| | 8 December 2019HIGHERReviewIN MY VIEWBy Nandita Abraham, President, Pearl AcademyIn less than two years, India with more than 60 per-cent of its population in the working age group is set to become the youngest country in the world. India will have the potential and energy capable of bring-ing about an unprecedented change in society. This is a huge opportunity, but is our education system preparing the youth to channelize this energy and knowledge in the right direction?Since independence, the number of central and state universities has increased manifold making education ac-cessible to every stratum of the society. The last two de-cades have seen an unprecedented transformation in higher education system in the country. Universities have sprung up countrywide to cater to the growing size of young pop-ulation. Private educational institutes have mushroomed and are contributing significantly to the expansion of high-er education in the country. India has the second largest higher education system in the world, where private uni-With over twenty years of dynamic experience across corporate and academia, Nandita joined Pearl Academy in 2001 as a faculty in the School of Creative Business. Over the years, she has worked successfully at various positions within the academy. From being a faculty to heading corporate relations & marketing departments, Nandita has driven multiple initiatives. Nandita is a member of the CII National Committee on Design and is also a member of Executive Committee, IFFTI ­ International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes.Nandita Abraham, PresidentIS OUR HIGHER EDUCATION PREPARING THE YOUTH FOR TOMORROW?
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