Message from Our President

Abstract

Dear Friends,

Given the national objective of making India a Knowledge Superpower by 2020, there is an urgent need for knowledge and skills capacity building. The challenges before us are to enhance the intellectual capital of our country to become a global leader in knowledge led manufacturing and service industries.

The current pace of economic growth in India is fast outstripping the supply of qualified professionals. The available talent pool is actually smaller than it seems, partly because of skill mismatches, but mainly because sheer numbers do not equal high quality, thereby adversely impacting our competitiveness.