Thanks Rupansh
Hi everyone, my name is Priyanka and I will lead the debate from here as speaker 2 and will outline some key arguments that will go in favour of our topic. ‘
Firstly let me start by asking you all a question? Why are you all aquiring a post graduate qualification? (Money, success, status in the society? ) So would most of us agree that its success?
As Rupansh mentioned, the difination of success vary from person to person and field to field. Achieving success in life for one person could be something different to what it for the other. Someone may measure success on the grounds of economic sustainablity whereas for others it can be a goal for overcoming challenges, irrespective of what someone earns and the nature of their private life.

So where does Academic Qualification fits in line with success?
Firstly, lets look at the corporate world and the social world. Many will say that success never depends upon grades, but practically when applying for a job, the first thing an employer will look at is your resume to see what qualifications you hold and if you are the right candidate to the position. Here, academic qualification is the first stepping stone to gain entry in to the prospective career. Therefore, it is vital that in corporate and social world, academic qualification is a giant leap towards opportunities in every walk of life.
Secondly, Academic qualification will ensure that you have the basics in learning. Subjects like Maths, Science and Languages allows a person to be able to calculate, innovate and to communicate effectively. These basis are essential for success and cannot be learned without attending schools and colleges. We spend years doing schooling then many of us move ahead studying at colleges and universities only to succeed later in life, building more upon on our abilities and intellectulatiy and this is aswell obtained through academic qualification.

Thirdly, there is alot of empasis on people like Bill Gates and Sir Richard Brandson, being college drop outs and leading a successful life without formal academic education. But how many drop outs tend to become Bill Gates? If everyone was thinking like that then all the drop outs today will be billionaires. Again, Yes they are successful and lead the world today but can you run a country only with them? What about doctors, engineers, lawyers, IT professionals and advocates who obatin a formal education to lead and succeed our society? Success alone doesn’t comes with destiny, academic qualification as a backbone leading towards it.
Finally, as many will say that Academic qualification alone may not be enough to ensure success, however, going to school and colleges and obtaining academic grades are important, as this encourages a student to work harder and master skills and knowledge. These are valuable attributes for success in any field which is why even employers value academic qualification. Simply getting an academic qulalification indicates to a future employer that the student is out of the ordinary.
These are the arguments in favour of our topic. Thank you.

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