The data show that only 8.6% of institutions report full industry alignment across their programs, while over half (51.01%) report no alignment. This lack of synchronisation is compounded by low industry participation in the classroom. 

75% of Indian colleges still not ready for industry; only 8.6% of institutions aligned with job needs: Report

Common University Entrance Test (CUET): What does India aim to achieve with this new system?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 4.30 pm today to mark the first anniversary of the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This policy replaces the thirty-four-year-old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986. PM Modi launched multiple key initiatives in the anniversary event.

PM Modi addresses nation to mark first anniversary of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020

In the first session of this 'WION Education Summit', we decoded the national education policy 2020, launched on June 29 by the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar & Human Resource Development (HRD) minister (now Union Education Minister) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, claiming that this policy aims to overhaul the country’s education system.

WION Education Summit: Decoding National Eduction Policy 2020

A hurdle race: Education in rural areas

Enrolment ratio in higher education to be almost doubled in 10 years: HRD Minister

CBSE schools to become anger free zones

In this segment of India Watch, Have a look at changes made in National Education Policy 2019 after row over Hindi.

India Watch: National Education Policy 2019; Here's a look at changes made after row over Hindi

India needs a thorough review of its higher education policy. With widening global opportunities in the digitised world, Indian universities can no longer rely only on the brightest lots of incoming students and must focus on their teaching and research performance.

Opinion: Will greater autonomy bring 'quality' to India's top colleges?

The student who scores the highest grade in an exam is not the one who best understands what (s)he is learning, but rather the one who is able to effectively memorise the contents in the textbook.

Opinion: Why as a student I find exams so meaningless