PNS|Hyderabad
Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy said that students in the state are relying on training centres for employment, while participating in a panel discussion on the topic of ‘Empowering Education to Increase Employability’ on Monday.
This was conducted by TCS ION, TS Online and Higher Education Council as a state-level conclave in Hyderabad. Minister Sabitha suggested that changes should be made to improve education and skills according to the needs of students, but also that technology should be made available.
She said that the situation in the education system should be seen before and after the formation of the state. Every year at least more than 4 lakh students graduate and come out for jobs. She said that the Chief Minister has repeatedly told Vakati Karuna, Secretary of Department of Education, and Limbadri, Chairman of TSCHE, not to teach in a stereotypical way. She said, Minister KT Rama Rao has claimed that 1,500 new IT companies have come up in Telangana due to which lakhs of people have got employment.
Earlier, one had to go to Bengaluru for software jobs, but now Hyderabad has become an IT hub. Today the education system has changed so much that the placements are not in the training centres but on the campus itself for employment opportunities. KTR is looking for new ways to change IT policies, she added.
Chairman of Higher Education Council Limbadri said that in accordance with the current conditions, technical aspects should be added along with teaching so that students can easily understand. He clarified that all the universities are working hard for this and the Higher Education Council is also fully focused.
It has been revealed that students are most interested in computer science courses and 85 million jobs are required in this field by 2025. Accordingly, it was clarified that efforts are being made to improve the skills of the students so that they can get employment by providing education. Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, Vice-Chancellors of various universities, educationists and IT experts participated in the state-level conference.
