Undergraduate focus

AN estimated 39 per cent of young people go to university in the US, 36pc in the UK, 27pc in India and about 8-9pc in Pakistan. This despite all the recent expansions in the university sector in the country.

Yes, youth unemployment amongst educated youth is high in the country. But that is a reflection of the current poor growth, poor quality of education at the college/ university level, skill mismatch and lack of entrepreneurial opportunities for young people. Other countries are giving...