Strengthening the Industry and Academia Linkages – Role of the Government, Industry and the Institutes

When it comes to professional courses; the most significant topic for discussion has been “What is the Industry Looking for”. Academicians all over have been looking forward to answers from the industry on what exactly they expect from students studying in professional courses and how can these expectations be fulfilled. Although the expectations are discussed several times but there is always a mismatch in the actual vs expectation. Moreover this gap results in the students not getting good jobs and the industry having to adjust with half baked management trainees. The overall lack of quality seems to have resulted into not only a downward plunge in the salaries and CTCs but also a huge dive in students opting for these professional courses. This paper tries to explore the factors which cause this mismatch and the probable strategies to breach this expectation gap.