March 22 2016, 13.39 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
The Centre for Education, Growth and Research, one of the leading think tanks of India, organized a national seminar on “Higher Education, What India needs” at the Indian International Centre on. More than 300 educationists and Corporates attended this event. The participants debated on the vast need for higher education in India and how it can be made accessible. Dr. Arun Kumar (Member of Parliamant, Jahanabad, Bihar) as the Chief guest expressed his concerns about the decline in human values and India’s cultural values. He emphasized that there is a need for system-wide changes to make the education system robust and dynamic. Mr. Gurtej Singh Dhillon, Secretary, Bhartiya Janata Party (Punjab), in his address said that in order to ensure that the Higher Education makes a desirable impact, it’s important to vocationalise the education. Dr. Manpreet Singh Manna, Director, AICTE, informed the gathering about the initiatives taken by the government for the expansion of higher education. During the Seminar, the high achievers in the field were felicitated with Rashtriya Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar. The award for the best Management College for placement was bestowed upon the J.K. Business School, Gurgaon, Dr. Ajay Mehta, Registrar, JKBS and students received the prestigious award. It is well known that Jk group is an industrial house and the group’s aim to connect education with employment so that students can get more practical knowledge. The objective of J.K. Business School is to create the leaders of future.
