What is there for industries in NPTEL?
Pretty much everything, if they are looking for all-round, well-educated, conceptually sound graduates as opposed to people with specific skill set. Even in the latter case, NPTEL has something to offer for each skill set. However, a lot more work needs to be done with the industry’s support for the next two or three years. The following may be considered to be emerging as opportunities for the industry with the development of courses under NPTEL. IT industries have such strong growth possibilities in India and offer pay scales commensurate with the growth that the Indian student population is no doubt attracted to them. If we add to that the management skills that many finance and human resource enterprises are looking for, it is easy to realize that much of the engineering admission and the hype associated with it is a myth, including IITs. So many graduates cross over after four years to other professions that the industries in the area of manufacturing/design/ infrastructure develo
