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From: jsingh@cive.ri.cmu.edu (Jeff Singh)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.india
Subject: colleges in India
Message-ID: <210@cive.ri.cmu.edu>
Date: Sat, 22-Feb-86 20:55:52 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 22 20:55:52 1986
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There was some discussion a while ago about revamping the college
system in India.  I think it is worth spending some time discussing.

I think that the government should yank almost all support to
universities.  This could be done slowly, in several phases till
the universities can generate funds on their own.  This money
can then be diverted into secondary school eduation where it
is direly needed.

Come on face it, most of you from IIT will agree that there is
a large percentage of IIT population geared to move to the U.S as
soon as they are done.  I think there is nothing wrong with leaving
India and moving to the States (being an expatriot myself) but consider
the amount of money that the government spends on each IIT student.
I think that if IIT were to cost 5 or 10 times as it does now
(which is a pitiable sum) most of you would have still attended.
There are those who couldn't afford it at 10 times the current tuition,
but scholarships could accomodate such people.
In general there are too many people in college in India with not 
enough to do.  Maybe a hike in price and in quality of education
would mean that a degree would represent more.

  Sanjiv Singh