Comments on: Academics and product development in India – Reality Check http://www.pluggd.in/guest-post/academics-and-product-development-indiahtml-453/ We Heart Startups! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: NavSha http://www.pluggd.in/guest-post/academics-and-product-development-indiahtml-453/comment-page-1/#comment-169084 NavSha Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:00:13 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/06/academics-and-product-development-in-india-reality-check/#comment-169084 Been thinking a lot lately about the important points of concern you have so brilliantly highlighted in the article above.I think innovation is not happening in India because of mainly two reasons: 1) In most of the colleges and universities in India being innovative and disruptive in ideas is not always encouraged by the faculty.Oftentimes they are made to believe that they should go the "wise" traditional way and get a "great" high-paying IT job first instead of risking their career and the respect of their family members by embarking on a "dangerous" path of an entrepreneur,which in their humble opinion is being too "unnecessarily ambitious". 2)The Indian government doesn't seem to understand the importance of entrepreneurship and startups to the country's economy,and maybe that's why they mostly fail to act in favour of small businesses and independent aspiring businessmen(entrepreneurs).The most recent "paypal issue" is still totally incomprehensible to me.On the contrary the Obama administration in its State of the Union address announced such an ambitious and empowering campaign for the entrepreneurs and startups in the US,named Startup America that is destined to give more strength and sustainability to the already established,thriving and maturing startup ecosystems in the Silicon Valley,Taxes,Boulder and other cool places there. Overcoming these two hurdles,though difficult,is not impossible.Over the years the first problem may likely reduce to very small with the increasing awareness among students about the new sources of education available on the internet like MIT's OCW,Khan Academy,iTunes U etc in order to complement their studies and participating in online activities that enhance and test their skills and get them to understand that there is a massive group of people ready to help them convert their idea into real products if only they start having belief in themselves, and this way making their college education more competitive with the best in the world.The second problem is up to the govt for now.And future leaders coming from the "Youth 2.0" of today. Been thinking a lot lately about the important points of concern you have so brilliantly highlighted in the article above.I think innovation is not happening in India because of mainly two reasons:
1) In most of the colleges and universities in India being innovative and disruptive in ideas is not always encouraged by the faculty.Oftentimes they are made to believe that they should go the “wise” traditional way and get a “great” high-paying IT job first instead of risking their career and the respect of their family members by embarking on a “dangerous” path of an entrepreneur,which in their humble opinion is being too “unnecessarily ambitious”.
2)The Indian government doesn’t seem to understand the importance of entrepreneurship and startups to the country’s economy,and maybe that’s why they mostly fail to act in favour of small businesses and independent aspiring businessmen(entrepreneurs).The most recent “paypal issue” is still totally incomprehensible to me.On the contrary the Obama administration in its State of the Union address announced such an ambitious and empowering campaign for the entrepreneurs and startups in the US,named Startup America that is destined to give more strength and sustainability to the already established,thriving and maturing startup ecosystems in the Silicon Valley,Taxes,Boulder and other cool places there.

Overcoming these two hurdles,though difficult,is not impossible.Over the years the first problem may likely reduce to very small with the increasing awareness among students about the new sources of education available on the internet like MIT’s OCW,Khan Academy,iTunes U etc in order to complement their studies and participating in online activities that enhance and test their skills and get them to understand that there is a massive group of people ready to help them convert their idea into real products if only they start having belief in themselves, and this way making their college education more competitive with the best in the world.The second problem is up to the govt for now.And future leaders coming from the “Youth 2.0″ of today.

]]> By: Suzanna http://www.pluggd.in/guest-post/academics-and-product-development-indiahtml-453/comment-page-1/#comment-55181 Suzanna Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:09:24 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/06/academics-and-product-development-in-india-reality-check/#comment-55181 Your views are way to skewed on one side! -Su http://bangalorebuzzz.blogspot.com Your views are way to skewed on one side!
-Su
http://bangalorebuzzz.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jayanth http://www.pluggd.in/guest-post/academics-and-product-development-indiahtml-453/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Jayanth Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:06:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/06/academics-and-product-development-in-india-reality-check/#comment-669 The whole problem lies in the system of revision! You cannot revise the syllabus without having signed by some million people at a million desks located at a million different cities.. And i dont think you need to teach anything thats current in trends to engineering graduates.. <br/><br/>Most engineering students go to college to meet their friends, go out for coffee, movie, etc! I see no point in revision of syllabus.. Maybe a revision of human mentality would help! The whole problem lies in the system of revision! You cannot revise the syllabus without having signed by some million people at a million desks located at a million different cities.. And i dont think you need to teach anything thats current in trends to engineering graduates..

Most engineering students go to college to meet their friends, go out for coffee, movie, etc! I see no point in revision of syllabus.. Maybe a revision of human mentality would help!

]]> By: Sri... http://www.pluggd.in/guest-post/academics-and-product-development-indiahtml-453/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Sri... Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:17:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/06/academics-and-product-development-in-india-reality-check/#comment-655 I never said don;t teach BASICS, but yet Adopt to changes made in the technology environment, make it more viable for Industry standard.<br/><br/>Take expertise from them, build a unique culture.....<br/><br/>To build and to take the growth level to new heights its not only from the industry, but yet people coming to industry should also be very well acknowledged.....<br/><br/>Students should be made involved creatively and to be encouraged to build product levels [Internet, Chip design,Telecom] at bachelors..... I never said don;t teach BASICS, but yet Adopt to changes made in the technology environment, make it more viable for Industry standard.

Take expertise from them, build a unique culture…..

To build and to take the growth level to new heights its not only from the industry, but yet people coming to industry should also be very well acknowledged…..

Students should be made involved creatively and to be encouraged to build product levels [Internet, Chip design,Telecom] at bachelors…..

]]> By: Loki http://www.pluggd.in/guest-post/academics-and-product-development-indiahtml-453/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Loki Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:02:00 +0000 http://pluggd.in/2007/06/academics-and-product-development-in-india-reality-check/#comment-654 Hey dude !!<br/>Agreed on ur points saying , so called engg shud hav latest tech in the syllabus, get the industrialists into the syllabus making team etc etc etc...<br/><br/>but jus think.. without learning A B C .. u cannot jus make a sentence rite >?? but once u r strong with albhabets , u can create learn words, sentence ......<br/><br/>same way , I think whtevr basics out there in the syllabus shud b der.. and shud b thought to the students yar. Obviously later it shud be the STUDENT who has to put some effort to make use of his basics learnt. and moreover der r trainings planned for a fresher as soon as he/she joins their company.<br/><br/>U cannot jus teach Web2.0 , java or VB directly to a student. <br/><br/>On the otherhand , I wont even agree with the existing syllabus aswell. There shud be an iclusion of more practical exposure than a theoritical. Hey dude !!
Agreed on ur points saying , so called engg shud hav latest tech in the syllabus, get the industrialists into the syllabus making team etc etc etc…

but jus think.. without learning A B C .. u cannot jus make a sentence rite >?? but once u r strong with albhabets , u can create learn words, sentence ……

same way , I think whtevr basics out there in the syllabus shud b der.. and shud b thought to the students yar. Obviously later it shud be the STUDENT who has to put some effort to make use of his basics learnt. and moreover der r trainings planned for a fresher as soon as he/she joins their company.

U cannot jus teach Web2.0 , java or VB directly to a student.

On the otherhand , I wont even agree with the existing syllabus aswell. There shud be an iclusion of more practical exposure than a theoritical.

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