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Industry × Academia × Talent. Connecting Learning. Enabling Talent. Shaping Tomorrow. A collaborative dialogue by T-Knok, powered by Anav Webtech.

Signature initiative

The Madhya Pradesh HR, Industry and Academia Dialogue

A T-Knok initiative at HR Futurescape 2026, where students, educators and employers jointly identify employability challenges and develop practical solutions for Madhya Pradesh.

Promise 1

Every voice matters

Students and faculty participate as equal contributors to the conversation.

Promise 2

Collaboration over blame

Industry and academia jointly own the problem and help shape solutions.

Promise 3

Action beyond the event

Realistic commitments, named owners, and progress reviewed after 30, 60 and 90 days.

Programme

Five hours, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Proposed programme. Times and sessions may change; speakers for each session will be added once confirmed.

9:30 AM
15 min

Opening: The Employability Question

Are we preparing students for the jobs that exist today, or the jobs that will exist tomorrow?

Format: Opening remarks, a short audience poll and student responsesOutput: A shared understanding of the employability challenge in Madhya Pradesh
9:45 AM
15 min

The Reality Check: What Industry Expects

A fast, audience-driven look at the differences between classroom learning and workplace expectations.

  • Students vote on the skills employers value most
  • Industry names the skills missing in entry-level hires
  • Faculty share their biggest curriculum or resource constraints
Format: Live poll, show of hands and brief responsesOutput: Three to five key gaps to explore during the day
10:00 AM
60 min

Industry Meets Academia: The Dialogue

HR leaders, business leaders, recruiters, university faculty, placement heads and student representatives. Each industry question is followed by a student or faculty response, and each response can be challenged or clarified.

  • What makes a graduate genuinely job-ready?
  • Are curricula keeping pace with AI, automation and changing business models?
  • Are employers expecting too much from freshers?
  • What can colleges change, and what must industry do differently?
Format: Main panel dialogueOutput: A jointly understood picture of the skills, mindset and experience gap
11:00 AM
35 min

The Student and Faculty Voice

If we could redesign the learning-to-employment journey, what would we change? Students and faculty speak directly with industry leaders.

Format: Moderated open-mic dialogue with live responses from the panelOutput: A prioritised list of concerns raised by students and educators
11:35 AM
15 min

Networking break

Students, faculty and industry delegates connect informally.

11:50 AM
60 min

The Employability Challenge Lab

Mixed groups of industry representatives, faculty and students each take one real challenge and develop three practical recommendations.

  • Redesign the first 90 days of a fresher's transition into the workplace
  • Build an industry-ready curriculum for emerging skills
  • Make internships and live projects more meaningful
  • Use AI responsibly to improve learning and employability
Format: Interactive working sessionOutput: Actionable ideas co-created by all three groups
12:50 PM
45 min

From Campus to Career: Who Must Do What?

The conversation moves from identifying problems to agreeing shared responsibilities: curriculum, faculty immersion, mentorship, live projects and clearer feedback between employers and placement teams.

Format: Panel refines proposals from the Challenge LabOutput: A shortlist of practical collaboration opportunities
1:35 PM
35 min

The HR Futurescape Industry–Academia Action Charter

Representatives identify a small number of realistic commitments, each with an action, a responsible partner, a first milestone and a measure of progress.

Format: Facilitated consensus-buildingOutput: A draft action charter for post-event follow-up
2:10 PM
15 min

The Voice of Madhya Pradesh

One representative each from students, academia and industry presents the key takeaway and the next step their group will own.

Output: Three clear perspectives and a public summary of the day's priorities
2:25 PM
5 min

Closing remarks

Employability is a shared responsibility, and meaningful change requires collaboration beyond a single event.

Dialogue model

Not a conventional panel

Experts do not speak for 45 minutes and leave students the last five.

  1. Industry poses a real question

    A panellist presents a concrete workplace problem or expectation.

  2. Students respond first

    Students share what they know, what they have experienced and what they need.

  3. Faculty add the academic perspective

    Curriculum realities, learning constraints and opportunities for change.

  4. Industry responds and challenges

    Panellists clarify expectations, address misconceptions and suggest practical solutions.

  5. The moderator captures an action

    Each discussion ends with one insight, a possible intervention, or a question for follow-up.

Discussion questions

What we will ask

Are our graduates industry-ready?

What should a graduate be able to do on day one? What should industry stop expecting from freshers?

What should we build together?

Which parts of the curriculum should be co-designed? What is one collaboration that could launch within 90 days?

Expected outcomes

Measured by what participants take forward

Industry–academia gap assessment

Top 5 agreed employability gaps

Student and faculty participation

Audience contributions and institutions represented

Practical solutions

3–5 prioritised proposals from the Challenge Lab

Potential partnerships

Industry–institution collaboration opportunities identified

Action Charter

Named owners and proposed milestones for agreed actions

Follow-through

A 30/60/90-day review of progress on commitments

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