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Degrading standard of research and technology : Prez in IIT Indore
By Sherin Babu.
The academics in schools and colleges require less research techniques and methodology, simply because the authorities don’t implement one. When the varying standards of education in India is seen at a common pedestal, lethal defects can be seen which would hurt India’s ever growing economy. Asserting the same, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said technology can enable refinement in teaching methodology, it can also address the challenges of quantity, quality, accessibility and faculty shortage. He was attending the first convocation of Indian Institute of Technology, Indore on Saturday, June 8th 2013. He clearly emphasized that affordability, accessibility and availability are the key words in higher education. The stark reality is that only 0.6% of the total budget is used for the research techniques in the various fields of study, Prez confirmed.
It’s high time that centres of higher learning should have the expertise to impart research skills training. They should emphasize on research, innovation and development. Stating that alumni are active in the affairs of top universities in the US, including Harvard, President Mukherjee expressed the hope that the students leaving the portals of IIT Indore today would continue their association with their alma mater in a meaningful way. This emphasis by the Prez is based on the fact that almunis of Harvard or Oxford actually help their alma mater in a financial manner and form a part of the close-knit system. The falling standard of teaching in higher education in India in recent decades ought to be a great cause of concern. An education system actually gets gauged by ts PG and PhD programs than its UG course. The budding talents in India have to suffer a lot because there are less effective initiatives in the name of research. The fact remains that only quality research can save India. Period.
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