Confederation of Indian Industry’s Southern Region Chairman and Elico Managing Director Datla Ramesh has exhorted students to acquire domain knowledge and expertise to meet industry expectations.
Addressing Nannaya University fresher’s day and sensitisation on anti-ragging programme on the university campus here on Saturday, he said in addition to learning skills students need to gain domain knowledge to be able to do well in their chosen field. In order to realise the necessity of expanding their knowledge, they need to ask themselves this one question: “Whether I am learning for my own sake or not?”
To compete successfully with others, students need to develop unique skills and qualities, he said. By 2020, there would be a deficit of 3.5 crore workforce outside India and those with domain knowledge and proper orientation would be in a position to grab the opportunities, he added.
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However, Mr. Ramesh felt that focus on research and development was less in India and that was the reason many top industries were falling into the hands of others. However, pharmaceutical, automobile and bio-technology sectors were an exception as they had been running successfully with R & D-driven technology and reverse engineering processes.
The CII Chairman also suggested that students should follow the latest developments in the IT and hardware sector like Industry 4.2, Cloud, Big Data and Automation in different fields. He advised the faculty to visit industries along with students for practical knowledge.
Vice-Chancellor of the Nannaya University Prof. M. Mutyala Naidu called upon the students to uphold the dignity of the university by strictly adhering to the rules.
Registrar K.S. Ramesh, Professors S. Teki, Matta Reddy, Y. Srinivasa Rao and Suresh Varma spoke and welcomed the freshers.
By 2020 there will be a deficit of 3.5 crore workforce outside India and those with domain knowledge stand to gain
Datla Ramesh
CII Southern Region Chairman