<p> The Delhi government is planning to build an innovative vocational university that will equip youths with skills to create jobs for others and help the city develop as a knowledge hub. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the proposal was in line with the government’s bigger aim of creating more jobs and imparting employment oriented education.<br /><br />Consultation with experts from different fields will be held to give shape to the new university idea, said Sisodia at an event held by an industries’ group.<br /><br />The proposed university would conduct certificate, diploma and graduation courses and will also open avenues for people who want to resume education after a gap.<br /><br />“A person, who has left his education midway, would be able to take admission to this university,” he said.<br /><br />Sharing the Arvind Kejriwal government’s vision to develop the city as a knowledge hub, the Deputy Chief Minister said a modern incubation centre could give a push to the young entrepreneurs.<br /><br />“We need to move towards achieving a target of 20 per cent growth rate and for that we have to do lot of work,” he said, stressing the need to think out of the box.<br /><br />Talking about the shortage of technical education institutions, he said: “We have limitations in increasing the intake of Delhi Engineering College and Indraprastha University so there is need to set up a new innovative University.”<br /><br />Virtual classrooms and campuses could be a part of the new university which will help students pursue courses for which they fail to get admissions in Delhi University.<br /><br /></p>
<p> The Delhi government is planning to build an innovative vocational university that will equip youths with skills to create jobs for others and help the city develop as a knowledge hub. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the proposal was in line with the government’s bigger aim of creating more jobs and imparting employment oriented education.<br /><br />Consultation with experts from different fields will be held to give shape to the new university idea, said Sisodia at an event held by an industries’ group.<br /><br />The proposed university would conduct certificate, diploma and graduation courses and will also open avenues for people who want to resume education after a gap.<br /><br />“A person, who has left his education midway, would be able to take admission to this university,” he said.<br /><br />Sharing the Arvind Kejriwal government’s vision to develop the city as a knowledge hub, the Deputy Chief Minister said a modern incubation centre could give a push to the young entrepreneurs.<br /><br />“We need to move towards achieving a target of 20 per cent growth rate and for that we have to do lot of work,” he said, stressing the need to think out of the box.<br /><br />Talking about the shortage of technical education institutions, he said: “We have limitations in increasing the intake of Delhi Engineering College and Indraprastha University so there is need to set up a new innovative University.”<br /><br />Virtual classrooms and campuses could be a part of the new university which will help students pursue courses for which they fail to get admissions in Delhi University.<br /><br /></p>
