Delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of the two-day Science Fair on the theme 'Materials for the future' organised by St Agnes College (Autonomous), he said that in a seamless global world, we live in a country where knowledge is regarded at the top level today, but skills are not socially recognised and encouraged.
“Our society does not give equal weightage to skills as they deserve, whose direct outcome is that we get plenty of B.Tech graduates. Unless our country learns to recognise and give importance to skills, we will keep producing engineering graduates and professionals of poor grade who will not contribute or do any service to the society,” he said.
He said that globalisation would help in bringing a change in the current structure. “Because of the progressive attitude and the new generation, the outdated structure will be demolished very soon,” he said.
Speaking of future career prospects, he said that Science could not be ignored in any stream. “However, everything has become a product and education and health sectors are seen as business. In a market-driven economy, it is the media controlled by businessmen that run the show.
There is a huge semantic gap between students and teachers. Hence, consider every skill you have and pursue it as a profession. Make sure your profession is your passion and enjoy what you do. Unless you enjoy life, you cannot go beyond average levels,” he advised the students.
In her presidential address, principal of St Agnes College Sr Prem D'Souza said that each individual was brought to the world for a purpose. “Discover the purpose of living, and learn new scientific concepts each day. Let your Science not be individualistic, but more collaborative, and let the collaborative effort begin with you,” she wished the students.
The two-day fair was sponsored by Department of Bio-Technology, Government of India, under the Star College scheme. The inaugural function was followed by a panel discussion by resource persons in the field of Science.
Convener of the science fair Dr H Jayantha made the introductory remarks. Head of Physics Department Dr Saraswathi S Rao, head of Chemistry Department Prof Ronald Mascarenhas and others were present on the occasion.
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