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VOICE YOUR VIEWS: DOES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ALONE MATTER?
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Character education is more important. In the quest for academic excellence, most schools fail to impart moral values to their students. Parents and teachers tend to ignore this very important aspect of student’s education .Educational ...

No, academic excellence alone doesn’t matter. In the competitive business environment, a prospective employer looks for effective communication skills, aptitude in numerical, logical and reasoning ability besides academic excellence. ...

No is the Answer. Academic Excellence is only the first step in one’s life. Life is a process of constant learning and updating one’s knowledge and skills. Nowadays, we often hear the term ’soft skills’, which includes ...

Nowadays, children are trained for multiple skills because there is a demand for it. Given the population explosion, there is a pressure on jobs and companies obviously select only the best candidates, who are preferably multi-faceted rather ...

Academic excellence is a platform to compare and qualify a person for an aptitude in education. There are core skills to ornament this academic qualification which pave the way for getting close to one’s goal in life. Besides academic ...

The main aim of education is the all round development of a student. But today education has become a rat race. Every one aims to get high marks to enter a good institution and earn a five figure salary later. Academic excellence is meaningful ...

First a student should pursue for excellence in academics and then go in for other interests. There is no ‘rewind button’ in life to go back at will at study Lower or Higher School Classes again, when we become old. Academics ...

Academic excellence is a must. However, it alone is not sufficient. There is a need to improve other skills and talent as well. Communication skill is very important both in career and society these days. Academics strengthen theoretical ...

In addition to academic excellence, soft skills are vital for a healthy career. Soft skills are mandatory because they reflect an individual’s personality, talent, capability, presence of mind etc. These can be developed by attending ...

Every student has some hidden talent. Students need not show their talent in academics only. A student may be exceptionally good in playing chess but average in his studies. It is for the parents to identify this talent and encourage the child ...

Academics feeds only the technical knowledge to students whereas to be successful in present times, one needs to have and hone extra talents. The best way to develop inter-personal skills is by participating in extra curricular activities and ...

Academic excellence is essential for every student. It is considered as an additional eligibility to get admission in good colleges and courses of choice, employment in public sector undertakings, banks, and multinational companies. Above all, ...

Academic performance is just a passport to jobs. To excel further, extra skills and practical experience are necessary. Theoretical knowledge just teaches the concept. Whereas one has to learn how that concept can be applied in our day to day ...

Being a book worm alone is no good. It is perhaps the pressure to perform exceedingly well in studies that makes most of our young brilliant brains go topsy turvy. Whether one likes it or not, year after year, the craze for getting into ...

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