National Seminar on Academic Institutes-Industries Interaction

8/4/2019 National Seminar on Academic Institutes-Industries Interaction

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National Seminar on Academicinstitutes-industries interaction

Setting up production houses is notenough, stop brain drain

Industrialization should be backed up with in house skilled manpower generation and retention.


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Number ofdistricts 24

Number of towns 152

Number of villages 32616

Population 3.29 croresUrban Population 23%

Literacy Rate 68%

Per capita GDP USD 700(2001

census)Population BPL 40%(2001 census)

Jharkhand Overview

Approximately 1.2 crore people are BPL and around 1 crore are illiterate in Jharkhand


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Some awakening factsA state which contributes to approximately 1.7% of the national GDP

creates almost 10% of IITians every year! A state which has an IIM

and will have an IIT and is home to the most hard working brains in

the country and perhaps the world, is having a per capita GDP

which is 37.5% lower than the national average and is just 25% of

the Delhi territory. It is only a disheartening and surprising fact that

40% of our population is BPL compared to 27.5% nationwide! A

state which has 40% of the nations mineral base ranks 16th in the

national GDP percentage contribution list???


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The wake up call

There is a problem, a problem which is larger than the political issues in the state,

larger than the issues of investment and resource planning, a problem more intrinsic

in nature which needs to be addressed if our Jharkhand aims to become the

Manhattan of India!

We firmly believe that sustained growth in industrialization backed up with in

house skilled man power generation and retention holds the key to the

development of Jharkhand.

This paper throws points in favor of the argument put forward by us and also

recommends a holistic plan to take Jharkhand on the road to a long term progress.


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Where should the focus be?

Three strongest resources of Jharkhand, due to

geography and landscape are:

Minerals

Forest reserve

Tourism spots.

Let us classify them into two major sectorsMining and manufacturing

Services


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There are three lines of action which are the most obviousroutes to transforming Jharkhand in the years to come.

Mining and Manufacturing:-

Minerals

Forest Reserve

Services:-

Tourism and hotel industry


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But, let us see the trends which have transformed other states and

draw in some other sectors which need to be focused on irrespective

of geography.

Mining and manufacturing: - Small Scale Industries

Services: - IT services


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Small scale industries: India is country of entrepreneurs which makes

it different from country like China whose growth is driven by

government initiatives only. Small and medium scale industries drive

the economy fast and big since they generate employment and are

often value creators for the society. For instance, a state like Gujarat

is marked by many small scale industries located around its major

cities. These industries add to production and hence create value for

the state and leads to a growth in GDP.


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IT Services: A must have for a state which wants to see itself flourish. IT

services attracts talent from all over the country and most importantly

helps retain the talent in the state. IT services industry has been the lead

runner of improving life styles and promoting young blood in the work

arena.

Promotion of direct and indirect employment: Considering the case of

Tamil Nadu: 8 lakh people are directly employed by IT while 22 lakh

have got indirect employment.

Hence, the government should focus on both the geography specific and

generic sectors in writing the script ofJharkhands development.


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What is the current status? In Jharkhand, most towns are based

around some industrial establishment. For instance, Dhanbad is

based around coal and Bokaro around steel. Two kinds of people live

in such towns- government officials and industry workmen. The city

has some SMEs working in the supply chain of the bigger industry

and also has some local entrepreneurs working as retailers,

educational consultants etc.


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What is the consequence? The situation with Jharkhand is that most young

sharp minds do not join government jobs, primarily because a. the packages

are not competitive and b. the work location is not comparative to the big

metros. Hence, the only good brain that stays in the state post higher studies

is perhaps the mining engineers and the mechanical guys who move into the

TATA conglomerate. Apart from that 90% of the intelligent brains get

educated here and then move out for job avenues. Hence the industry alone

is not sufficient to absorb the young talent produced in the state.


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Why should we look at retaining good talent?

If young graduates stay back in Jharkhand in any sector whatsoever, they

shall earn and in turn spend higher than what the current trend is. This would

lead to an increased supporting employment and will boost consumerism in

the longer run.

