Skilled Manpower Shortage in India

Hello everyone,

Let's face it we inherited our modern systems from the British who were interested mainly in ruling the country efficiently and make wealth for their home country, Britain. So our educational system, in Western model, was designed by the British rulers to create a legion of 'babus' - essentially clerks - who would assist the Brits in effectively administering this country. The Brits were not interested in our ingenuity, creativity or sense of enquiry. They were not particularly interested in developing a scientific temper in their Indian subjects because all technology was profitably imported from Britain. It made sense for the Brits to make us literate but not necessarily well educated and enlightened. For genuine education one had to cross the seas and seek enlightenment in some English school and university. No wonder most of our Indian intellectuals in the 19th and 20th century were 'English Educated' from abroad.

Unfortunately, after Independence, we continued with the same education system we had inherited. Our system lays over emphasis on cramming theory; practical application is very much given the short shrift. Think of what happens to a child in school, if he or she is fortunate enough to be in one; from an early age we are taught to learn by rote, we are discouraged to ask questions lest we embarrass the class teacher! Our education systematically kills our curiosity and creativity. We are forced to learn a whole lot of outdated rubbish which has very little practical value only because it is in our syllabus.

Having studied in one of India's premier institutes - IIT - I can tell the difference a good education does. Our schools and colleges worships mediocrity. Who is to blame? Our educators - they are fossils from another era. They are more interested in perpetuating the old system to preserve their august position. How many of them open the windows of their mind to see where the rest of the world headed?

After Independence we did start some world-class educational institutes such as the IITs and IIMs which recognised and rewarded merit (and not how much money you can fork out to enter to these hallowed portals) but short-sighted politics has started dumbing-down the standards to a lower common denominator level.

It is the native intelligence of Indian students that is our saving grace. We are an innately intelligent people compared to many and therefore, it is no wonder that we thrive when we find a place where our talent is recognised and encouraged to flourish.

We will continue to churn out 'unemployable' educated people and bemoan the lack of skilled manpower till we sweep out the antiquated education system of ours. Countries that allow young people to question the status quo and find a better way tomorrow obviously progress.

To unleash the tremendous potential young Indians possess we need to forthwith update our education system and get rid of those who are comfortably enjoying their lofty sinecure as framers of our education policy. That will change our fossilised institutions and allow bright talent to shine. That will change the managers who run our industries by making them more creative and less servile to the past. That will change India.

Hi All,

It is a harsh reality that we Indians lack in skilled manpower and what we have is not enough and not being utilized properly. Probably now it is time to change our study patterns and develop them in a more constructive manner. Our Government of India should now start a crusade (Set of rules/laws to be followed strictly) from 3rd or 4th grade and beyond where we get to know our hobbies or our likings towards something constructive (sports, dancing, singing, liking towards pets plants, pets, carpentry etc. ).

Equal importance should be given to the vocational activities, because we as humans tend to develop a difference between our likings and dislikings from our early age. Definitely our interests change as we grow but we will have a lot of options to decide from the practical exposure. We never forget our projects, experiments and maths problems, do we? This is because these are the kinds of practical knowledge in which indulged our minds more and more until we have solution.

Just try to remember a small experiment where we distilled water from impurities by using tubes, water, heat and finally vapour. Can you ever for get it? You might forget the names of the chemical reactions but you would never forget how distillation process works. Our single practical experiment has a vital impact on our mind due to which our understanding grows to the wider perspective of how things work.

Today the need is not just to be educated but how skillful you are? It is like our education system makes us educated but not qualified. To qualify we should have specialized skills.

I hope my thoughts are reachable to the right personnels as it will help our education standard and society to grow more. I have a lot of thought that keep popping in my mind but do not have the right people to share with.

Please give your comments if you like or dislike my thought as this might bring out a lot of change that can help us to make our nation grow strong. It is only this time to find out solutions to our problems instead of just discussing and cursing our government for our present situation.

ITS NOW OR NEVER!

Hello Friends,

From my point of about "skilled manpower shortage in India" is that India has got skilled manpower but after people doing graduation they fly to developed country like USA, UK because here in India there is less money being paid as compared to other developed country like USA when they go to other country they do settle there. NASA has got 30% of people are from India, Microsoft has got 20% people are from India, in every sector you will see Indian are working in whole word because of their skills. India has got such skills that they can do any work depend upon the demand.

