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.