 HIGHER  EDUCATION (GENERAL AND TECHNICAL)

Shri N. Janardhana Reddi, Ministry of Education, Andhra Pradesh, (25th October, 1990)

- While at the primary stage we face the problem of inadequate enrolment, at the higher level the problem is how to restrict enrolment. At present 20% of our resources for education go to higher education but the results are poor.

- The universities should be closed for 3-4 years and students passing intermediate classes should be sent for national services.

Shri S.N. Bajpai, Education Minister, Uttar Pradesh, (25th October, 1990)

- The public school system is not really providing education of high quality but creating a sense of elitism in the students. While the common school system is good, efforts should be made for bringing improvement in the school complexes.

- There is need for re-organisation of higher education as at present it is linked with jobs and not with developing responsible citizens.

Shri K. Venkata Sivaiah, Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (25th October, 1990)

- The universities should adopt Distance Education system. This will solve financial problem as well as unrest among students and teachers.

- Each university should be allotted teaching of a few courses only. Every university should thus acquire expertise and specialisation in selected areas.

Dr. (Mrs.) Rajammal P. Devadas, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Avinash Lingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, (26th October, 1990)

- Number of working days in educational. institutions should be increased by reducing number of holidays. Consequently the three year degree course can be reduced to one of two years.

Dr. K. Raman Pillai, Director State Centre, Thirvananthapuram, (26th October, 1990)

- Students graduating from colleges and universities should devote at least six months for service in villages to get first hand knowledge about life in villages.

Prof. V.C. Kulandaiswamy, Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (26th October, 1990)

- The idea of decentralisation of higher education should be welcomed. Autonomous colleges and State Councils of Higher Education should be set up.

Prof. R.R. Singh, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, Delhi (26 Oct. 1990)

- UGC should be disbanded and there should be a National Education Grants Commission to deal with pre-school to post doctoral, education.

Shri Shatrughan Prasad Singh, Joint Secretary, Bihar Madhyamik Shikshan Sangh, Patna (29 Oct. 1990)

- The growth of private professional, colleges should be checked.

Shri Tarseen Lal, General Secretary, Association of Heads of High Schools, Punjab (29 Oct. 1990)

- Educational research is needed for improvement of education.

Dr. Y. Mohendra Singh, Principal, Moirang College and General Secretary, Manipur Principals' Council, Imphal (29 Oct. 1990)

- Colleges should not be given autonomy.

Shri Jitendra Prasad, Treasurer, M.D. University Teachers Association, Rohtak, Haryana (29 Oct. 1990)

- There should be a running grade from a Lecturer to Professor in order to motivate the talented people to join the university.

Sh. V.N. Wanchoo, All India Science Teachers Association, Delhi (29 Oct. 1990)

- Good educational research is required to provide proper base for formulation of educational programme.

Shri Mani Jacob, Secretary, All India Association for Christian Higher Education, New Delhi, (5 Nov.1990)

- Higher education should be given due attention. The Committee should look into the reasons for the non-achievement of the target of the scheme of the autonomous colleges.

- The performance of UGC needs thorough review. The functioning of UGC should be decentralised and regional centres should be established in South, East and West.

Shri Shukhdev Ray, Secretary, Physics Society, IIT, New Delhi, (7th November 1990)

- General education should terminate at graduation if not at the `+2' stage. The graduate course should be of two years duration. There should be integrated under-graduate and post-graduate course.

Shri G.N. Saibaba, PGDTE Participant, Central- Institute of English and Foreign Language, Hyderabad (7th, November 1990)

- Establishment of autonomous colleges would help only the privileged sections of society.

- The money spent on many of our higher education institutions and centres of excellence is a waste as the products of these institutions prefer to go abroad.

Shri Shankar Vedantam, Student, Visvesvarya College of Engineering, Banglalore University, Bangalore (7th November, 1990)

- Measures will have to be taken to tackle the problem of brain- drain. This could be both financial incentives as well as legislative measures.

- Colleges and universities should be given autonomy and it would help to improve the quality of education in colleges and capabilities of students to compete.

Shri Vinit Kumar, Student, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra (7th November, 1990)

- The two-year degree course should be restored.

Ms. Sona Satsangi, Student, Dayalbagh Educational. Institute, Agra (7th November, 1990)

- Two year degree course should be restored. Higher education should be functional.

Shri Shyam Sunder Aggarwal, Executive Member, All- India Students Federation, New Delhi (7th November, 1990)

- Open University should not be considered as an alternative to education but should be used for bringing qualitative improvement in education.

Shri O.P. Kohli, Member, Executive, Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, New Delhi, (7th November, 1990)

- The scheme of autonomous colleges should be applicable to all colleges. However, only functional. autonomy should be granted.

Shri Sandeep Kale, President, P.G. Students Association, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, (7th November, 1990)

- Higher education should not be free. The scheme of earning while learning should be introduced.

- To discourage brain drain compulsory provision should be made for working in the country for a minimum of 5 years after completion of education.

Shri M.S. Prakash, P.G. Students, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, (7th November, 1990)

- Colleges should not be granted autonomy.

Shri R. Chandrasekharan, Students Chairman, Research Scholars and Students Association, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (7th November, 1990)

- Children from rural backward should be given preference in admission to the professional colleges.

- The degree course should be of 3 years duration.

- All Universities in the country should have a common syllabus and curriculum.

- Autonomy for colleges is not in the interest of students.