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Wednesday, Apr 07, 2010
FINAL STEP:D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, giving away certificate to a student of SKR Engineering College at a function held on the college premises, near Chennai, on Tuesday.
Chennai: Entry of foreign universities into the country will revitalise the education sector, according to D. Purandeswari, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
Speaking to reporters after presiding over a graduation day of SKR Engineering College here on Tuesday, she said though many Indian institutions had tied up with foreign universities, it was possible that some of them could take students for a ride in the absence of legislation.
The Foreign Universities Bill would bring a regulation to an “unregulated sector.” Healthy competition would be better for higher education in the long run.
Ms. Purandeswari clarified that only institutions of repute would be allowed to set up shop in the country. The quality would be monitored by the government. Employment for students would also be an important criterion and all laws of the land, including reservation policies for weaker section students, would be implemented.
On the National Commission for Higher Education and Research Bill, she said there was a perceived lack of transparency in many regulatory bodies, including the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Bar Council of India (BCI) and others. Instead of replacing them, the idea was to create an overarching body that would look into the functioning of these bodies while creating a more transparent system.
Dialogue with various Ministries and State governments was essential. The concerns of all stakeholders would be addressed before the Bill is brought into force.
Ms. Purandeswari said the measures taken by the AICTE to introduce online applications for college approvals and the recording of details of colleges would create more transparency.
Asked about the colleges in the State that had refused to adhere to the new guidelines, she said this was due to “teething problems,” which would be sorted out. The AICTE was helping the institutions by providing handholding support.
It was clear that such transparency would benefit students and the institutions in the long run.
Foreign varsities will revitalise education sector: Purandeswari
FINAL STEP:D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, giving away certificate to a student of SKR Engineering College at a function held on the college premises, near Chennai, on Tuesday.
Chennai: Entry of foreign universities into the country will revitalise the education sector, according to D. Purandeswari, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development.
The Foreign Universities Bill would bring a regulation to an “unregulated sector.” Healthy competition would be better for higher education in the long run.
Ms. Purandeswari clarified that only institutions of repute would be allowed to set up shop in the country. The quality would be monitored by the government. Employment for students would also be an important criterion and all laws of the land, including reservation policies for weaker section students, would be implemented.
On the National Commission for Higher Education and Research Bill, she said there was a perceived lack of transparency in many regulatory bodies, including the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Bar Council of India (BCI) and others. Instead of replacing them, the idea was to create an overarching body that would look into the functioning of these bodies while creating a more transparent system.
Dialogue with various Ministries and State governments was essential. The concerns of all stakeholders would be addressed before the Bill is brought into force.
Ms. Purandeswari said the measures taken by the AICTE to introduce online applications for college approvals and the recording of details of colleges would create more transparency.
Asked about the colleges in the State that had refused to adhere to the new guidelines, she said this was due to “teething problems,” which would be sorted out. The AICTE was helping the institutions by providing handholding support.
It was clear that such transparency would benefit students and the institutions in the long run.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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