Kapil Sibal: Universities with vision
2009-09-27 09:00:08 - IIT faculty today said the agitation over pay structure issue was intended to secure greater autonomy for the elite institutes.Sibal said the agitation was not for autonomy, but for money.Kapil Sibal, ruled out any possibility of hiking salaries for IIT Professors but he is open for a dialogue for autonomy and wages.
“Save IIT Fast” was observed to urge the Union Human Resource Development
Ministry to present a pay package that would attract faculty members and ensure autonomy and flexibility to the IIT system.
“As per the Ministry’s notification, only 40 per cent of professors can be promoted to the senior grade. We can’t accept this cap since we believe that all our
professors are competent. We have never had such a cap in the system. They why have it now,” asked Sanjeev Sanghi, vice-president of the IIT-Delhi Faculty Forum.Federation president M Thenmozhi of IIT Madras said: “We have received no intimation whatsoever about the date of a possible working meeting. Hence, we are again sending a reminder to the ministry.”
Kapil speaking on Educational reforms said ,If an educational institute indulges in malpractices like failure to deliver on its promises and charges capitation fee it will face the prospect of closure, according to a tough law being prepared by the HRD Ministry.Seeking to bring an end to the illegal practice in technical professional colleges, the ministry has prepared a draft legislation which prescribes cancellation of registration of an institute for charging capitation fee.
"Capitation fee will be covered under the legislation prepared by the ministry to curb educational malpractices.
Sibal Saturday expressed concern on lowest enrolment from schools to colleges in India, admission of students from high school to college in comparison to other advanced and emrging nations,Where Indiais ration is 27/100,Scandavian countries is 70/100 and US at 50/100.
Nksagar quote, Lower enrolment to college in India envisages the poor performance of Indians students failing to reach college level studies due to their monotonous and uninteresting features of college life with modern events failing or disappearing in name of jet age or modern era. Collaborative studies is show business which should be indetified as regular business.
Few seminars and more politics in campus is making the ,mockery of the education,sports looks non-events and competetion in extra-curriculars are in state of low din with their studies. Universities follow the old rules and follow set procedure in era of vibrant economy and in global set up we seems to aping the west on matter related to higher education in which the merit and excellence is core and thus cannot be formulated in one set of rules.Nksagar
Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for HRD Saturday inaugurated the academic block-II of UIET, Panjab University. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development addressed the faculty and students of PU, emphasized the need for holistic expansion of education system right from the school level to college and university level in order to compete with global standards.
He advocated changes in the governing of educational institutions both at the level of governance as well as enhancing the quality of education. The system should encourage prioritizing students’ interests/aspirations and has to be more inclusive for the common man than being elitist. He also emphasized the need for evolving courses combining intra-disciplinary curricula making it more relevant to the social needs. The main mantra should be “ expansion, inclusion and excellence along with a vision for tomorrow”. He motivated the academia gathered over there to adopt the principle of “learn, unlearn and relearn”.
Kapil said, FDR - Foreign Universities should adhere to Indian laws, including on reservation, will be one of the pre-requisite conditions for foreign universities interested in setting-up their campuses, says HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, who favoured 100 per cent ownership for these international institutes.
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2009-09-27 09:00:08 - IIT faculty today said the agitation over pay structure issue was intended to secure greater autonomy for the elite institutes.Sibal said the agitation was not for autonomy, but for money.Kapil Sibal, ruled out any possibility of hiking salaries for IIT Professors but he is open for a dialogue for autonomy and wages.
“Save IIT Fast” was observed to urge the Union Human Resource Development
Ministry to present a pay package that would attract faculty members and ensure autonomy and flexibility to the IIT system.
“As per the Ministry’s notification, only 40 per cent of professors can be promoted to the senior grade. We can’t accept this cap since we believe that all our
professors are competent. We have never had such a cap in the system. They why have it now,” asked Sanjeev Sanghi, vice-president of the IIT-Delhi Faculty Forum.Federation president M Thenmozhi of IIT Madras said: “We have received no intimation whatsoever about the date of a possible working meeting. Hence, we are again sending a reminder to the ministry.”
Kapil speaking on Educational reforms said ,If an educational institute indulges in malpractices like failure to deliver on its promises and charges capitation fee it will face the prospect of closure, according to a tough law being prepared by the HRD Ministry.Seeking to bring an end to the illegal practice in technical professional colleges, the ministry has prepared a draft legislation which prescribes cancellation of registration of an institute for charging capitation fee.
"Capitation fee will be covered under the legislation prepared by the ministry to curb educational malpractices.
Sibal Saturday expressed concern on lowest enrolment from schools to colleges in India, admission of students from high school to college in comparison to other advanced and emrging nations,Where Indiais ration is 27/100,Scandavian countries is 70/100 and US at 50/100.
Nksagar quote, Lower enrolment to college in India envisages the poor performance of Indians students failing to reach college level studies due to their monotonous and uninteresting features of college life with modern events failing or disappearing in name of jet age or modern era. Collaborative studies is show business which should be indetified as regular business.
Few seminars and more politics in campus is making the ,mockery of the education,sports looks non-events and competetion in extra-curriculars are in state of low din with their studies. Universities follow the old rules and follow set procedure in era of vibrant economy and in global set up we seems to aping the west on matter related to higher education in which the merit and excellence is core and thus cannot be formulated in one set of rules.Nksagar
Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for HRD Saturday inaugurated the academic block-II of UIET, Panjab University. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development addressed the faculty and students of PU, emphasized the need for holistic expansion of education system right from the school level to college and university level in order to compete with global standards.
He advocated changes in the governing of educational institutions both at the level of governance as well as enhancing the quality of education. The system should encourage prioritizing students’ interests/aspirations and has to be more inclusive for the common man than being elitist. He also emphasized the need for evolving courses combining intra-disciplinary curricula making it more relevant to the social needs. The main mantra should be “ expansion, inclusion and excellence along with a vision for tomorrow”. He motivated the academia gathered over there to adopt the principle of “learn, unlearn and relearn”.
Kapil said, FDR - Foreign Universities should adhere to Indian laws, including on reservation, will be one of the pre-requisite conditions for foreign universities interested in setting-up their campuses, says HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, who favoured 100 per cent ownership for these international institutes.
Author:
Naresh Sagar
Web: www.nksagar.com
Phone: 9810974027
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