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As Unemployment is   assuming alarming proportions in India, Eminent Academician Prof. PB Sharma,President of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has asserted that new education policy, being framed now, should be targeted to boost employability of professional education, from currently 15-20 % to 120% on one hand and ensuring relevance of research and innovations to the needs of the society and industry at home on the other. He says it should also meet the regional and global aspirations, adding “We need to align India's Education Policy to National Development to pay attention to creating “Advantage India” from the efforts we invest in education and research and make education a powerful vehicle of societal transformation”.     Unfortunately, the goal of successive education policies in the past revolved around increasing access in the name of increased Gross Enrolment Ratio, GER, in higher education and inclusive education being grossly misundersto...

As India basked in glory of its 70 years of Independence, An eminent educationist and President of the Association of Indian Universities Prof. Pritam B Sharma  today recalled an adage “the education builds nation but poor quality education destroys the nation beyond repairs” and called for a through revisit of the country’s Education system.   He  says in the context of pledge, taken on the eve of 71st Independence day celebrations, it becomes all the more important that we seriously ponder over the quality and relevance of education for nation building. Dr sharma who is currently Vice Chancellor Amity University Gurugram said Education is not just Knowledge, it is the tripod of Knowledge, Character and Behavior. India was a great India, in fact  the Golden Eagle of the world and what we often rejoice India as the Viswa Guru,  primarily because of the value system deeply focused on practicing truth, purity, and service with aatmiyata, empathy, ...