Comments on: Lack of entrepreneurship & innovation in India – root cause in education system? http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/ A 'clever' blog of a 'free' mind Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:58:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Real reason of India’s lack of startups/innovation with some references. - Geekybuddha http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-494 Real reason of India’s lack of startups/innovation with some references. - Geekybuddha Sun, 03 Jul 2011 02:39:11 +0000 http://sollers.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-494 [...] read full article here [...] [...] read full article here [...]

]]> By: Sollers http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-8 Sollers Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:46:12 +0000 http://sollers.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-8 Faisal, how different are they from the IIT incubator programmes? Faisal, how different are they from the IIT incubator programmes?

]]> By: faisal http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-7 faisal Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:55:24 +0000 http://sollers.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-7 hi i wud suggest u to check out Cel @ BITS pilani campuses,viz pilani ,goa,hyderabad hi i wud suggest u to check out Cel @ BITS pilani campuses,viz pilani ,goa,hyderabad

]]> By: Shiv http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-6 Shiv Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:26:11 +0000 http://sollers.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/entrepreneurship-innovation-in-india-root-cause-in-education-system/#comment-6 Swapnil, agree with you to a certain extent. In fact having studied in a Tier 2 university (Pune University is reputed though), the only sparks of brilliance were from individuals who took extra efforts from their own interest to explore unchartered territories. Again this was often restricted to projects & white papers only, due to lack of infrastructure and funding. While these creative minds would probably be be 1 in 10 in IITs, it is about 1 in 100 in others institutions. The education system itself has been born from a history where agriculture is the primary occupation and all other jobs have fierce competetion due to the increasing population. In such a scenario, the education sytem did and continues to do well to improve the overall literacy levels in the country. But to take it to the next level we need to innovate & change with times. Today we have vast opportunities is diverse fields. This has opened new avenues & career opportunities for all of us. We are no longer limited to the standard set of mechanical, civil and computer jobs which were considered niche for a long time. This also means that eduated parents are more willing to let their children find their own career path and not limit or restrict them in any way. Having observed the education system and teaching methodology outside India (by virtue of being in IT and travelling abroad), we now are more aware of the ways and means to help develop this 'innovative' thinking in our children. While the entire education system cannot be overhauled overnight, we can certainly do our bit to ignite the minds of our next gen. Swapnil, agree with you to a certain extent. In fact having studied in a Tier 2 university (Pune University is reputed though), the only sparks of brilliance were from individuals who took extra efforts from their own interest to explore unchartered territories. Again this was often restricted to projects & white papers only, due to lack of infrastructure and funding. While these creative minds would probably be be 1 in 10 in IITs, it is about 1 in 100 in others institutions.

The education system itself has been born from a history where agriculture is the primary occupation and all other jobs have fierce competetion due to the increasing population. In such a scenario, the education sytem did and continues to do well to improve the overall literacy levels in the country. But to take it to the next level we need to innovate & change with times.

Today we have vast opportunities is diverse fields. This has opened new avenues & career opportunities for all of us. We are no longer limited to the standard set of mechanical, civil and computer jobs which were considered niche for a long time. This also means that eduated parents are more willing to let their children find their own career path and not limit or restrict them in any way.

Having observed the education system and teaching methodology outside India (by virtue of being in IT and travelling abroad), we now are more aware of the ways and means to help develop this ‘innovative’ thinking in our children. While the entire education system cannot be overhauled overnight, we can certainly do our bit to ignite the minds of our next gen.

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