Companies are not insisting upon people coming to them with a graduate degree: Nikhil Kamath

Co-founder of Zerodha, Nikhil Kamath spoke at the India Global Forum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He stated that the funnel for money to go from the Middle East to India has become simpler. He expressed confidence in the growth of the Electric Vehicle industry. 

He then spoke about the possibilities that have emerged due to changes in the educational system as well. “Education in a large way is getting disrupted in India. The way of our predecessors..the way our parents..going to a college, getting a degree, having 15-16 years of a vocation which in turn will allow you to apply for a job..is no longer as relevant as it was a decade ago in India, companies are not insisting upon people coming to them with a graduate degree and hiring based on that. That opens up the education industry to many tiny possibilities. Education, in my opinion is going to become a lot more fragmented than it was in India. We will not seek for one institute to provide for all our needs around education. There will be many different pockets..vocational training, vocational education, free stuff online and investing around that in India will be a really big opportunity,” he said. Nikhil dropped out of school after 10th grade before engaing in equity training. 

Nikhil also spoke about the immense potential in the content creation domain.