In India, graduate student who wants to do research on some specific topic they think that they will not able proceed research here because of lack of proper education system, lack of infrastructure, lack of good mentor so, they have go to the other developed country like USA.

In India, our education system have following drawbacks:

1. Lack of infrastructure.

2. Lack of good teacher in government school.

3. In our education system we concentrate more on theoretical knowledge, and we ignore practical knowledge.

- When you will go in any industries you will see that only 20% of theoretical knowledge are implemented so, I think we should concentrate more on practical knowledge.

4. Lack of proper guidance.

5. Government ignorance.

As we know India has population of 1.26 billion and second largest populated country in the world after china. So, India has got lot of manpower but they are less skilled. In India, labour is very cheap many foreign company Walmart, Apple, Microsoft, Google, BMW, Audi are investing in India because they got there job done in.

Less cost and they pay less amount to India because here employment is less there is competition among people so, they are ready to work even at less salary.

- Government should open new research centre, concentrate on industries, improve education system, good infrastructure, pay more to employee so, they will not leaves our motherland.

Thank you.

Hello Everyone.

We live in a country of 1.2 billion population and still we have shortage of trained, skilled and practical people. What a shame for us. But think who is bringing such circumstances. Of course our sure guess will go to our Government responsible for this education system. Yep they are but what about us. I think we are more responsible for such result more than our concerned authority. Suppose today you get placement offer from two companies during your study at college in final year. Lets say one is from India and other from US. Where will we choose to go? Almost 95% of people will choose to go abroad unless they have some their personal issues. Reason being is that they provide us far better environment, a comfortable life and salary that most of us shake hands with them. What benefit did our nation get from you then?

You will awkward to know that HRD ministry spends about 400 crores out of which only 50 crores is taken from students as fees every year in IITs. And Sarcasm is that it is spent for serving to nations other than India.

It is also true that our education system is not that much updated as per the current scenario. We Indians are rich in theoretical part but we can't even bulb a light by connecting wires together such is our practical skill today. The reason behind this all is our corrupt politicians who are taking no interest in bringing change to it is not a topic that will bring ransum to them.

So what we are required is to discuss these issues with our concerned authority right from the grass root label, i.e. University label which can further increase the attention of our national authority. And at the same time Each of Everyone of us should take oath that we are going to contribute something to this nation No matter where we go or from what field be belong.

As per my view, there is skill manpower shortage in India. It is very irony that being a country if 2nd largest population in the world, there is shortage. If you can see interview of top CEO's of reputated companies they also agree for the same. Skill cannot be developed only by getting degree. We have to improve ourself to such extent that required by organisation. Most of the educated person in India only have their respective degree but they don't know proper communication, body language, good english, good technical/respective job knowledge. Recently the Dehli metro chief Er.Shreedharan told that only 10-15% engineering graduates are able to doing job. We should think about why he said this. There is lack of proper communication, body langauge, good english, technical skill in btech graduate holder. I am giving just an example. This type of gap is present almost all field. If govt wants to improve this situation, govt should do start work from ground level. Most if the children still start their education from govt school only. Govt should provide good communication, enhancing team leader property, good body langauge, skill along with basic education. Colleges, universities should improve these by doing various activity. In engg colleges, these things are must because in engg colleges, most of the engineer who passed out are not able for doing job. So, Govt should increase institute like ITI, DIPLOMA, COMPUTOR COURCES for improving young talent and enable to them for doing worm in their respective field.

Thanks.

Hi Friends, here I am sharing my views regarding "SHORTAGE OF SKILLED MANPOWER IN INDIA".

I agree that India is in short of skilled manpower but not manpower. There may be many reasons for this our educational system, government policies, lack of technical and financial support and last but not the least we ourselves.

Our Educational system is completely theoretical and outdated i.e., of no practical knowledge. All of us know the well-known saying that "Today's Child is Tomorrow's Citizen", but Today's child has no creative mind to become an architect of his life. So how would he be a responsible citizen tomorrow?It is not the child's mistake alone but ours' impractical systematic studies in our country. What is the use of gaining many degrees without any practical knowledge or any research?

