America is not at all good for education, Now, there are excellent institutions
in India doing research
Even as more Indian students are taking wings to the US for
higher studies, a top Indian scientist today said "America is not at all good for
education".
"Everything in (the) US is no good. They are (Indian students) going to some second
rate institutions. Just because you go abroad, doesn't mean that you get good education.
Now, there are excellent institutions in India doing research," C. N. R. Rao, chairman
of scientific advisory council to the Prime Minister, said here after delivering
a oration.
"Most of the parents are sending their children even for schools to America, wasting
a lot of money. I think we should give them good enough schools so that we don't
send them for that (good schools). They should go there for specialization in university
or college."
Terming the focus on teaching and teachers, a "national emergency," Rao called for
a mission spearheaded by the Union government.
Asked about his efforts to make education a national mission, he said a meeting
with the Prime Minister was over and he will next meet HRD Minister Kapil Sibal.
He was worried that the country was not spending even six per cent of GDP towards
education.
"Though there are 67 engineering colleges in Bangalore city alone, not many of them
have enough teachers. Many colleges in the country have biotechnology department
where there are no biotechnologists, computer science departments with people not
having a degree in computer science," he said.
Exhorting the importance of quality teachers for the country, Rao said the government
needs to focus on teachers as they create the future India.
The university will have to spend an extra Rs. 5 lakh to offer the course
and therefore the administration is planning to stop the course from this year.
Courtesy: Times of India
