Times Grey Cell organised The Economic Times Edvantage 2008 on June 6th at New Delhi. The day-long conference focused on the higher education system in India.

Education is the backbone of a nation and one of the key indicators of a country's growth and development. The demographic differentials reveal that over next 20-30 years, India has distinct advantages in a population profile concentrated in the younger age group where many new opportunities can be fully optimized. The rise of the knowledge economy at a global level has reinforced education as a key economic and business driver.

In this backdrop, Edvantage brought to the fore the country’s focus on strengthening the new-age knowledge economy by expanding capacities in higher education, in order to keep ahead of the rising domestic and global demand. The conference provided an insight into the urgent need in the country to revitalize and expand opportunities at every level of the education pyramid.

The key topics of the forum were:

• Higher Education In India: Challenges & Opportunities
• Capitalizing the opportunity – making India a global education hub
• Building academic excellence in sunrise sectors of National Economy
• Roadmap to Hi Tech Futures in Modern Sciences
• Bridging the skill gap in IT sector
• Role of regulatory authorities to align the ‘Knowledge Arena’
• The Economic Times Key Findings