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As Unemployment is assuming alarming proportions in India, Eminent Academician Prof. PB Sharma, and 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 misunderstood ...

The day after Diwali this year, when Delhi once again hit 999 microgram per cubic meter on air quality index (AQI) for its PM 2.5 , there was a  great concern voiced by press and media but, as always, no emergent measures, public advisory or immediate actions were  rolled out to mitigate the disastrous  levels of air pollution in the world's largest democracy, India, in its national capital Delhi and the NCR Region. Life and business as usual continued.  Recent Lancet study, published in local and world leading news papers, reported that as many as 9 million or more people each year are dying in the world due to pollution. In India alone this figure could be over 2.5 million (25 lacs) deaths per year, the study reveals. But did it set out a panic or creates a sense of urgency in the minds of those in government and in the corporate and citizens at large. The answer is no. Last year also when AQI touched 999 in Delhi, eye brows were raised but no...

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, ...

Carrying forward his agenda of turning country’s universities into temples of excellence, Eminent Academician and newly appointed  President of the Association of Universities (AIU) Prof PB Sharma has embarked on a massive exercise of interacting with Vice chancellors of various educational bodies to  redraw contours of action plans to accomplish the cherished goal. A simpleton by nature, Dr Sharma who himself is the VC of an International level Private University in Gurugram, says he will work in close tandem with VCs to transform India’s Higher education to serve the cause of high employ-ability, continued contribution to the new knowledge creation, advancing frontiers of Knowledge, engaging into technology incubation, innovations and new product its development creating startups and new age enterprises in plenty. Focused on his vision, Dr.Sharma told this blogger that they would strive hard to achieve these goals with sincere committing to solving pressing pro...