Former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam has said that India needs large number of talented youth with higher education for creating and imparting knowledge. He said, India's higher education system is contributing 30 lakh graduates and post graduates every year and the students seeking employment after completion of 10th class and 10+2 class are around 70 lakh per year. He was speaking after inaugurating a seminar for teachers of CBSE International schools at the Indian High School in Dubai last evening. Dr Kalam said, in the 21st century, India needs large number of talented youth with higher education for the task of knowledge acquisition, knowledge imparting, knowledge creation and knowledge sharing. According to him, there is a large gap in the availability of employable skill in India. The seminar is being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, for 400 teachers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan along with selected students of all UAE schools.
News On AIR | April 18, 2011 11:05 AM
India needs talented youth with higher education: Kalam