Union Cabinet Minisiter of HRD, Mr. Kapil Sibal Visits IIM, Kozhikode

Union Cabinet Minisiter of HRD, Mr. Kapil Sibal Visits IIM, Kozhikode

The Minister also detailed the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for education, which is focused more on the rural areas, as part of the reforms initiated by his Ministry. The model involves private entities setting up the educational infrastructure in the country,

while the government will repay the investment over a period of time. He envisioned his plans of subsidizing the education to the disadvantaged sections of the society, while the cost is transferred to those who can pay. He also emphasized that only the services industry cannot absorb all the talent and we need to give impetus to the manufacturing sector so as to utilize the growing labour force.

Speaking on educational reforms, the Minister talked about plans to setup an accredition agency to form entry barriers to the education sector. This, he said, will maintain quality standards and force existing institutions to improve. Answering to a question to whether the education system could be standardized throughout the country, he replied that education cannot be standardized but learning can be and hence, the testing parameters should be uniform.

This interaction was part of The Leadership Series, organized by the Industry Interaction Cell (IIC) of IIM Kozhikode. IIC strives to have a healthy student-industry interaction by bringing industry stalwarts and distinguished leaders to the institute.

Concluded.

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Contributed by -
Gaurav Luniya,
Media Cell,
IIM, Kozhikode.

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