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PowerPoint Prodigies, Real-World Rookies: Startup Founder Slams ₹50L Degrees

Updated: July 04, 2025 07:28

Image Source: The Economic Times
A viral LinkedIn post by Scandalous Foods founder Sanket S has started a national conversation about India's education-to-employment pipeline. Having employed three graduates from India's best private colleges—each of whom had invested ₹40–50 lakh in courses in MBA, hospitality, or technology—Sanket was disheartened by their lack of ability to perform practical work.
 
Key Takeaways from the Founder's Frustration
  • The MBA graduate was unable to explain basic accounting terms like profit and loss or cash flow.
  • The hospitality student never saw a food processing line.
  • The graduate in food technology was not aware of precision fermentation, the core process in the startup's business.
  • Their single great skill? Presenting PowerPoint slides—something now easily accomplished by software like Gemini or ChatGPT in a matter of seconds.
A Systemic Talent Crisis
  • Sanket's tweet resonated with most founders who echoed the same experience, labeling it as a symptom of a failed education system and not due to incompetence.
  • India's top schools, critics contend, focus on outdated curricula and memorization by rote, poorly preparing their graduates for rapidly changing, innovation-driven industries.
  • The startup dilemma: spend time and money retraining local recruits or hire abroad and risk destroying the 'Make in India' dream.
Demand for Reform
  • The post has rekindled calls for a bottom-up overhaul of India's education system, especially for new industries like food tech, biotech, and climate tech.
  • There are indeed demands for a more dedicated STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) strategy to bridge the divide between theory in the academy and industry requirements.
Sources: The Economic Times, Business Today, Storypick.

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