India will have nearly 241 million people joining the workforce by 2030. This statistic underlines the urgent need to improve the country's education system in order to develop able mindsets for productive employment.
Addressing MBA students of the Sai Ram Engineering College, Mr N. Subramanian, CEO and MD, TRS Forms and Services Pvt Ltd said, “I will focus on how the challenges and issues in the Indian education system can be addressed for creating a better tomorrow.”
The entrepreneur, who himself runs a company that has been a pioneer in developing technological solutions for the education sector since 1999, touched on the pillars that would rebuild education as an institution in itself. He was speaking at a BL Club lecture presented by Tata Photon+.
He emphasised the need for extensive research to identify issues and the introduction of technology solutions for the education sector. The need for R&D to meet the requirements of the admission process (application and counselling), exam application, QP preparation and printing, quality lectures, tests and student's feedback, cashless campus and result processing is high. Highlighting the importance of digital solutions in the education system, he emphasised upon the power of online and digital media as fast and cost-effective tools.
Solutions such as e-assess were specially designed for student tests and feedback-related problems. They provide a user-friendly and unique platform for creating, publishing and evaluating examinations, both online and offline, using modern interactive software. The smart card was another effective solution for a cashless campus. Automatic Dummy Numbering and e-Valuation software augment the processing of results by integrating the scanning, indexing and evaluation modules under one platform. The 2D barcode is the ultimate security feature developed to handle issues of mark-sheet and certificate forgery in educational institutions.