Yes:
• If it is indeed entirely about unemployment, a big yes.
• Logical and realistic first.
• Science moulds a child to be more skillful and productive in life than Arts & humanities
• Science opens the door of knowledge and truth. After 10 a vocational training should be imparted in field of carpentry plumbing electrical or masonry This will open gate of employment further agricultural infrastructure health care and everything has science in its root.
• We Have Enough Artist.
No:
• Both streams equally help is tackling unemployment problems.
• Nagaland government must focus on developing good interdisciplinary education institutes that can compete at high levels. There is a fallacy that Science is more employment savvy that the others. This is not the case. In today's employment trends, what people are looking for is creativity, which comes from good foundation and wholistic education.
• No. This is not the case. Today there are many qualified science students who are unemployed not just here in Nagaland but also worldwide. The nature of jobs are changing. With artificial intelligence taking over and replacing people, I do not think Science is the way. What we need is quality education. On paper, Nagaland has good schools but in reality Naga students are behind students from other places. The focus must be on creating good students who are equipped to face the world and contribute positively in whatever they do.
• Quite a question (!) yet based on the old condescending talk that Science students are higher, better, smarter, etc. than students of Arts & Humanities. Frankly, why science? Just as we need doctors, engineers, chemists, scientists, etc we also need sociologists, researchers, social workers, tribal historians, linguists of our Naga languages, writers, folklorists, educationists, journalists, artists, philosophers studying tribal philosophies, tribal theologians, folk-singers, and the list ends not! We merely need persons with passion to pursue these fields of study, while the government engage in developing and upgrading these departments with special focus. It is not that Arts & Humanities have little role in our Naga society. We are not exploring enough. More jobs, then, can be generated! Here, just a though. I wonder why we always view education as a means of securing jobs: to get employed. Whether it is Science or Arts & Humanities, if we find fulfilment in the area we pursue, we can live a life content while playing our part to make our societies better. This can free us from the pangs of rat-race for Government jobs. There is still much dignity in somebody becoming a farmer by his/her own choice.
• The Government should not prioritise science over arts and humanities as a solution to unemployment. Unemployment in the State is not caused by the choice of academic stream but by lack of Skill development, limited industrial growth, and weak private sector opportunities. I, for one, am from science background but I would like say that arts and humanities are not inferior or "less employable". Many essential professions, like Civil services, teaching, law, journalism, Social work, Tourism management, etc, heavily depend on Arts & Humanities graduates. Nagaland has a rich tribal culture, music, crafts, and history. Arts & Humanities play a crucial role in preserving identity, promoting cultural tourism, and strengthening social harmony. Neglecting these areas could weaken the state's cultural foundation. Simply focusing on science stream will not automatically create jobs. Without industries, research centres, IT hubs, or manufacturing units in the state, even science graduates may still remain unemployed or migrate outside the state. The real issue is Economic structure, not academic stream. Instead of prioritising one stream over another, the government should focus on skill- based education, entrepreneurship training, vocational courses, Start-up support, and local resourced-based industries. Therefore, the solution to unemployment lies in the practical skills and economic development - not prioritising one stream over another.
• There is no match for unemployment reason in this regard in Nagaland context. Both are equally important, and cannot be compromised over the other. The only problem is lack of visionary leadership.
Others:
• All streams carry importance. Favouring one over the other would be a disaster.
• Arts and Humanities has its own significance yes and Nagas are naturally inclined towards it and excels in it. Since we are naturally inclined towards it, the government prioritising Science won't be a bad idea. Without undermining Arts and humanities, we all know that it is people with science background who are good in building start ups and creating jobs.
• Both science and arts and humanities play important roles in education — science fosters technical and analytical skills while arts develop critical thinking, communication, creativity and cultural understanding. However, the real challenge in places like Nagaland is not just unemployment but unemployability: many educated youth lack the practical skills that employers actually need, such as technical training, vocational skills, digital literacy, and work experience. Surveys show a large share of Nagaland’s population has no technical or vocational training, which limits job opportunities despite high levels of formal schooling. Focusing education solely on science at the cost of arts will not solve the core problem if students still lack industry-relevant skills.
• Expand access to quality education with focus on STEM, entrepreneurship, and local tribal languages.
• Give equal priority to all fields of studies. Period!
• Neither. Government must focus on vocational subjects.
• Science or art or humanities, employability depends on individual skills and interests. We have enough institutions for both Arts and science. We need to focus on other areas which can equip young people for employability.
• The discourse about which subjects we study doesn't really connect well with the issue of unemployment because the issue of unemployment is multifaceted, not just about subjects and degrees. As such there's no rationality putting weight in studying arts/humanities or science/technical, at the end of the day it's a personal choice. The real discourse should be that the government should focus on how to establish or help establish better and advanced institutions with a better system in place for education. Ofcourse focus should be given more towards establishing advance technical institutions as there are few to no such institutions in the State. Even the ones we have like NIT in Chümoukedima and Polytechnic centres in various districts doesn't really come under advance institutions of importance. The issue of unemployment, though it's connected with one's qualifications and skills, the Government’s duty should be to implement appropriate policies with proper governance. Because it's not always about what people are studying or studied to be employed but if they have the employment avenues as well, which in Nagaland is less to none. From public to private sector Nagaland is scarce when it comes to employment opportunities. As such the government should focus diligently on education in general not subjects but at the same time they should try to bring in investors, build industries based on our State's ability, invest in service sectors, tourism, etc. etc. Then maybe after all these are achieved, we may well be able to tackle the issue of unemployment some fine day. But not by prioritising a subject over another.
• This has to be a terrible way to look at the unemployment numbers. For starters, what fields would science offer. scientists? field assistants? Lab technicians? In what institutions? Does it have a pension plan? Does it have mobility in the promotion ladder? Can the salary provide be sufficient to pay my bills? Is the monetary benefit enough for my family? Will I get axed at any given time? Is it a private or public institution? Those are real questions ask by an individual seeking employment. And it’s the same for Nagas. Expand the private sector and start a manufacturing industry. Then it should be the public’s job to provide job security and social safety nets to protect the workers from unfair employment practices and unfair labour practices. Times like this all tribal public organisations should band together to protect Naga workers. The value of the Adage “Dignity of Labour” needs to be introduced here. Blue collar workers are the back bone of society, and they should respect as such. A new Naga workers movement needs to be introduced. The older generation done a disservice to younger generations by making everything a value judgement whether someone has a government job or not.
• To tackle unemployment, create employment opportunities and improve infrastructures and methods of educating them to prepare students to become employable. I don’t think it has anything to do with the fields of studies.
• We have enough schools for both screams. What is important is prioritising high schools and imparting quality education and facilitating the urgent need to develop the habit of reading. We have poor reading habits which should be prioritised early on.
• Would like to first see the employment/unemployment data for the respective streams.
