Higher Education Must Be More Flexible, Says NAAC Chief
Chairman of the National assessment and accreditation council
(NAAC) executive committee, Goverdhan Mehta, has called for an innovative approach
to raise the employability of graduates passing out of universities with traditional
arts, commerce and science degrees.
"We need out-of-the-box thinking to tackle the issue, considering that barely 10%
of the 30 lakh students, who pass with these degrees every year, are considered
employable in today’s competitive world", he said at the 105th convocation ceremony
of the University of Pune (UoP) on Saturday, 14th Jan. Officiating vice-chancellor
Sanjay Chahande presided over the ceremony.
Mehta, also a noted scientist and former director of the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, said "emphasis needs to be laid on blending skills with education for
employment, entrepreneurship development, knowledge and creation of wealth. The
prevailing higher education system needs to be more flexible in terms of adapting
to the modern-day changes", he said. "Promoting liberal education can be a good
alternative in this direction to help the system come out of an age-old structured
format", he said. "Inter-disciplinary studies should be taken up by students instead
of going for traditional studies", he added. Earlier, Chahande said "the university
is making efforts to promote value-based education, which is critical to the development
of students".
Courtesy: Times of India
