be created at an even preliminary level to combat the evils of cyber space. Like, recently the Gurgaon police organized a series of cyber security campaigns to sensitize students about threats of cyber crimes and make them aware of safe Internet practices and security measures to minimize this concern.
Debasis Nayak, CIO, Asian School Of Cyber Laws believes there are ample opportunities in the cyber security space. He also highlights the need of public private partnership to respond to the recent cyber security challenges. “IT security is an interesting subject and we can see a growing interest among students to take up these topics. technical and law schools should partner with the government to offer subjects related to cyber security,” he says.
The need of the hour for India is to create a cyber security ecosystem, where government agencies, private players including large enterprises and SMBs, students, legal entities, researchers and academicians can actively participate to strengthen the space, says Nayak.
But experts also point out that in India cyber security as a subject is still evolving and may take another 2-3 years for the country to build a strong pool of cyber warriors.

For establishment of cyberfort study
center contact – Dr Rajesh Kumar
Mobile- +91 9031489275, 9973195996
email-rajesh@cyberfort.org

Goa, a state that boasts commendable access to higher education in the country, hosted delegation from academia and industry this November over high level discussions on higher education.
The digitalLEARNING Higher Education Knowledge Exchange – Goa co-organised by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India was organised during 15 – 17 November, 2013. The two-day residential event was convened with the aim of strengthening the knowledge society. The event took into account various topics related to higher education sector through extensive panel and round table discussions. Vice Chancellors from central, state, private and deemed universities deliberated on ongoing initiatives, short-term and long-term objectives for strengthening the country’s higher education system and the challenges and scope for accomplishment of these goals. Keeping in view the inevitable role of technology in enhancement of the teaching-learning experience, the event also engaged several solution providers from the industry who shared their innovations in the domain. The event was inaugurated with a heated discussion on the relevance of Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in giving higher education a new dimension. Other major areas of discussions included skill development initiatives, importance of researchbased curriculum and role of technology in boosting pedagogy.

Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary – IT, Government of Maharashtra

Prof Ajoy Kumar Ray, VC, Bengal Engineering and Science University, West Bengal

Nilesh B Fal Dessai, Director IT, Government of Goa

Dr G James Pitchai, VC, Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu

Skill Development Initiatives to Boost Employability

• Need to embed employability factor into curriculum, give hands on training to make students industry ready – Dr S S Chahal, VC, Desh Bhagat University, Punjab
• Role of teachers and employers in creating employable graduates needs to be defined – Prof G L Datta, Chancellor, K L University, Andhra Pradesh

Dr G Tulasi Ram Das, VC, JNTU Kakinada

Dr Rupesh Vasani, Director, Sal Technical Campus, Gujarat

Dr S S Chahal, VC, Desh Bhagat University, Punjab

Bhaskar G Nayak, Director – Higher Education, Government of Goa

Role of Research-based Education in Strengthening Knowledge Society

• Every government has been talking of increasing the spending on R&D to at least 2% but it has never increased to more than 0.9% of GDP – Dr W N Gade, VC, University of Pune
• Implications of higher education and research system have global dimensions affecting every sector of the society especially the knowledge society – Prof K Narsimha Reddy, VC, M G University, Andhra Pradesh
• Knowledge generated by research and innovation is the basis for a sustainable social development. Research activities must be integrated with the needs of the society to make it more useful – Prof S Satyanarayana, VC, Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh
• Universities are the fertile field of research and innovations have to be harvested from this fertile field – Dr G James Pitchai, VC, Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu

Dr Akshai Aggarwal, VC, Gujarat Technological University

Prof Anjan Kumar Ghosh, VC, Tripura University

Dr W N Gade, VC, University of Pune

Dr Vinay Kumar Pathak, VC, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Rajasthan

Effective Use of Technology to Boost Teaching, Learning & Assessment

• More and more states may find transaction-based solutions attractive, as most universities in Maharashtra too are opting for it – Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary – IT, Government of Maharashtra
• In Goa, MoUs have been signed between engineering colleges and IITs, wherein the lectures delivered at the IITs is telecast in the colleges – Nilesh B Fal Dessai, Director IT, Government of Goa
• With the help of the use of ICT tools by a teacher, the teachinglearning process can happen beyond the classroom – Dr G Tulasi Ram Das, VC, JNTU Kakinada

Prof S Satyanarayana, VC, Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh

B Syama Sundar, VC, Yogi Vemana University, Andhra Pradesh

Prof Darlando T Khathing, VC, Central University of Jharkhand

Prof B S Rajpurohit, VC, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur

Importance of Introducing Diversified Courses and Programmes in the Curriculum

• It is important to have diversified courses for complete development of a student. Students should not be restricted to their chosen subjects but must be exposed to various ideas and philosophies – Prof Anjan Kumar Ghosh, VC, Tripura University

Prof E T Puttaiah, VC, Gulbarga University, Karnataka

Prof G L Datta, Chancellor, K L University, Andhra Pradesh

Prof K Narsimha Reddy, VC, M G University, Andhra Pradesh

Prof K P Mishra, VC, Nehru Gram Bharati University, Uttar Pradesh

Role of Technology in Redefining Pedagogy

• If we have to compete globally then we have to introduce a higher education system that is strong, comparable and compatible with world scenario – Prof K P Mishra, VC, Nehru Gram Bharati University, Uttar Pradesh
• Technology is a link to the new knowledge, resources and high order thinking – Dr Rupesh Vasani, Director, Sal Technical Campus, Gujarat
• We can train teachers in a much better way by making use of the technology and in turn teachers can use the same training material or e-learning material to train the students – Prof K Lal Kishore, VC, JNTU Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
• ICT can be a supplementary tool for better education but it has to be used in such a way that it connects with Indian requirements – Dr Vinay Kumar Pathak, VC, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Rajasthan

Prof Manoj Kumar Arora, Director, PEC University of Technology, Punjab

Prof P Rameshan, Director, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Prof R Venkata Rao, VC, National Law School of India University, Bangalore

Prof K Lal Kishore, VC, JNTU Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

Bringing Quality and Promoting Inclusiveness in Education to Meet Student Aspirations

• RUSA will basically be a channel or vehicle through which the resources from the government will be transferred to the state institutions – Bhaskar G Nayak, Director (HE) Government of Goa
• Quality education has two aspects- skill of the learners and perception of the users on their skills – Prof P Rameshan, Director, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
• Exams like JEE are making students non-analytical – Prof Ajoy Kumar Ray, VC, BESU, West Bengal
• We should focus on internship programs, projects in rural areas and international exposure for holistic development of students – Prof Darlando T Khathing, VC, Central University of Jharkhand
• Engineering education has deteriorated due to faculty shortage, poor laboratory and library facilities and absence of autonomy – Prof Manoj Kumar Arora, Director, PEC University of Technology, Punjab
• The government should work in tandem with private sector to make education inclusive- Prof R Venkata Rao, VC, NLSIU, Bangalore

Critical Role of Industry academia Interface in Enhancing Education Infrastructure

• Four factors required to make student employable- creative abilities, learning at the university, operative skills and the idea of soft skills – Dr Akshai Aggarwal, VC, Gujarat Technological University
• Establishing strong linkages between teaching and research, participation of industry in drafting curriculum and educational policies, strengthening public private partnerships, industry collaboration for revenue generation, constitution of working groups for constant mutual support is essential – B Syama Sundar, VC, Yogi Vemana University, Andhra Pradesh
• Since anybody can access the pool of teachers and knowledge through the use of ICT, it has made it easier to survive in this competitive world – Prof B S Rajpurohit, VC, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur