siliconindia | | August 20198IN MY OPINIONEducation is no more about just getting degree ­ it is about developing your personal-ity as well, including each and every aspect of it. Ex-tracurricular activities, as we all know, are those activities held in schools or colleges, which are not at all related to education and not in the conventional syl-labus, but are a way of showcasing talents and taking a break from the day-to-day lec-tures. By the way, these activities are not about a self-centered activity, but help students to develop their talents, interests and passions, besides making them un-derstand the practical skills which are subtly inculcated in them ­ for example, time & team management, writ-ing skill and others. These activities are not only a cur-sory experience, but gently nudge the talent inside into the right direction. Not only that, it does have a placental connection with the values relevant to today's society.We need to acknowledge the fact that, talent is not something that will just appear out of the blue without stepping out of the college gates and entering a corporate or an industry ­ it needs some long, hardworking years of nurturing and developing. Students first need to manage and flirt with a lot of skills to finally zero-in on one or two which they think are essentially useful, and focus on them in-termittently. This is the sort of nursery where love for skills can be understood & realized, and it is thoroughly imprac-tical to conclude that they must always be the sole responsibility of the insti-tute. This is where the entrepreneurs need to step-in.The Link between Extracurricular Activities & EntrepreneurshipNow, the question is - what is the link between extracur-ricular activities and entrepreneurship? The corporate and entrepreneurs have to spend months training college graduates to first unlearn the text-book orientation that has been the part and parcel of their lives till now, and then learn to apply skills the way the market actually works and demands. And so, it makes real sense for entrepreneurs to scrape that unproductive post-recruitment training period and replace it with a well-thought, thoroughly planned ex-tracurricular invasion at the college and institute level.EDUCATION, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ASSOCIATED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBy Mousumi Kundu Paul, Founder & Director, Monomousumi ServicesMousumi is a freelance writer and a passionate blogger who loves to express her emotions with words. She has been associated with leading companies like Cognizant, iGate, GiftBlooms, Brainybatch, PR Solutions and many others, and has written over 2000 essays/articles, two textbooks, reports and dissertations.Mousumi Kundu Paul
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