Record Number of Student Visas By Jaroslaw Anders, USINFO Staff Writer Washington - In 2007, the Department of State issued a record number of student and exchange visitor visas more than 600,000 greater than 10 percent more than last year. The numbers are proof of the success of the U.S. government’s effort to reverse the drop in student and other visa applications after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty told USINFO.
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Most Grads Unemployable NASSCOM Chief, The Times of India MUMBAI: Headhunters for IT and ITES firms, sounding the alarm over the quality of fresh graduates applying for jobs, have begun asking universities to get their act right.
Addressing vice-chancellors from across the country on Tuesday, National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) president Kiran Karnik pointed out that the entry selection average for engineers stood anywhere between 20% and 25% and dipped further to as low as 10-15% for ordinary graduates.
Focusing on the quality of engineers and technical graduates passing out of most universities at the ongoing three-day national V-Cs'meet, Karnik said, "We can't employ the 26th candidate because he is just not employable. Most students fail to make a mark. Yes, they have a degree, but they are not employable. They lack technical and soft skills.
"He said the curriculum was outdated in most places and equipment used was obsolete; students had weak foundations because of which they were not picking up new skills. "The biggest failure is that students don't possess soft skills to discuss, present and articulate,"he added.Karnik, in fact, blamed the education system for not emphasising on communication and articulation, or laying importance on team work.
"The only team work our students know of is when they play cricket or football,"he added. Karnik said most companies had to spend a lot of time training fresh graduates.
"You are creating graduates, but they are not employable. People invest time and money in education expecting a return; they either need to get a job or they must be able to create jobs. But that is not happening; the university system needs a shake-up," Karnik said.
