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    Higher Education needs a big push

    We have had massive improvements in higher education in the recent years. However, we have not seen a big impact on society, particularly in the social sciences. For example, on the vital aspect of social justice, we do not find any quality research coming out anywhere, by any sociologist.

    We need a big push to higher education in all fields. There are too many gaps and it is seen that there have been only a few new courses -- particularly in areas like sustainable development, capital markets development, financial engineering and so on.

    What stops Indian Universities from understanding what happens to advanced research in the developed countries and then adapt the same as standards of higher education? One does not understand this issue at all.

    In the meanwhile, we need a series of public debates, through a number of creative suggestions on how we can take this vital discussion forward, to achieve at least some results.
  • #778053
    Many universities are not concentrating on Research in the areas that the industry around looking for. Only some CSIR laboratories are doing some work related to the area it is situated. For Example, IICT, a CSIR laboratory in Hyderabad is doing a lot of research on new molecules for the drug industry. However, university departments are not taking up such research. The students will work on topics that are sufficient for them to get their PhD. This has to change. The universities should have tie-ups with industries and other laboratories in that area. They should see that students under them work on advanced research topics. However students are more interested in completing their work and submitting their Thesis. But the university staff should spend more time finding out the needs of society and work on those areas so that their work will be more useful to mankind.
    These days the teaching staff have good salaries and they should devote their full time to giving a boost to education. Then only they can say that they are doing justice to their work.

    drrao
    always confident

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