| |APRIL 20219dimensions of application in design, development, analysis and execution of projects in any given field. This need of the hour is to have a broad base approach to hire and nurture skills not just limited to software, but also manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, life sciences and other core indus-tries so as to have the right foundations of skills, which can be then enriched with software programming skills. Quite unfortunately, compared to the employability boom in the areas of IT, Software and Electronics, core en-gineering study today is increasingly becoming an outdat-ed concept for students. This has led to a significant gap in skills of engineers, compared to what is required to work in the large industry. Abundance of talent in one field and inadequacy in another can lead to serious imbalances in all respects.This crisis of low employability of engineers, if not attended immediately, will impede the growth of manufac-turing in India in a big way and at the same time pose a seri-ous threat to the country's self-reliance. According to reports, the Make in India Initiative is set to generate 100 million jobs by the year 2022 where engi-neers equipped with core engineering knowledge and skill are expected to be pivotal in bridging the gap and spear-heading the country's future growth. Now, more than ever, there is a growing need for engineers who are passionate about designing, building and producing new things with the basic concepts of mechanics, electronics, civil and chem-ical. For India to become the world's manufacturing hub and a knowledge-based economy, we need to shift the focus of engineering students from IT and encourage them about the prospects of core engineering roles. By putting the right emphasis on the basics, our country can lead from the front in its understanding of cutting-edge methods, knowledge- driven management and implementation capability. Leading engineering colleges and institutions across the country today, have come to recognize the importance of having a balanced expansion and the need for experts from every field for them to become unparalleled centers of learning and innovation. For India to develop dynamic tech-nological leadership in all aspects, there is a pressing need to revamp the current curriculum and make significant re-forms to the existing methods and techniques of teaching engineering. India is a country that is blessed with an abundance of engineering talent, which if combined with cutting-edge knowledge resources, a solid education foundation, and the right kind of zeal can enable us to make the best of the pleth-ora of opportunities that await us. Today, stemming from IT and allied industries, more sophisticated fields such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are redefining future industry dynamics, thereby churning more engineers and job opportunities for these fields
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