Developing strategies to minimizing industry-institute gulf in India

In the present scenario when only one Indian institute can figure out among top five hundred universities of the world, the quality of academic, technological and professional input being offered is definitely going to be a matter of great concern as it will restrict the nation's growth and limit the future prospects of all who are involved in teaching-learning process. In the era of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) where competitiveness is at its peak and everywhere it remains an acknowledged fact that only the fittest persons will survive and emerge out as the sustainable competitors. The quality education and training inputs are the defining factors based on that one can survive in the industry and can ensure a fruitful and a balanced career growth.

Future does not belong to those who has working knowledge rather to those who has specialization, expertise and excellence to mold the destiny by reshaping and remodeling the society. The cut-throat competition across different industries demands excellence in terms of knowledge and skills. The emerging questions haunting the Indian academic status are; are we really conditioning students in our institutions so well as to be absorbed by the industry and serve the nation? Through this paper authors discuss alarming threats which are emerging at the frontiers of academic horizons and industrial expectations.