President Ram Nath Kovind has said that education is crucial to harness the energy of the young people and it should be used to make the country a developed society. <br/><br/>Addressing the inaugural function of the golden jubilee celebrations of Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi on Wednesday, Mr Kovind said, in the first half of the 21st century, India will have the largest young population in any country of the world. He said, the goal of education is not just to acquire knowledge and it is only a starting point. <br/><br/>He said, it is much more critical to use the knowledge one gets from education to enhance the welfare of the less-privileged among people. The President said, the truly educated are not those who collect degrees, but those who use these degrees and the underlying scholarship to become nation builders in the society.<br/><br/>Mr Kovind said, the nature of Indian economy and the very concept of a workplace is also changing. He said, the fourth Industrial Revolution and the advances in digitisation and robotics will together make certain types of jobs obsolete and also create many new opportunities. He said, how the Indian society copes with these dramatic changes will be dependent on how the leading institutions of higher learning of the country will respond. The President said, there is a need to upgrade the higher educational system and to the extent possible, make it future proof. He said, Indian education infrastructure, curricula and modes of teaching have to become 21st century compatible and be nimble and dynamic enough to constantly embrace change.<br/><br/>He said, Jesus and Mary has contributed enormously to the cause of education in New Delhi and in the country. The President said, the Christian community whose history in India goes back 2,000 years has contributed to the shared culture which carved a special role for itself in education. He said, missionary institutions such as this one have become symbols of scholarship, dedicated teaching and academic excellence.