Addressing a special plenary at the National Conference on Education - 2009 with the theme Linking Education to Employability here today, Mr Nair agreed with the industrys concerns that the current education system was not promoting employability as the necessary skills development was missing.

However, the government also has to bring in the large number of educationally excluded people into the system. To resolve this dilemma, it is important that the industry joined hands with the government and made skills development an essential part of the educational system.

Addressing the various challenges and opportunities in the education and employability domain, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held its national conference on the theme of Linking Education to Employability on April 21. Addressing the conference, Mr Vijay Thadani, Chairman, CII Education Committee and CEO, NIIT Ltd. said: The backbone of a countrys growth story is the education system, which is responsible for equipping the human capital of the country. India should be able to consistently produce the finest and most creative work force.

Sharing the CII vision on Education, Mr. Vijay Thadani Chairman, CII Education Committee and CEO, NIIT, outlined the four broad vision statements adopted by CII towards a larger vision of India@75 by 2022:

A Better India: A Better World brings together Narayana Murthys views on diverse issues -- from effective models of corporate and public governance to corporate social responsibility, from globalization and competing in a flat world to entrepreneurship and leadership challenges, from issues crucial to national development to good values and betterment of the education system. In A Better India: A Better World Narayana Murthy also unveils an ambitious blueprint for a vibrant, developed, egalitarian future that todays youth must build tomorrow.

They have diverse backgrounds with substantial work experience of 7-26 years in central and state administration, public and private sector enterprises, banks, etc. Their average work experience is 13 years and average age is 37 years.

This year the mean age of the new batch is 27 years, with maximum age being 39. The GMAT score average is 716, with 22 percent scoring 750 and above. The Class has an average work experience of five years. There are 336 students with international work experience, while 17 students were self-employed before joining the ISB. 26 percent of the total body of students are female, and 28 percent of the Class is married.

Over 250 expert Q&As have been published so far. Using this platform, MBAUniverse.com reader Harish from Pune asked: What is the weightage of hobbies towards preparation for MBA. Is it necessary to develop one as part of preparation? How much time should be dedicated towards this?Responding to the query, Mr. Ulhas Vairagkar, Director, T.I.M.E, Delhi said: Dear Harish, it is not mandatory that you need a hobby to get into a good B-school.

According to PT Education, the total value of the scholarships stands at rupees 16 lakh. Students, from DU engineering colleges, with consistently outstanding performance during their college exams were eligible for the scheme.

Dr.V.K.Gupta, Programme Director, while delivering the welcome address, said that program on Management Development for CA at IIM Indore is a three-month intensive course in management.