A growth in consumerism will lead to a change in life style with younger

earning crowd pouring into the city. The cities will become livelier places to live

and in turn not solely dependent on the industry that used to drive it before.

Young talent in the city can be then redirected to industrial and service verticals

by industry players or by their entrepreneurial visions.

Retaining bright brains will help the state identify big opportunities, turn

them into possibilities and eventually lead the state to a bright and prosperous

future.


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Young entrepreneurs can benefit the state fourfold:-

They can add value to the society by setting up industrial ventures in or around cities which leads

to export income and higher employment. Such has been the trend in more advanced states like

Gujarat

They can help in rural development by opening up alternate sources of income for the rural

masses. This can be done by providing them alternative channels of growth and not by

philanthropic charity. Focus should not be on opening NGOs or not for profit voluntary

organizations, but on opening sustainable, scalable and profitable organizations which can boost

the rural economy and create employment. SELCO solar, SEWA and Fab-India are some such

examples. If young talented people stay back in Jharkhand, there wont be any need of flushing

crores of rupees into NGOs.

They can help creating a second line of skilled workers in the industrial arena and otherwise too.

Skilled man power can be built only if skillful training is imparted.

They shall over a period of time create big ventures originating from the soil of Jharkhand. Giving

big lands to external players for creating industries will boost GDP, but this cannot be the only way

to drive growth. In house production set ups need to come up so that every existing gap in the

market is served and the economy flourishes.


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Role of academic institutions: - Generating talent

The role of academic institutions is to ensure that the students passing out from

the colleges are inclined towards core sectors and want to become value adders to

the society. Hence the role is two-fold:-

Encourage students to take active interest in core branches like electrical,

mechanical etc.

Make the students realize that by attaining higher education, they are acting as

wheels on which the economy runs. This can be done by providing additional

courses like social entrepreneurship, public policy, human resource management,

micro -economics and macro economics even to technical graduates. We need to

join them to the society. There is no harm in even including projects department

wise on how each department can contribute to this geography.


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Role of industry Absorbing and retaining talent

Industry acts as the talent absorber in this context. Hence industry

needs to make its value proposition attractive and interesting

enough for the young talent to join and sustain. This can be done at

two levels:-

Having work culture, compensation and incentives competitive

By recruiting students from regional campuses

By involving students into the industrial development by giving

them higher entrepreneurial culture and developmental projects at

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How can the two collaborate in talent generation and retention?

Academic institutions collaborate with industries and send studentsfor professional internships in different industries in the state

across functions.

Industry attracts these students by offering Pre Placement Offers

to deserving candidates.

Industries send their experts to conduct project seminars and

technical workshops on campuses which involve students from

different streams.

Academic institutions set up a Forum for Industrial Interaction

which invites industries to give projects to students who then

deliver final project reports to the industry.


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Industries can allow students to visit their premises on a regular basis so as to

attract students towards the regional industry base.

Cross departments industry-academics magazines can be released with

students and professional being present on the editorial board. For instance, a

mechanical engineering monthly magazine involving engineering students,

industry engineers and professors from technical engineering institutes can

form an interest building connectivity between the industry and the academic

world.

Institutes should offer courses which are more real- time /live than

theoretical, so that students develop interest in core streams.

Institutes should assist industries by creating second line skilled workers

through workshops and certified programs.


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To sum up, role of the State: -

To encourage academic-industry interaction through seminars/

workshops/ magazines etc

To ensure growth of industrialization along with service sectors like

tourism, IT etc.

To create vacancies in state services through regular channels as

well as entrepreneurial state funded projects brought on campuses.


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Hence the message is:

Dos: Grow more sectors, create entrepreneurs through talent

retention and state promotion of SMEs, improve skilled laborcondition through involvement of technical institutes and increase

technical student involvement in industries through formalized

industry interfaces.

Do Nots: Stop focusing on NGOs as the major means to drive rural

development and external investors as the major source to drive

industrial growth.


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Thanking You,

Mr. Rahul Anand and Mr. Kamlesh Chauhan

PGP 2009-2011, IIM Ahmedabad

Co-Founders,B-Factorya higher educationpreparation hub in Jharkhand

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National Seminar on Academic Institutes-Industries Interaction