UGC asks univs to churn out graduates `ready for industry'
Chethan Kumar
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Bengaluru:
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all registered varsities to set up `University-Industry Inter Linkage Centres' (UILCs) in order to launch integrated initiatives that allow colleges to produce “well-groomed, tailor-made“ graduates for industry .From setting up industryacademia clusters, live-workplay campuses and career-oriented courses to launching startups, entrepreneurship development centres and joint research, UGC has mooted a series of initiatives that UILCs will implement. Incentives like land and tax benefits will be part of the scheme.
An elaborate plan on what universities can offer the world of industry has been discussed in the guidelines for UILCs. It will include teacher training, faculty orientation and joint research programmes.
While the industry has long complained about the problem of employability , some experts point out that turning higher education institutions into finishing schools is not a solution.
Former Bangalore University VC M S Thimmappa welcomed the move, but cautioned, “We must be wary .Turning our institutions into finishing schools will be disastrous.“ “Not everything can happen through control.Industry-academia interaction is welcome but there must be a limit to the government's role,“ International Institute of Information Technology's Bengaluru director S Sadagopan said.
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An elaborate plan on what universities can offer the world of industry has been discussed in the guidelines for UILCs. It will include teacher training, faculty orientation and joint research programmes.
While the industry has long complained about the problem of employability , some experts point out that turning higher education institutions into finishing schools is not a solution.
Former Bangalore University VC M S Thimmappa welcomed the move, but cautioned, “We must be wary .Turning our institutions into finishing schools will be disastrous.“ “Not everything can happen through control.Industry-academia interaction is welcome but there must be a limit to the government's role,“ International Institute of Information Technology's Bengaluru director S Sadagopan said.
For the full report, log on to http:www.timesofindia.com
Source: Times of India, 5-10-2015
