Kohima: The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) conducted a 1(one) day awareness programme to promote financial literacy and Financial Markets Management at the Conference hall of the NBSE on March 24.
Principals and Teachers from 21(twenty one) institutions registered with the Board and offering Commerce streams participated in this first meeting with the NSE.
G. C. Sharma, Head-Financial Education (Schools & Universities), NSE and Avik Gupta, Assistant Manager, NSE highlighted the role of the National Stock Exchange in promoting financial literacy and skill courses across the country through joint collaboration with school Boards, colleges and Universities.
The resource persons lamented that inspite of the fact that India is the third largest producer of graduates after USA and China, 70-80% of these graduates are unemployable due to the lack of employable skills. They also dwelled on the scope of financial markets skills, employment potential and career opportunities. The participants were further informed that the courses offered by NSE at 10+2 level is a blend of academic and employable skills to make students market ready. The interactive meeting ended on a note of optimism on the need to promote financial literacy in the state.
