siliconindia | | April 20214EducationThe demand for a reputable degree in the country was best encapsulated by Jai Prakash Narayan (Indian freedom fighter) in his quote -- "I have been appalled to find that only a small percentage of our students today are charged with a sincere desire for knowledge and skills. The rest want nothing more than a degree, which is prized not for its educational but commercial value. A degree for most student is a mere passport to employment."Over the decades, the school education system of the country has undergone a sea-change. The steadily increasing use of technology has inspired child-centric approaches and garnered government's attention on developing a system shaped up in alignment with global-level evolution of school education system. A report by ASSOCHAM reveals that 70% of the guardians from the highest to the base stratum of the social chain are in the favor of spending or giving a weighty entirety to these training establishments for the sake of instruction.The individuals accept that coaching institutes help their children in solidifying what is taught in school, and that coaching is the main entryway for securing admission in esteemed establishments like the IITs and IIMs. The coaching industry has seen a phenomenal rise in the last six to seven years. However, despite numerous efforts by both the private and public institutions the awareness about skill development still remains low among the Indian public. The priority is always towards certification and degrees. But that's changing now, with more and more institutes focusing on imparting education on more career friendly skills like IoT, Data Science, Digital Marketing. This edition covers both the segments, keeping a balance for the demands of both the segments. The institutes listed inside have made remarkable contributions to India's educational needs.Do let us know what you think! Emmanuel Christi DasEditoreditor@siliconindia.comMay the Thirst to Learn Never Quenches EditorialsiliconindiaEducation Vol 09 · Issue 8 - 01 · April 20, 2021 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Editor Emmanuel Chirusti Das Editorial Team Aveek Pal Choudhuri Avinash Roy VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar GM - Sales & Marketing Rohit Kumar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2020 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Vetrivel S Mohana KrishnanGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaAshu Sethi Garima Anand Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal Ashwini Shilpa S
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