Build the Persona First: Inside AcadNet’s National Employability Forum 2026

2,157 participants. Nine live polls. And a twist buried in the data: the panelists themselves voted anonymously, and every one confirmed the very persona-first thesis they argued on stage. Inside AcadNet’s National Employability Forum, where the IACT framework was validated four independent ways in a single morning.

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Assessment, Impact and Transformation: Redefining Excellence in Education

India’s higher education system assessed 13,892 student suicides in 2023 β€” and called it someone else’s problem. At Academic Network’s Technology Series webinar on 28 March 2026, Prof. Dr. M M Ananth asked the question institutions have avoided: What is assessment truly for? The IACT Framework β€” Interpersonal, Adaptability, Cognitive, Technical β€” reveals that 75% of professional effectiveness is determined by persona traits, yet our entire assessment architecture measures only the remaining 25%. With 1,329 registered participants, this was one of the most searching conversations Indian higher education has had about itself. Read the full report

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