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New Indian Express
11 hours ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Apprenticeship-based degree courses soon in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: The state government will introduce apprenticeship-based degree programmes and revamp university syllabus with inputs from industry experts, Higher Education Minister MC Sudhakar said. Speaking at the valedictory session of the Global Women Entrepreneurs Summit here, Dr Sudhakar said these measures aim to align higher education with industry demands and ensure students are better prepared for the job market. He said the state took a step in this direction last year by launching a unique degree programme with apprenticeship. Courses such as BCom in Logistics, Retail, E-commerce, and Banking and Finance will be offered under this programme. 'Students will undergo apprenticeships during their fifth and sixth semesters. This ensures that by the time they graduate, they are industry-ready,' he added. The government is now expanding this apprenticeship model programme and collaborating with industry partners to redesign the curriculum in government institutions, making it more dynamic and responsive to technological changes, he said. He stressed the need for a systemic shift in the approach to education stating that the present education system is not conducive to support industrial growth. 'We are seriously addressing this by focusing more on skilling and entrepreneurship,' he said. Dr Sudhakar said it was heartening to see the rising number of women entrepreneurs in Karnataka. 'In a male-dominated society, it is inspiring to see women succeeding in large numbers. In many educational institutions, nearly 70% of gold medals are bagged by girls,' he added. He said Bengaluru has adequate infrastructure to support innovation, as seen in its flourishing startup ecosystem and robust IT sector. But academic institutions must keep pace with industry needs. 'With technology evolving rapidly, education must also evolve. Industry inputs are crucial to keep the syllabus relevant,' he said.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Karnataka Education Reforms: Karnataka govt focuses on industry-relevant education, ET Education
Advt Advt Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Get updates on your preferred social platform Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more. Bengaluru, The Karnataka government is working towards making education more aligned with the industry demands, further to introduction of a unique degree programme with apprenticeship last year, the Minister for Higher Education, M C Sudhakar said on at the Global Women Entrepreneurs Summit here, he said the programme is currently offered in four streams, in Logistics, Retail, E-commerce and Banking and Finance where the students get to undertake apprenticeship in the 5th and 6th to him, these students would be industry-ready. The government was looking at other focus areas too as to improve skilling, particularly in government institutions, and has started working with industry partners to make the syllabus relevant to the industry the surge in the number of women entrepreneurs in Karnataka, the Minister said it was heartening to see that they were achieving enormous success in entrepreneurship, in a male-dominated number of girls who are graduating from various educational institutions is growing and nearly 70 per cent of the girls in any institution do well, including walking away with more gold medals, he said."This trend would continue and there would be more women entrepreneurs in the near future, further signalling how women were getting empowered," he of gender, the Minister said, the government was aware that the present education system was not conducive for industrial growth and the department of education was seriously looking at this focus areas would shift to skilling and entrepreneurship, and the syllabus had to become dynamic than static for which industry inputs would be has the necessary infrastructure for innovation as can be seen with the growth of many startups and the IT industry with rapid technological developments, he said, it was necessary for educational institutions to be in sync with what is happening in the industrial realm. PTI
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Karnataka govt introduces industry-ready apprenticeship-linked degree, promotes women entrepreneurs
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is working towards making education more aligned with the industry demands, further to introduction of a unique degree programme with apprenticeship last year, the Minister for Higher Education, M C Sudhakar said on Thursday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Speaking at the Global Women Entrepreneurs Summit here, he said the programme is currently offered in four streams, in Logistics, Retail, E-commerce and Banking and Finance where the students get to undertake apprenticeship in the 5th and 6th semesters. According to him, these students would be industry-ready. The government was looking at other focus areas too as to improve skilling, particularly in government institutions, and has started working with industry partners to make the syllabus relevant to the industry needs. On the surge in the number of women entrepreneurs in Karnataka, the Minister said it was heartening to see that they were achieving enormous success in entrepreneurship, in a male-dominated society. The number of girls who are graduating from various educational institutions is growing and nearly 70 per cent of the girls in any institution do well, including walking away with more gold medals, he said. "This trend would continue and there would be more women entrepreneurs in the near future, further signalling how women were getting empowered," he added. Irrespective of gender, the Minister said, the government was aware that the present education system was not conducive for industrial growth and the department of education was seriously looking at this issue. The focus areas would shift to skilling and entrepreneurship, and the syllabus had to become dynamic than static for which industry inputs would be essential. Bengaluru has the necessary infrastructure for innovation as can be seen with the growth of many startups and the IT industry thriving. However, with rapid technological developments, he said, it was necessary for educational institutions to be in sync with what is happening in the industrial realm.
