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English skills aren't the best but I don't think that's the issue. Substandard education drives the unemployability and poor infrastructure drives the lack of j

English skills aren't the best but I don't think that's the issue. Substandard education drives the unemployability and poor infrastructure drives the lack of jobs outside the bigger tech metros (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai IMO).

doorbellguy 8y ago
The education system is one area which really needs reforms. Teaching methodologies might need overhaul and more practical orientated knowledge should be given. What is the level of disparity in quality of education in State funded (Govt) colleges and private ones? Is one better than the other?
- s_trumpet 8y ago
  The state-operated Indian Institutes of Technology are generally considered the best colleges in India. Top private colleges are just below that (BITS being top dog among these) and the state National Institutes of Technology are also quite good. After these, quality starts degrading quickly among both state and private colleges. I went through a mediocre private college - I can safely say that besides two or three of my profs, most were absolutely useless and couldn't code their way out of a paper bag. The syllabus is also pretty crap - when it wasn't random electronics courses to pad the syllabus, it was the same course slightly tweaked and presented by a different prof. There was no mandatory course where a large-scale programming project was to be made. Version control, shell usage, practical database usage, and many other basic things were not taught at all.
  - talonx 8y ago
    The quality of the National Institutes of Technology varies quite a bit (even if you leave out the newer ones).
devxpy 8y ago
The real reason of substandard education is the lack of better lawmakers IMO. And it's an especially hard problem to solve in India. Its a vicious cycle where uneducated citizens select equally uneducated lawmakers (because susceptible to propaganda/lies easily). The uneducated lawmakers don't have much incentive to improve education, because that will affect their election results, next time around. And turning to private institutions is of no use. They have neither the good will nor the cash flow to actually do something about this problem...
- freshm087 8y ago
  There's no factual reason to believe that college education reduces susceptibility to political manipulation.
  - devxpy 8y ago
    I think the current state of affairs in this country don't really need proof. I mean do you really think a person who has studied science will elect this guy as the Chief Minister? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Adityanath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Adityanath)
    - doorbellguy 8y ago
      Yes, yes they will. Studying something in college in no way correlates to your political affiliations and choice of leaders. I'd say stop pushing agendas and quit being smug about it but that would have zero effect on you.
      - devxpy 8y ago
        So you believe that education is just about technical skill?
        doorbellguy 8y ago
        'Studying science'? Absolutely.

doorbellguy 8y ago

The education system is one area which really needs reforms. Teaching methodologies might need overhaul and more practical orientated knowledge should be given. What is the level of disparity in quality of education in State funded (Govt) colleges and private ones? Is one better than the other?

s_trumpet 8y ago
The state-operated Indian Institutes of Technology are generally considered the best colleges in India. Top private colleges are just below that (BITS being top dog among these) and the state National Institutes of Technology are also quite good. After these, quality starts degrading quickly among both state and private colleges. I went through a mediocre private college - I can safely say that besides two or three of my profs, most were absolutely useless and couldn't code their way out of a paper bag. The syllabus is also pretty crap - when it wasn't random electronics courses to pad the syllabus, it was the same course slightly tweaked and presented by a different prof. There was no mandatory course where a large-scale programming project was to be made. Version control, shell usage, practical database usage, and many other basic things were not taught at all.
- talonx 8y ago
  The quality of the National Institutes of Technology varies quite a bit (even if you leave out the newer ones).

devxpy 8y ago

The real reason of substandard education is the lack of better lawmakers IMO. And it's an especially hard problem to solve in India. Its a vicious cycle where uneducated citizens select equally uneducated lawmakers (because susceptible to propaganda/lies easily). The uneducated lawmakers don't have much incentive to improve education, because that will affect their election results, next time around. And turning to private institutions is of no use. They have neither the good will nor the cash flow to actually do something about this problem...

freshm087 8y ago
There's no factual reason to believe that college education reduces susceptibility to political manipulation.
- devxpy 8y ago
  I think the current state of affairs in this country don't really need proof. I mean do you really think a person who has studied science will elect this guy as the Chief Minister? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Adityanath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Adityanath)
  - doorbellguy 8y ago
    Yes, yes they will. Studying something in college in no way correlates to your political affiliations and choice of leaders. I'd say stop pushing agendas and quit being smug about it but that would have zero effect on you.
    - devxpy 8y ago
      So you believe that education is just about technical skill?
      - doorbellguy 8y ago
        'Studying science'? Absolutely.