Freshers! What do you think about entry of foreign universities in India?
March 17, 2010             Category : Jobs & Careers

People have been reacting differently to proposal of the Indian Government of allowing foriegn universities to set up branches in India. Well, most of the private colleges and varsities are upbeat about this, while at the same time, experts are warning to be ware of C-grade fast-buck foreign universities.

 

Private colleges and universities have a reason to to be happy as the majority of them are eyeing  partnerships and collaborative programs with these foreign universities. However, there are great chances that some C-grade foreign universities may also enter and set up branches in India. It will certainly degrade the quality of educaton in India.

 

Philip G Altbach, director of the Centre for International Higher Education at Boston College says, "When India opens the door to foreign universities, many institutions will rush in, but many, if not most, of them will be of low quality coming with an eye on making easy money.And if India does not have a regime in place that can monitor and control the quality of the foreign institutions, it will have a serious problem. You have to be careful that you’re not exploited through low-quality products or exorbitant tuition fees."

 

MS Thimmappa, former vice-chancellor of Bangalore University, " I personally welcome this Bill. India has a shortage of universities and lacks good educational infrastructure. This will bring a sense of competition."

 

According to K R Venugopal, Principal, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore, "he foreign universities come with a huge amount. Their education standard is higher than ours. If we want to catch up with them, there is a need to improve higher education. We need to improve everything, including delay in announcement of results, recruiting staff, lessen corruption, good infrastructure and much more".

 

A senior academician of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) appreciated this move of the government as it would enable Indian students to avail foreign education in their own land.

 

MK Sridhar, executive director, Karanataka State Knowledge Commission says, "There are deemed, private and now the foreign universities, which is a big challenge to any Indian university. This is high time that there is a need for reformation in higher education sector.Every year, on an average, 1.6 lakh students from India go abroad to study in various foreign universities."

 

Freshers and readers of Freshersworld.com, what do you think about this proposal of the Government. Will foreign universities be allowed to set up campuses in India or not? Do let us know your views by leaving a comment below.

 

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