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How can India's education system benefit from FDI?

This week CNBC-TV18's special show Emerging India Awards jointly hosted by ICICI Bank brings fore the state of the education sector in the micro, small & medium enterprises (MSME) space. The government’s decision to bring in FDI has only hastened the growth in this sector.

December 19, 2014 / 16:15 IST
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This week CNBC-TV18's special show Emerging India Awards jointly hosted by ICICI Bank brings fore the state of the education sector in the micro, small & medium enterprises (MSME) space. The government’s decision to bring in FDI has only hastened the growth in this sector.

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With about 32 percent of its population in the 0-5 year age bracket, India today is one of the youngest nations in the world. This translates into the Indian education system being one of the largest globally with a network of more than 12 lakh schools and over 30,000 higher education institutes.

Recognising the importance of education for a developing nation like India, the government has laid stress on the importance of education especially primary and secondary education. The education sector in India is evolving led by the emergence of new sectors like vocational training, child skill enhancement and E-learning.