This is the state of affairs in a university which was ranked among the top institutions in the Times Higher Education World university rankings for 2013-14. Public spending on higher education is only around 1.5 % per cent of GDP (gross domestic product) in spite of increased budget allocations in recent years. Donations have also been made by prominent Indian philanthropists for improving research and innovation in other Indian higher education institutions. Though they are necessary, starting new private universities while public universities decay is not the answer to India’s higher education problem; it will only exacerbate the problem of equitable access. Unless universities and government get together to tackle the problem of funding , our public institutions of higher education will no longer produce intellectual capital of any worth.

Source: Mint June 05, 2017 18:56 UTC