Naguesh,
With utmost respect to the number of seats and statistics cited by you , I
submit it is not QUANTITY but QUALITY that matters . During my professional
experience as a Human Resource professional in Industry,in Maharashtra, Goa and
Himachal Pradesh, I have been most surprised by the quality of aspirants for
jobs in our State of Goa. I have in interviews been surprised(shocked?)
by graduates in Commerce not being to explain the difference between a
Partnership Firm and a Limited Company, by graduates in Mechanical Engg. not
being able to explain the Carnots cycle and by graduates in Organic Chemistry
not being able to give the chemical formula for Alcohol!
A number of educationists are on record that "there is a mismatch between
skills in Goa". The Confederation of Indian Industry claims that there are not
sufficiently adept young professionals to hire in industry and that is one of
the causese for hesitating to set up shop in Goa. They are crying themselves
hoarse that the German "Sandwich" pattern is to be preferred by Institutions to
make students more industry-ready. The shortage of suitable young
professionals in Goa has also led to the quaint phenomenon of Goa having to
source its Engineers and Chemists from neighbouring Maharashtra and
Karnataka. Having served as Head of Human Resources for Companies in Goa for
over decades in sectors ranging from Hotels, Engineering, Pharmaceuticals and
Entertainment I am a wee bit knowledgeable about the gripes and ground
situation faced by these industries. Also a number of seats in the professions
referred to by you and the Institutions providing such
education go to students from outside Goa---as far as students from Arunachal
Pradesh. GOA HAS NO UNEMPLOYMENT.THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN GOA MAKES
STUDENTS UNEMPLOYABLE.
CHANGE IS NECCESSARY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Regards,
Gerry
