I share this skecticism about the idea of a "world class" university without serious institutional reforms. All institutions that are seen as being good, are facing a serious problem with faculty recruitment. For a good critical article on the state of Indian universities see the article, 'Ugly face of the knowledge economy':
http://www.indiatogether.org/combatlaw/vol5/issue1/ugly.htm Sanjib Baruah Quoting pmalakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The meaning is Central Government has money and they want to waste it. The > need of the hour is a total overhauling of the existing universities, in the > region. Barring one or two most of them are just rotting! Who are to be > blamed? The governments, the heads, the facilities, the students and lastly > we the citizens. > Paresh Malakar > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W.Saleh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 9:59 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] World Class Central University at Guwahati > > >> What is the use of having more of world class universities and IIMs etc. >> if >> Assam government is not able to maintain the institutions which they >> already >> have? I don't know about other places but I have seen a few engineering >> institutions at Jorhat in very pathetic conditions crying for attention. >> >> >> Wahid Saleh >> >> >> >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >> Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens >> Buljit Buragohain >> Verzonden: vrijdag 28 maart 2008 13:42 >> Aan: [email protected] >> Onderwerp: [Assam] World Class Central University at Guwahati >> >> 7 New IIMs, 8 IITs, 14 World Class Universities: >> >> As many as 45 new higher education institutions, including 15 schools of >> technology and management and 14 world class universities, will be set up >> in >> the 11th Five Year Plan, it was announced today. >> >> ''This is the first time'' the government is setting up so many new >> institutions costing thousands of crores of rupees, Human Resource >> Development Minister Arjun Singh told journalists . >> The new institutions include eight Indian Institutes of Technology, seven >> Indian Institutes of Management and 30 Central universities, 14 of them >> ''aiming at world class standards.'' India currently has seven IITs, six >> IIMs and 19 CUs. >> Besides four new IITs-- in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Himachal >> Pradesh-- already announced, four more will be set up in Orissa, Madhya >> Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab, Singh said. >> In Madhya Pradesh, the IIT will be set up at Indore, but the location in >> other States is yet to be finalised, Singh told a news conference. >> Additionally, Banaras Hindu University's Institute of Technology, >> admission to which is made through an IIT Joint Entrance Examination, will >> be converted into an IIT, he said. >> Besides a new IIM at Shillong already announced, seven more IIMs will be >> set up in Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, >> Uttarakhand and Haryana. >> In Chhattisgarh, the IIM will be set up at Raipur. >> >> >> The 14 world class Central Universities will be set up at Pune, Kolkata, >> Coimbatore, Mysore, Vishakapatanam, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Patna, Bhopal, >> Kochi, Amritsar, Bhubaneshwar, Greater NOIDA and Guwahati. >> >> >> Authorities picked locations ''in or near'' large cities to automatically >> ensure ''conectivity and infrastructure which such universities would >> need,'' the HRD Minister said. >> Singh said each concerned State government was being requested to >> identify >> adequate land in or near selected cities and offer land accordingly. >> Singh also announced plans to set up Central Universities in 16 States >> which currently do not have one. >> >> These include Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, >> Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, >> Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. >> >> This will include converting three existing universities-- Dr Hari Singh >> Gaur University at Sagar, Guru Ghasidas University at Bilaspur and Goa >> university-- into CUs. >> >> The government will spend Rs 2,000 crores on the new IITs, Rs 660 crores >> on the IIMs and Rs 2,800 crores on CUs during the 11th Plan, Higher >> Education Secretary R P Agrawal said. >> Singh was emphatic that establishing IITs, IIMs and CUs was ''subject to >> State governments offering adequate land at suitable locations, free of >> cost, for the purpose.'' He made it clear that their ''actual >> establishment'' would depend ''among other things on how quickly the >> concerned State governments respond by allotting adequate land at suitable >> locations.'' In reply to a question, Singh acknowledged the shortage of >> faculty, but indicated that it would be overcome through recruitment. >> >> Top HRD officials say that India is estimated to have some 500,000 higher >> education teachers-- roughly 20-25 per cent short of the required number. >> >> Agrawal outlined a bouquet of measures-- which include upgrading >> training, >> summer teachers' schools, better fellowships and research facilities and >> higher retirement age. >> Asked if the idea was to match Harvard or Oxford, some of the leading >> Western academic centres, Agrawal replied the aim would be to do better >> than >> what exist. >> >> On delay in pursuing Foreign Educational Institutions Bill, Singh >> indicated the move was caught up in differences with Left groups which >> advocate proper regulation of private institutions. >> ''A dialogue is on,'' Singh told questioners, without going into any >> reservations the government may have to such a demand, but added that the >> Ministry was trying to bring the Bill to Parliament soon. >> On a controversial Ramayan essay in a reading list recommended for Delhi >> University undergraduates, Singh said a review committee was going into >> the >> matter. >> Asked about his bid to reserve higher education seats for Other Backward >> Classes, Singh responded: ''Please pray for it.'' >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Now you can chat without downloading messenger. 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