Description
This book is a collection of thoughts expressed by the authors from time to time in the past. on our higher education's system and related matters. The articles bring out the various problems that mire our educational system. The problems are of long standing nature and attempt to correct and bring about improvement through various committees and commissions have met with little success. The system needs overhaul from the top but unfortunately, this has not been possible. Selection of persons to different posts is mired with corruption and political interference. The book highlights some of these aspects in its various articles. The book should be of interest to both administrators and academics involved in higher education.
Chapter
A. Indian Universities, UGC, NKC, RUSA
1. An Ambience to Perform Well
2. Why No Indian University in World’s Top 200?
3. What should be the Differences between a College, University and a Research Institute?
4. Latest UGC Regulations: Dissected
5. UGC Model Curriculum: Some Suggestions for the Next Edition
6. Additional Recommendations to the UGC Task Force for Basic Scientific Research in Universities
7. NKC Recommendations 2007 - Are they Really Going to Change the Scenario?
8. Some Comments on RUSA ⠀刀愀猀栀琀爀椀礀愀 唀挀栀挀栀愀琀愀爀 匀栀椀欀猀栀愀 䄀戀栀椀礀愀渀)
9. Some Comments on the Inclusive and Qualitative Expansion in Higher Education during 12th Five Year Plan
10. Suggestions for the Improvement of Parliamentary Bills on Education
11. What is Wrong with Indian Science? A Bouquet of Opinions by Eminent Scientists from all over the Country. To What Extent we are Different Today?
12. Need for Useful Institutes rather than World Class Institutes, What else the three science academies could have deliberated?
13. What else the Three Science Academies could have Deliberated?
14. Indian Science Congress—Time for Reflection
C. About University Vice Chancellors
15. Appointment of VCs and Politicisation of Academics
16. In Defence of the Vice Chancellors
17. Feedback on the Proceedings of the Vice-Chancellors of Central and State Universities
18. Are we not Solicited and/or Contributing in Life Sciences?
19. Some Negative Aspects of Our Universities
20. Ethics and Plagiarism
21. Sydney Altman’s Didactic Remarks
22. Need for Excellent Institutes, Multi-disciplinary Ph.Ds and Useful Discoveries in India
23. Why not Emeritus Fellowships Exclusively for Teaching?
24. Some Suggestions to the Funding Agencies
25. Clinical Trials in India
26. Accommodate Waitlisted Candidates from NET Exams
27. Biotechnology: What’s in a Name
28. When do we Learn to Properly Advertise a Post?
Thoughts on Higher Education in India
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