College education not on a par with global standards, says NAAC director

Updated on: Friday, November 25, 2011

National Assessment and Accreditation Council ( NAAC) Director H A Ranganath on Thursday called upon concerned persons to introspect about why Indian universities are not on a par with global standards. There is a dire need to introspect where we have gone wrong and unless quality issues are addressed, there can be no hope for improvement,'' he said. He was speaking to students of Bharathiyar University during its 27th convocation ceremony on Thursday.

Ranganath said that if one wants to succeed in today's world, he has to be prepared to compete effectively in the global arena. He exhorted the younger generation to work with conviction and dedication, and have compassion for fellow human beings.

Tamil Nadu Governor K Roasiah, who presided over the function in his capacity as chancellor of the university, gave away certificates to the students. As many as 25182 postgraduates, 41925 undergraduates, 754 PG Diploma holders, 1723 M Phil holders, 458 Ph D winners and 1 DSc Scholar received their qualifying certificates.

"Universities propagating specialized subjects like law, medicine, engineering and languages have proliferated and have added to the diversity and plurality of the system. The genesis of mono-faculty universities has led to a plethora of problems," noted the governor in his speech. Criticizing such universities, he said that the mono-faculty system lacks representation in other fields of study and thereby it is not a holistic approach in imparting knowledge. Traditional universities have been deprived of major disciplines and the very concept of a university has been dented, he said.

P Palaniappan, Minister for Higher education, said, While China has 2,236 higher education institutes, India has just 602 institutes. Only 13.5 per cent of students are pursuing higher education. While in China 22.11 per cent of students are taking up higher education,'' he said.

Times of India

College education not on a par with global standards, says NAAC director

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