Tag Archives: Education in India
800 universities & 35000 colleges more
The efforts of Human Resource Development Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibbal, to bring about revolutionary changes in the country’s education system, should certainly be lauded. It was high time someone took… Read more
Right to Education Bill
The Right to Education Bill is with the President of India, for now. In my view it is a half-hearted bill, more for style than substance. The most important objection… Read more
The Poison Pill..
The suggested new method of education that does away with examinations at school leaving time, but have entrance test for higher education is a poison pill aimed at urbanizing education and making it unavailable to poor, rural and middle-class. It will only allow trainining institutes like that of IIT, AIEEE to flourish making such institutes available only to those who can afford such tuitions and training..
Legalize Capitation Fee..
We should legalize capitation fee, but it should be collected by a central governmental agency, which also conducts centralized admission (like AIEEE) and hands over the money to colleges, so that it does not become black money for politicians..
