{
  "id": 9284563,
  "title": "Karnataka to set up special committee to create industry-based curricula: Chief Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/karnataka-to-set-up-special-committee-to-create-industry-based",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T06:19:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-to-set-up-special-committee-to-create-industry-based-curricula-chief-minister/article71496699.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister D.K Shivakumar of Karnataka has announced plans to establish a special committee to develop industry-based curricula, addressing the gap between academic education and industry requirements. Speaking at the 50th anniversary celebration of Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS) on September 22, Shivakumar highlighted the issue of 30,000 vacant engineering seats, with graduates earning low salaries like ₹20,000 per month. He emphasized the importance of making curricula more industry-oriented and focused on skills that meet industry demands, including the importance of AI for every student, entrepreneur, and young person. Shivakumar highlighted KEONICS' journey since 1976 as a cornerstone of the state's transformation into a global technology hub, and the organization's role in ensuring technology infrastructure and opportunities reach every part of Karnataka. Key priorities for KEONICS' next phase, as identified by Shivakumar, include AI, digital skilling, and expanding technology infrastructure beyond Bengaluru. The CM also mentioned KEONICS' efforts to provide technology to village children through AI-based KEO computers. To celebrate the golden jubilee of KEONICS, a new logo, a coffee-table book detailing its five-decade journey, and a statue of its first chairman and managing director were unveiled. Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda, KEONICS' Chairperson, noted that the organization has trained and certified more than 1.39 lakh students and is expanding its IT infrastructure across regional centers.",
  "summary": "KEONICS, that turned 50, has played a key role in Karnataka’s emergence as an innovation and technology leader globally",
  "key_points": [
    "Karnataka CM D.K Shivakumar announces special committee for industry-based curricula.",
    "30,000 vacant engineering seats in Karnataka with low graduate salaries.",
    "KEONICS focuses on AI, digital skilling, and expanding technology infrastructure."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The proposed committee aims to bridge the gap between academic education and industry requirements, making curricula more industry-oriented and focused on skills that meet industry demands.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}