So without the basic and fundamental step how could we expect for brightening future. No innovative projects are being undertaken by universities to boost up the skill of students. As a student if one gets involved in technical and non-technical workshops, interactive programs and ongoing projects, it would be a wonderful practical gain. If everyone of us utilize our time in a full-fledged way to learn something that really improves our skills, we become productive manpower.

Apart from it, government should provide support to it's citizens in every possible way to make every Indian productive.

"INDIA IS A COUNTRY WHICH HAVE PROBLEMS FROM ANIMAL CART TO JET PLANE ".

In INDIA child yet reading RAMAYANA in education and a Japanese children learning about how to reach on the MOON. We don't make things outdated, we use them continuous, so we can't make a level in anything. There is no PRACTICAL way to handle all problems in one method. First of all we should wash out our backwardness and think about the future consciously.

I feel that the reasons behind the SHORTAGE OF SKILLED MANPOWER in India are poor government policies. In INDIA our leaders make their policies according to past. There is no future planning. We feel happy to say we serve MNC in INDIA and abroad. But no one think about the requirement of skilled manpower according to our population. We doesn't have anything in surplus. The other nations state population lives in one medium city of INDIA. They have all facilities on per thousand then we have on per lakh. Our leaders who makes the development policies are far away from GRASS ROOT. There is no matter if we feel happy about some counted groups like AMBANI, TATA either we feel pleasure to say Originally INDIAN based for the man serve in abroad.

Overall I want to say there should be a practical development program from grass root to high level technical, scientific and research education. So that we can make a huge team of SKILLED MANPOWER.

I am concerned about the shortage of skilled manpower in sectors that depend on ITIs and the likes. Till some time back, there were institutes, inferior to ITIs but which were developing youngsters some skills for some trades. It was in a way productive. However now they are changing their lines as they say that no more youngsters are coming for such trades. Reasons are many. Salaries are DISPROPORTIONATELY lower for them compared with what their friends with some higher qualifications earn. So naturally an aversion to be an worker is developing. Second, the charges by even by such second rung institutes have become unaffordable for those who are interested. The net result is industry is suffering. I can bringin AC industry as an example. There are answers, but as long term vision is lacking at higher levels, no initiative is coming through.

My suggestion is for various associations/bodies/technical groups/non profit NGOs must initiate free training, or training with stipend during training from affected trade companies, and also fix a sort of minimum remuneration for them as they come out.

If this is not attempted immediately, the future of at least such trades look very bleak to me.

And I am not an AC mechanic, but a qualified AC engineer running my own branded dealership business, getting affected day by day!

Yes, I agree with the statement that there is a shortage of skilled manpower. Our country is the one of the youngest country in the world, but we lack in providing opportunities to them, still there are lot of children who even don't see the school.

Our education system is also not up to date or in the present trend of technology with the world, we have to improve it at any cost, because if it would not done today then there will be never tomorrow.

Why don't we introduce an necessary session or a discipline in every graduation course or even in the school syllabus, if the practical education is given at the school days then the child is free to select the stream of his education, this would also help in marginally increase in the technical or mechanical brigade even after the Sr. Sec. Education. This could be done by providing a whole and hectic investment in the school education, there would be less bookworms.

The technical sessions should be held by the various organisations to enhance the new and innovative ideas in the development of the nation. There should be a compulsory project is given to the students to work on with, every year. These efforts would not only increase quality but it would also produce the youngest brigade of engineers, doctors, philosophers, researchers, policymakers etc.

Hello everyone!

To the best of my knowledge today India's literacy is more or less 70-72%. Since India is a country of huge population, it reflects clearly vast number of people are still uneducated. We can't anticipate skilled job from them. MNC's demands are well qualified employee with perfection for the manpower strength in the company. India seems lagging in this sector. There are deficiencies of institutions also, which could produce skilled manpower in quick successions as compared to japan, US etc.

Our government introduces plans which could give guarantee employment (like NREGA) , but thing which Indian economy needs pretty badly today is the source from where they could gain skills. The plannings of the government are totally flawed. They don't make a well established successful Indian, instead they are making labors with a pathetic job. Government isn't providing opportunities to learn and growth, but they are enhancing those schemes which could help them to stand in center and states. Every politician know this fact pretty well, but they has to indulge in their own life also. The situation how economy suffering from crisis, doesn't bother to upper echelon bureaucrats including politicians.