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6-Dec-14 Prof. M.P.Poonia, Director, NITTTR, Chandigarh

• Nalanda was Established in 5th century in Bihar.

• It had a nine-story library.

• It had dormitories for students housing 10,000 students. and providing accommodations for 2,000 professors.

• Nalanda University attracted scholars from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia and Turkey.

MIT 1861

Cambridge 1209Oxford 1096Harvard 1636

• Largest Democracy in the World ,

1.2 billion population.

• “Youngest nation” in the world with

54% population under the age of 25 years.

• Total Workforce of 459 million.

• India has 3rd largest education system globally.

• Spends at 3.7% of GDP.

• Global Skilled Manpower Shortage of 56.5 m by 2020

while India to have Surplus of 47 m.

• Economic Growth @9%.

• 721 Universities

• 32974 Colleges

• 14000 ITIs

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Vocational Skills in India Compares Unfavorably to

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India Receives only 8% formal Vocational Training

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It is not sufficient to know what to say;

one must also know how to say it.

- Aristotle

PROGRAMMES &

ACTIVITIES (NITTTR)

Education & Training

Curriculum Development

Instructional Material

Development

Research & Development

Extension & Consultancy

“We need to produce people whoknow how to act when they are facedwith the situations for which theywere not specifically prepared.”

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