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BRIDGING THE GAP

Students often judge their college in two ways: "good placement" or "bad placement."

Placements matter. But how much of the college experience does that judgement leave out? I share my thoughts in this video.

#BridgingTheGap #PlacementSeason #CareerAdvice

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

A student came to me wanting to switch colleges under NEP’s multiple entry and exit framework. On paper, he should have been able to. In practice, he couldn't.

Watch the clip to understand why.

#BridgingTheGap #NEP2020 #EngineeringEducation #HigherEducation

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

NEP 2020 is a genuinely good policy. But the implementation so far is a different story.

Here’s what I mean…

#BridgingTheGap #NEP2020 #EngineeringEducation #HigherEducation #India

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BRIDGING THE GAP

Most college-industry MoUs exist for inspections, not for students. That's the honest version of what's happening on the ground.

I explain this in the video.

#BridgingTheGap #EngineeringEducation #IndustryCollaboration #SkillGap #India

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

I recently visited a college in a tier 3 city and asked a familiar question: What are you doing for training, skilling, and employability?

Their answer was genuine, but honestly, a little surprising.

Here’s what we discussed…

#BridgingTheGap #SkillGap #India

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BRIDGING THE GAP

Degree vs. skills has created a third category: certificate collection.

Students collect certificates but often struggle to explain the work behind them.

This clip explores why that gap exists.

#BridgingTheGap #SkillGap

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

Most edtech products are built for the same 10% of students. But the other 90%, especially in tier 2-3 colleges face different challenges and need different solutions.

That's why the skill gap keeps growing.
Watch the video to learn more.

#BridgingTheGap #SkillGap #Tier2 #India

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BRIDGING THE GAP

A founder friend was struggling with getting the right hires for months. So, I offered to help.

As an outsider, I noticed an obvious problem in their process, which perhaps they couldn’t notice.

The video talks more about this.

#BridgingTheGap #Hiring #India

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

Early-stage founders often attend networking events.

But when asked how those connections led to customers, sales, or real value, many don't have an answer.

This video shares the key takeaway.

#Startups #FounderAdvice #India

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

Being a good programmer and being a good founder are two completely different things.

In the early days, sales matters more than technology.

I learned this the hard way. Watch the clip for full insight.

#BridgingTheGap #Startups #TechFounders

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

Companies say the students aren't ready.

But when asked what they're doing about solving the problem, the answer is almost always the same.

What is that? I talk about it and what needs to be done in this video.

#BridgingTheGap #EngineeringEducation #SkillGap

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

"Should I drop out and start up?"

Students ask this more than almost anything else. I've answered it in the video, and tried to be honest rather than inspirational.

#BridgingTheGap #EngineeringEducation #Startups #CareerAdvice #India

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

Every season, viral sheets circulate.

Students grind through "important questions" without asking the real one: do I actually understand what I'm practising?

But it is not just that, Watch this video.

#BridgingTheGap #PlacementPrep #CareerAdvice #India

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BRIDGING THE GAP

Development or problem-solving: What is more important.

Well, both. But why? That matters the most.

I talk about this and more in this video...

#BridgingTheGap #EngineeringEducation #SoftwareEngineering #CareerAdvice

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

Most ed-tech platforms lead with 'we'll make this easy.'

That's understandable. But easy isn't real learning.

Smoothing away complexity doesn't prepare students; it only delays the struggle.

I talk about this in more detail in this video.

#BridgingTheGap #SkillGap #India

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

We're either overrating AI or ignoring it. Often both, in the same institution.

Students use it to skip actual work. Universities don't use it where it would help.

Two problems. Both worth addressing.

#BridgingTheGap #AIInEducation #SkillGap #India

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BRIDGING THE GAP

A student got placed in a large service company.
Joining kept getting delayed, month after month.

When they finally called him, they ran a re-evaluation. He didn’t make it.

What he did (or didn’t) during the wait is what this is about.

#CareerAdvice #Freshers

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BRIDGING THE GAP

"Sir, I spent 15 lakhs on my degree. How can I recover it in year one?”

Heard this many times.

That logic has a flaw worth understanding.
I’ve shared what students should consider while evaluating offers in this video.

#BridgingTheGap #CareerAdvice #Freshers

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BRIDGING THE GAP

A lot of CS students quietly drop their coursework to chase React, or whatever framework is trending in hiring circles this month.

They feel real pressure as placements feel close.

But a degree was never designed to make you job-ready for the technology that's trending right now. It was designed to build your foundation. Data structures. Algorithms. Systems thinking… And most importantly the ability to sit with a problem you've never seen before and reason your way through it.

React will be replaced by something else. The language your first job uses probably won't be the one you're using five years in.

What doesn't expire is the ability to think, and that is what will ensure if you have a ‘job’ today, or a longterm career in the future.

#BridgingTheGap #EngineeringEducation #SoftwareEngineering #CareerAdvice #India

[Arun Goyat @arun_goyat]

BRIDGING THE GAP

"Outdated syllabus" comes up in every single conversation about skill gaps.

It's not a wrong point. But I don't think it's the main one either.

Watch till the end. The gap I'm pointing to is slightly different.

#BridgingTheGap #EngineeringEducation #SkillGap #HigherEducation #India