India’s education system must remain closely connected to the realities of the workplace. The Industry Association Chair bridges the gap between academia and industry, ensuring that students acquire industry-relevant skills, practical exposure, and career readiness alongside academic learning—while creating a lasting platform for industry leadership in education.

Support education that prepares learners for real-world careers and leadership.

The Need – Bridging Education and Employability

Despite academic qualifications, many students face employability challenges due to limited industry exposure, practical skills, mentorship, and professional guidance. Rapid technological change and evolving job roles demand sustained collaboration between educational institutions and industry bodies.

The Industry Association Chair directly addresses this gap by embedding industry insights, expertise, and skill alignment into schools, colleges, and universities.

Help close the gap between classrooms and careers.

Alignment with NEP 2020

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasizes:

• Industry-aligned curriculum and experiential learning
• Multidisciplinary and vocational education
• Employability, entrepreneurship, and innovation
• Lifelong learning and continuous skill development

The Industry Association Chair operationalises NEP 2020 by enabling structured, long-term industry–academia collaboration within institutions.

Enable institutions to implement NEP 2020 through industry partnership.

Role of the Industry Association Chair

The Industry Association Chair enables institutions by:

• Integrating industry-relevant skills and competencies into curricula
• Facilitating guest lectures, mentorship, and expert sessions
• Supporting apprenticeships, internships, and project-based learning
• Promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, and career guidance
• Enhancing employability and workforce readiness

The Chair serves as a hub for knowledge exchange, talent development, and future workforce planning.

Sponsor a Chair that strengthens industry-ready education.

A Chair Named After Industry Pioneers – Creating a Living Legacy

Each Industry Association Chair may be named after the godfathers, pioneers, or most distinguished leaders of the industry—honouring those whose vision and leadership shaped the sector.

The named Chair becomes a living legacy, serving as a centre for:

• Industry-aligned learning and applied research
• Thought leadership, lectures, and mentorship
• Skill development, innovation, and career pathways

This ensures that the values, wisdom, and leadership of industry pioneers continue to guide future generations.

Honour the past. Empower the future.

NAPSCC – Enabling Industry–Academia Collaboration

The National Association for Professionals & Skill Certification Council (NAPSCC) facilitates the establishment, governance, and impact monitoring of Industry Association Chairs in collaboration with industry bodies, professional associations, educational institutions, CSR partners, and government stakeholders.

NAPSCC ensures ethical implementation, relevance, transparency, and measurable outcomes, aligned with national education and skill priorities.

Partner with NAPSCC to institutionalise industry impact in education.

What Your Support Enables

Your contribution helps to:

• Establish named Industry Association Chairs in institutions
• Align education with current and future industry needs
• Provide students with practical exposure, mentorship, and career pathways
• Support employability, innovation, and entrepreneurship

A single Chair can positively impact thousands of students over time.

Invest in education that leads to employability and innovation.

Invitation to Industry Leaders, Donors & CSR Partners

NAPSCC invites industry leaders, associations, corporates, and CSR partners to:

• Sponsor an Industry Association Chair
• Nominate a distinguished industry pioneer to be honoured
• Contribute to skill development, leadership building, and nation-building
• Create a lasting educational legacy in the name of the industry

Sponsor an Industry Association Chair. Honour industry legends. Shape future professionals.

NAPSCC Impact & Outcomes

Through Industry Association Chairs, NAPSCC enables:

• Strong and sustained industry–academia collaboration
• Industry-relevant curricula and experiential learning
• Improved student employability and career outcomes
• Institutions aligned with evolving workforce and economic needs

This is more than CSR—it is legacy creation through education.

Step forward as an industry leader. Create a Chair. Create a legacy. Create the future.