<ul><li>Foster a diversified educational system that values and promotes a range of disciplines beyond engineering.</li><li>Prioritize the development of effective communication skills, particularly in English, to enhance employability and global competitiveness.</li><li>Encourage critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving abilities in students, emphasizing holistic development over rote memorization.</li><li>Address the flaws in the Indian school system by updating its design, assessment methods, and pedagogical approaches to suit the needs of 21st-century learners.</li></ul>

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<ul><li>Understanding the historical influence of English education in India and its impact on the production of engineers.</li><li>Recognizing the success of Indian engineers in the US tech industry and the factors that contributed to it.</li><li>Familiarity with the significance and reputation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) as a meritorious institution.</li><li>Awareness of the flaws and challenges within the Indian school system, including its outdated design and emphasis on age over learning ability.</li></ul>

Learning Outcomes

<ul><li>The speaker discusses the educational system in India and its focus on producing engineers.</li><li>The influence of English education in India is highlighted, including its impact on communication skills and the IT revolution.</li><li>The success of Indian engineers in the US tech industry is attributed to a change in US immigration policy.</li><li>The Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) is seen as a prestigious institution that provides social upliftment for the Indian middle class.</li></ul>

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<ul><li>The educational system in India has a strong emphasis on producing engineers, which can be attributed to historical, social, and economic factors.</li><li>English education played a crucial role in India, shaping communication skills, facilitating the IT revolution, and enabling success in the US tech industry.</li><li>The Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) has become a symbol of merit and social mobility for the Indian middle class.</li><li>The Indian school system has flaws in its design, assessment methods, and pressure on students, hindering holistic development.</li></ul>

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A story surrounding more than a million students in India built around a booming IT industry, a machine like education system, a race to a seat amongst the top engineering colleges and student suicides in our system. The Indian education system in all its complexity has turned out to be one of the most fascinating educational stories in the world. Watch Adhitya Iyer in his talk share his travel around the country discovering the truth behind the common engineer in India.<br><br>Adhitya Iyer completed his engineering degree from Mumbai University, where he studied in an institute interestingly named after Sardar Patel and was inaugurated by Nehru. He was listed as one of India's Top 30 student entrepreneurs by the NEN. He later spent 2 years in Bangalore selling chai, before he set out to write a non-fiction on the complex life of India's engineers is Kickstarter funded and is India's highest crowdfunded book. He thinks the society needs to be re-imagined and that humans can't be spending more than half their life doing something they seldom enjoy.<br><br>This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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A story surrounding more than a million students in India built around a booming IT industry, a machine like education system, a race to a seat amongst the top engineering colleges and student suicides in our system. The Indian education system in all its complexity has turned out to be one of the most fascinating educational stories in the world. Watch Adhitya Iyer in his talk share his travel around the country discovering the truth behind the common engineer in India.

Adhitya Iyer completed his engineering degree from Mumbai University, where he studied in an institute interestingly named after Sardar Patel and was inaugurated by Nehru. He was listed as one of India's Top 30 student entrepreneurs by the NEN. He later spent 2 years in Bangalore selling chai, before he set out to write a non-fiction on the complex life of India's engineers is Kickstarter funded and is India's highest crowdfunded book. He thinks the society needs to be re-imagined and that humans can't be spending more than half their life doing something they seldom enjoy.

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