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Education is one field which will never be a disadvantage to any-
body and that being the main reason we have industrialists, social
reformers starting their universities in this state.” She further eluci-
dates, “Being in the education field and being the liaison between
industr y a nd stude nts due to my strong ba se in place me nts, I would
only like to say that as long as a university is sculpting out students
to stand on their feet making India a better place, everything goes
for it and not against the new set ups.”
The state, which is home to the 4th largest technology cluster in
the world is now being viewed as a treasure trove of opportunities:
for those with flair a nd a re willing to go the ex tra mile. A s pe r a re por t,
Karnataka is the seventh high-income Indian state / union territory
by GSDP per capita (₹207,062 (US$3,000).
The progress graph, if monitored carefully, can be traced to
continuous growth. Visveswaraiah laid the foundation for the tech-
nology revolution with the help of Mysore Raja. They joined hands
to give to one of Karnataka’s most potent undertakings, teamed
with propelled streamlined efforts to give impetus to lay founda-
tions for large-scale industries like lamps, soaps, steel and the like.
Commenting on the same, Jugnu Uberoi, Alumni President, Christ
University, opines,“Yes it’s true as students and parents find vari-
ous institutions offering professional education, which are on part
with world standards beside many a course has the subjects which
students prefer. Christ University is an example. In 50 years from
just 350 students and 3 streams, today we have 3 campus in the cit y
with a fourth underway with over 60 streams from pre University to
PHD too and over 22,000 students. We also have students from 60
different countries. Recently Harvard sent a team of its professorsto study how CU was so successful in 50 years. Its being present at
the Asian meet of various head at Harvard where our VC, Dr Rev Fr
Abraham, is a speaker and an invitee, too. Bangalore, categorically
is one of Karnataka’s biggest pluses. And academicians, industri-
alists and students alike are sitting up and taking note of the same.”
Karnataka has a history of frontrunning at myriad avenues— it
was the first state to get electricity from Shivanasamudra (GE tur-
bines). Thus the environment of a progressive state led to rising
need for professionals gave way to institutes like IISc in 1901, KMC
in Medical field started one year before AIIMS, private colleges like
MIT in Manipal have set benchmarks for professional education.
NIT K talents are at par with IITs, IIM is the top in management. Den-
tal is one more area, which harbours professional colleges. new
universities are started keeping in view a great environment for
learning and imparting professional education.
As per a 2016 report on Business Insider, Karnataka had re-
corded 2.16 lakh job openings in the first quarter first quarter of the
last fiscal followed by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu (93,000), Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana region followed by Uttar Pradesh. It is safe
to say that the stats can be multiplied in the current context.
Technology aside, places like Mysuru and Mangalore are also
branching out to other streams, hence offering opportunities to
creative professionals, educationists, social media influencers
and fledgling entrepreneurs. And, more than any thing else, a volley
of factors have helped Karnataka get the spotlight on itself, thus
earning the status of being one of the most preferred destinations
in India to study. Rakesh Katarey, Dean, College Of Journalism
And Mass Communication, Dayananda Sagar University states,