The foundation for these Universities are not the buildings. But good students and even better teachers. We need to improve our school education first before worrying about universities. Right now in the name of international schools, they are only commercializing rather than improving the learning abilities. Providing AC room and projectors in class is not improving education.
Re: We need to improve schools first
by sivanantham on Apr 18, 2013 11:25 AM
Our education system is giving mostly importance to memorizing some paragraphs and writing exams rather than doing more experiments and thinking in creative manner that can lead to innovation. In order to be successful, we(mostly younger generation) need to think differently in progressive way and bring drastic development in our education and research. Let us hope we will do our best near future.
Nowadays almost all the top universities of the world invest a lot in the research component, apart from teaching. We need to hire people who are trained abroad (who did their postdocs and PhDs)and give them the right environment so that they can pursue their research activities. This way the faculty will get their research published in high impact factor international journals and not in our desi useless journals. We need quality not quantity. China is already doing this and reaping the rewards. They are inviting top notch scientists from across the world to improve their university standards.
Re: Need to invest more in research
by Thomas Chacko on Apr 17, 2013 10:08 PM
MOST INDIANS ARE LAZY... ALL THE RESEEARCH DONE IN INDIA ARE THEFTS... AND LIES..
NAME ONE DECENT RESEARCH PAPER PUBISHED FROM INDIA... IN LAST 10 YEARS... NOTHING
Re: Re: Need to invest more in research
by Rifaqat Ali Khan Rao on Apr 21, 2013 11:41 PM
Perhaps you are not aware about research in India where hundreds of research papers are published every year in the journals of international repute
Re: Need to invest more in research
by Utpal Das on Apr 22, 2013 02:45 AM
right...world class university does not mean AC room, lots of unheard courses and glassy canteens...without world class research initiative India will never going to get A Harvard...
The point that is being missed is the low standards of the faculty members even in the best of our colleges and universities. It is a mixed bag. Though the faculty members in the west believe in teaching not from some prescribed text book but from their own repertoire, knowledge, experience and thought inputs in our country that is not the practice. Most of the glory of our institutes are because of the basic high standards of their students and much less due to the actual teaching. None is being encouraged to 'Think'. Neither is the curriculum conducive for such efforts. Under the circumstances it is better not to make comparison.
Re: Educational Standards in India
by nanjappan dhanabaghyam on Apr 18, 2013 10:57 AM
Research as well as teaching standard of some of the indian universities are low. Even a researcher can get (purchase) his Ph.D degree without doing data collection, analysis and writing the report. (All these process were done by other persons). You can also get a research article for publication/ presentation paper for work shop in this way. Retired professors are engaged in this work. A person can easily get his M.Phil / Ph.D through this way. If he got the appointment in the universities, imagine his/her students research level. How can we expext a high standard in indian universities. A person can easily get his PG through correspondencs, register and completed his research degree under part time with in five years. Hoe can we expect standard?
Re: Re: Study
by ravinder khatana on Apr 18, 2013 11:41 AM
Yes you are right..Nalnda(5th century AD) and Taxila(5th century BC) were biggest universities in ancient India
Re: Re: 5 in South and 4 in TN?
by saravanakumar kandasamy on Apr 18, 2013 06:42 AM
original language has nothing to do with Language.FYI, Most of the Nobel winners from India were learnt from their local language.
Re: Re: 5 in South and 4 in TN?
by saravanakumar kandasamy on Apr 18, 2013 06:43 AM
original thinking has nothing to do with Language.FYI, Most of the Nobel winners from India were learnt from their local language.
Rediff stop publishing non-sensical articles pls. our universities are below #250 it'll take us 50 years to reach top 50 given how the gov't runs the country, by then publish this article
In IITs there is 40-50% shortage of teaching staff.In top medical colleges including AIIMS there is migration of teachers to private hospitals.In a study by Prof.Indiresan it was revealed that none of the students in MBA programmes opted for teaching jobs.In the mushrooming private engineering colleges (where B.Tech graduates are recruited as cheap labour) no teacher is interested in enhancing his qualifications.Where is the hope for maintaining even the present poor standards,let alone improving?
If we want to have top universities we need talent faculty. The UGC had made a mockery of the system by introducing NET/SLET wherein excellent talent is not available. Those who memorise and clear the test get in. How can we create world class university. People in the corporate sector should be encouraged to take up faculty positions and build the university. UGC should be pragmatic instead of making senseless rules and regulations.UGC is university growth commission rather than grants commission. M.Phil is as good as a research degree and people with 2 M.Phils are equal to Ph.D and the UGC does not think in those lines. Vert farcicial indeed by UGC and as long as we have UGC we cannot have world class university
