India's biggest forum for the Business of Education, Indian Education Congress 2011 organised by Franchise India and presented by S. Chand group begins today. The event is scheduled from April 22 to 23, 2011 at Hotel Claridges, Surajkund.
Some of the top policy makers, educationists and corporate came together at the Indian Education Congress 1011, for interactions and knowledge sharing on various topics related to the best practices, regulatory issues and future trends in the education fields. The key speakers at the Congress included Sudhir kapur, Chairman, CII Sub-Committee on Education, Dilip Chenoy, Chairman, National Skill Development Corporation, Prf. Raj Shekhar pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGMOU.
Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India said, "The government's education expenditure as a percentage of GDP is about five per cent and the consumption trends predict that the urban Indian is spending nine per cent of his wallet on education while the rural consumer spends only six per cent. In view of huge requirements for infrastructure and manpower in the field, even if the government takes up the supply challenge, the time frame will exceed the youthfulness of our population."
According to Amit Gupta, CEO, S. Chand, "The next big leap in education can happen only if education is also looked at as an enterprise. We need best practices, scalable models and investment by organized players to achieve this. Once the education market gets consolidated then pan India outreach can be achieved."
