Why universities are not ready for online degree programmes

June 21, 2021

Higher education all over the world is undergoing an enormous amount of transformation in all its multi-dimensional aspects. This includes engagement with new emerging frontiers of knowledge, developing its interdisciplinary perspectives, research and innovation covering both fundamental and applied aspects across different subjects, impact of technology on the process of...

LINKING SCHOOLS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION

June 14, 2021

The growth of higher education has to be synchronous with the school education in the long run. Although well recognised, it needs to be reiterated that the growth of education in most of the developing societies shows commensurate progress across elementary, secondary and post-secondary sectors of education. It has been...

WHY OUR UNIVERSITIES FAIL IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TEST

June 7, 2021

Quality has been a perennial concern at all levels of education across the globe. Despite it being such a vital concern there has not been any universal definition of quality. Most believe that it is a highly subjective concept and thus based on opinions and perspectives of various stakeholders. The...

INTERDISCIPLINARITY IS KEY TO EDUCATION

May 31, 2021

University education was considered such an essential instrument for nation building that soon after Independence that the government set up the University Education Commission (UEC) on 4 November 1948 under the chairmanship of Dr S. Radhakrishnan. The Commission was mandated to report on the health of university education and suggest...

CHAUDHARY CHARAN SINGH: THE TALLEST PEASANT LEADER OF INDEPENDENT INDIA

May 29, 2021

Today the nation pays rich tribute to the fifth Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh, on his 34th death anniversary. Truly, a great man with great ideas, he was the tallest leader of the peasant class. But he remains a much-misunderstood man in Indian politics. Most people do not...

REJUVENATING RESEARCH IN UNIVERSITIES

May 24, 2021

The foundation of modern Indian higher education was laid in 1781 when people of creditable reputation from the city of Calcutta approached the then Governor General, Warren Hastings, and implored him to establish institutions of higher learning. After a long wait of 36 years ultimately they themselves became the crusaders....

FOSTERING ACADEMIC COMPETITION IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

May 17, 2021

It is a desirable expectation that the majority of our universities should continue to strive to achieve excellence in teaching and learning, in discovery and invention, and in extension and engagement with social concerns. There is an urgent need to promote the culture of healthy academic competition amongst our universities....

ASPIRING FOR WORLD-CLASS VARSITIES

May 10, 2021

Universities have made unparalleled contributions in bringing different civilizations together and nurturing them towards social and scientific advancements. University of Bologna which was founded in Italy in the year 1088 is considered to be the oldest university in continuous operation. It is believed that by the end of the 15th...

THE QUINTESSENCE OF TAGORE’S EDUCATIONAL VISION

May 7, 2021

A genius of unequalled fertility was born with a silver spoon in his mouth on the 7th of May 1861 in the city of Calcutta. He was the youngest of a family of fourteen siblings. He, who was called Rabi in his childhood, came to be known to the world...

UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION: A DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC OF QUALITY EDUCATION

May 3, 2021

The Indian university system during its formative years was pretty enthused with a natural desire to compete with itself to get better insights into its strengths as well as shortcomings. Teachers were passionately committed to attaining excellence both in teaching and research. Most of them were reasonably proficient at recognizing...