“India does not have a credible and sustainable public policy on higher education (HE) even after 64 years of independence,” said Prof M Anandakrishnan, chairman, IIT Kanpur.
He was delivering the keynote address at a symposium on ‘Public Policy and Governance’ organized by the School of International Relations and Politics (SIRP), MG University on Thursday.
He said some of the persisting problems of HE include lack of competent institutional academic leadership, lack of transparency in decision-making and domination by government representatives in policy making.
“Neoliberal policies since 1990s stressed on privatization in many spheres of social life, but it has also generated a lot of repercussions,” he added.
Mushrooming of private universities through state legislations is a trend that is going to affect the credibility of the system. Though there are apprehensions about the entry of foreign universities in the country, the system has not come under scrutiny. The proposed bill might curb the unhealthy practices underway in the country, he said…
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