Education institutions must churn out competent graduates if India must become developed nation: Governor RN Ravi

Higher learning colleges must step up efforts towards becoming fully developed nation by 2047, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi stated on Saturday.

Participating in the valedictory session of the state, central, and private Tamil Nadu vice-chancellors' conference at Raj Bhavan on the second day running in Udhagamandalam, Ravi said, "Our vice-president used the term very appropriately when he addressed vice-chancellors as the guardians of India's education paradigm. It is true that all of you (the V-Cs) are moulding and moulding the life, future and destiny of lakhs of students."

The governor also gave certificates to the conference participants, and added that success is delivering competent graduates who face actual challenges with confidence, and the V-Cs need to strive to deliver such graduates.

"65% of the population of India is youth, and they must be produced as skilled and efficient individuals. Since independence, our country has painfully witnessed that many nations who were behind us have now surpassed us.". Perhaps we have not fully unleashed the potential in us," Ravi added, further stating, "When I visited China in 2008, Chinese scholars told me that India is doing well in the Information Technology field. Now, China has also grown a lot through their low-key efforts."

We may not have put our efforts to the best use, and we must organize our efforts. Institutions have to collaborate with industries, and speak up for science and technology in order to create new knowledge and an environment. Schools can utilize Artificial Intelligence to teach disabled children as it would be beneficial to their studies. Schools must try to file more patents," the governor replied, adding that China and America have plenty of patents.

VCs, directors and department heads of state, private and central universities participated in the conference.