<p>Bengaluru: The department of Skill, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood has proposed to the Higher Education department to convert government-run polytechnics into Government Tool Room and Training Centres (GTTCs).</p>.<p>The minister for Skill, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said this on Friday while addressing the Industry Academia Conclave in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bengaluru">Bengaluru</a>. </p><p>The minister said the proposal has been put forth in the light of low employability of engineering and polytechnic passouts, compared to those who pass out of GTTCs. </p>.<p>“There are over 100 plus polytechnics in the state. But, we have only 33 GTTCs. The placement at GTTCs is 100% while students passing out of engineering and polytechnic colleges struggle to get jobs due to lack of skills” the minister said.</p>.Jeans park to be set up in Ballari, says Karnataka Minister Patil.<p>According to Sharan Prakash, GTCCs offer more practical knowledge and hands-on experience, whereas engineering and polytechnic courses are theory-based. </p>.<p>“There is definitely some problem with the polytechnic and engineering curriculum and changing the curriculum is important. I have discussed this with the chairperson of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),” he added.</p>.<p>The minister opined that the curriculum should have 60 per cent practical and 40 per cent theory. “GTCC passouts are having better knowledge compared to those who graduating from good engineering colleges,” he said. </p>.<p>Endorsing the opinion of the Skill minister, the IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said that the skill mismatch needs to be addressed. “According to reports only 26 per cent of engineering graduates in India are employable. Government and industry need to work together to address the skill gap. If we are serious about competing with China and Vietnam, and want to be a product nation, we should ensure we have the necessary skill,” Priyank said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Priyank advised to have annual skill/HR (Human Resource) summits on the lines of Tech summit. “Let us organise annual HR/skill summits where we should invite HR heads to know what they want exactly,” he suggested.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The department of Skill, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood has proposed to the Higher Education department to convert government-run polytechnics into Government Tool Room and Training Centres (GTTCs).</p>.<p>The minister for Skill, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said this on Friday while addressing the Industry Academia Conclave in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bengaluru">Bengaluru</a>. </p><p>The minister said the proposal has been put forth in the light of low employability of engineering and polytechnic passouts, compared to those who pass out of GTTCs. </p>.<p>“There are over 100 plus polytechnics in the state. But, we have only 33 GTTCs. The placement at GTTCs is 100% while students passing out of engineering and polytechnic colleges struggle to get jobs due to lack of skills” the minister said.</p>.Jeans park to be set up in Ballari, says Karnataka Minister Patil.<p>According to Sharan Prakash, GTCCs offer more practical knowledge and hands-on experience, whereas engineering and polytechnic courses are theory-based. </p>.<p>“There is definitely some problem with the polytechnic and engineering curriculum and changing the curriculum is important. I have discussed this with the chairperson of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),” he added.</p>.<p>The minister opined that the curriculum should have 60 per cent practical and 40 per cent theory. “GTCC passouts are having better knowledge compared to those who graduating from good engineering colleges,” he said. </p>.<p>Endorsing the opinion of the Skill minister, the IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said that the skill mismatch needs to be addressed. “According to reports only 26 per cent of engineering graduates in India are employable. Government and industry need to work together to address the skill gap. If we are serious about competing with China and Vietnam, and want to be a product nation, we should ensure we have the necessary skill,” Priyank said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Priyank advised to have annual skill/HR (Human Resource) summits on the lines of Tech summit. “Let us organise annual HR/skill summits where we should invite HR heads to know what they want exactly,” he suggested.</p>