He also said higher education in the country is "outdated".
"The concepts and methods that we have been following in the country are outdated and are hence landing the lakhs of students who graduate every year in a mess. When I proposed similar ideas outside India, they have been welcomed more.
"I was called to address a conference on MOOC (massive open, online courses) in London three years back where I had proposed that they are making a mistake by putting technology first and idea later.
Singh, whose tenure is coming to an end on October 28, has been vocal about how the higher-education in the country is moving on the pattern which was followed decades back.
"Our pedagogy is outdated, we are focusing on creating more and more graduates, more and more teachers, but neither we are creating employers nor we are producing graduates with employability," he said.
"Imagine there was no mention that the old system had collapsed and things had changed radically. I was surprised at the fact that no one had objected to this situation. But if you tell them to change and update many will start opposing it," he said.
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