Dear Srishtian, Your entire household is cordially invited for the inauguration ceremony to be held at our new Srishti building in Pratap Nagar. SCC's aim is to create a large number of world-class, well-rounded computer professionals from Srishti families, who will in turn enrich our society. Why is computer education necessary? Computers are perhaps the best gift that science

has bestowed in the 20th century. Computers today facilitate every field of human endeavor, including telecommunications, transportation,banking and entertainment. Computer experts from India form the backbone of thousands of organizations worldwide.

The number of computer experts India produces today is a lot less than the number that the world needs. Because of financial, political and other developments, demand for computer professionals is increasing further. This fact is reflected by the highly attractive salary packages that competent computer professionals command in the market today.

Who should learn computers?
Every individual in the family can benefit from computer education. School-going children get a strong academic foundation if exposed to computers early on. All students pursuing higher education and professional degrees need to be well-versed in computer usage, no matter what area they plan to work in. Employees that have computer skills can get better growth opportunities at work. Computer training opens new vistas for unemployed individuals and retirees seeking fresh opportunities. Computer-skilled homemakers can use their free time productively.

Weakness of computer education today
The field of computer science can be viewed as two parts: Theory and Practice. While these two parts are interrelated, it is possible to study each one individually. Just like every good singer need not be a great musicologist, every adept computer user need not have deep theoretical knowledge. However, even among the most practical learners, a theoretical foundation accelerates learning of new things and provides continuity and confidence.

Our society needs a large number of confident computer professionals skilled in practice, who also have basic theoretical grounding.

Today, thousands of students of BTech, M.Sc, BCA and MCA completely lack practical knowledge. It is not uncommon for students to join basic programming courses at private institutes after spending years in a computer degree programme. On the other hand, short-term courses like Java address a narrow area, but do not give sustainable knowledge in anything. Even after attending multiple short-term courses, many students still lack confidence and cannot get gainfully employed.

In short, computer education today is hopelessly commercialized. The knowledge level of faculty members and their interest in students is low, and teaching is shallow. There is a wide gulf between technology practiced worldwide and that taught in our institutes. As products of an education system with no vision, most computer professionals are overly focused on their own lives, having no broader understanding or agenda