https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/prudence-needed-to-turn-colleges-into-degree-awarding-institutions/March 26, 2022, 4:57 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1fb28d94_8294_P_5_mr-1.jpgOpinionThe idea of transforming colleges into multidisciplinary degree-granting autonomous colleges is a tall order from an administrative as well as professional point of view, and to some it may even seem impossible within the stipulated timeframe. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/need-to-attract-philanthropic-contribution-in-education/March 4, 2022, 7:43 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/166550c6_8053_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionPhilanthropy has not only benefitted the institutions to launch newer programs, cover the operational costs and improve quality, but also helped the government in increasing access and subsidizing the cost of higher education. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/how-rld-a-major-factor-in-uttar-pradesh-elections/February 9, 2022, 7:52 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/f6f75646_5992_P_1_mr-1.jpgOpinionWestern Uttar Pradesh, RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary’s family bastion, is turning out to be a focus of attention for the ruling government. Chaudhary, who has been leading the party since his father and party’s founder president Ajit Singh died due to Co...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/chaudhary-charan-singh-was-a-true-mass-leader/December 23, 2021, 7:34 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2ae0ef5d_6933_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionChaudhary Charan Singh’s 120th birth anniversary on 23 December is a good time to reflect on his political journey and his values and ideals that are worthy of emulation.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/need-to-expedite-the-implementation-of-nep-2020/September 29, 2021, 5:54 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/afc8b1d6_4721_P_2_mr-1.jpgOpinionSetting a time frame for implementation of all the recommendations of the policy would require an intelligent guess.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/deriving-inspiration-from-intellectual-giants/July 26, 2021, 8:32 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BeFunky-collage-2021-07-26T083057.373.jpgOpinionAlthough the areas of operation of Acharya Jadgish Chandra Bose and Sir Asutosh Mookerjee were different, there were many similarities between the two. They were independent-minded and intellectually-curious men, serving humanity with selfless dev...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/revisit-policies-pertaining-to-teachers-education/July 19, 2021, 5:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/education-1.jpgOpinionNCERT and the RIEs should collectively identify issues and trends that will have an impact on prospective teachers to become an effective workforce, especially promising innovations in education to cater to the requirements of children coming from...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/subject-specific-benchmarking-is-the-need-of-the-hour/July 12, 2021, 5:37 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/41a9a7af_3384_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionSubject-specific benchmarking would substantially improve the quality of classroom processes, and significantly curtail the widespread disparity of academic standards across institutions. It should be at the top of the government’s policy agenda w...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-continuous-faculty-development-is-a-priority-concern/July 5, 2021, 3:42 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/a492e98b_3309_P_1_mr-1.jpgOpinionIn a system as gigantic as ours, there is a need to strengthen both the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching and Human Resource Development Centres, with the provision for a periodic review. These schemes should not...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/time-to-bridge-the-growing-gulf-between-knowledge-and-wisdom/June 28, 2021, 6:58 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10ca8b47_3221_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionWe are now in a stage where divergence between knowledge and wisdom is wide apart. Knowledge is growing but the growth of wisdom is not keeping pace.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-universities-are-not-ready-for-online-degree-programmes/June 21, 2021, 2:53 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/3d3b290e_3144_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionAs of now, there may be very few universities in the country which can honestly fulfill all technical, academic and social requirements of full-fledged online degree programmes.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/linking-schools-with-higher-education/June 14, 2021, 2:33 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/e2506f77_3061_P_5_mr-1.jpgOpinionHigher education needs to come forward in a big way to improve the quality of school education in general and secondary education in particular.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-our-universities-fail-in-academic-excellence-test/June 7, 2021, 4:20 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ec6580cc_2959_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionNotwithstanding the establishment of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell on the campus of each university, there has not been much progress insofar as number of accredited universities and their accreditation standard are concerned. As of now, 77%...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/interdisciplinarity-is-key-to-education/May 31, 2021, 3:46 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fb85813d_2865_P_1_mr-1.jpgOpinionIndian universities are badly in need of expert groups which can design curricular provisions and instructional materials from an interdisciplinary perspective.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/chaudhary-charan-singh-the-tallest-peasant-leader-of-independent-india/May 29, 2021, 8:48 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4cd11d8e_2854_P_1_mr-1.jpgIndiaThe passage of India’s prosperity passes through its fields and villages. Chaudhary Charan Singh’s land reform crusade and unflinching commitment towards providing a dignified life to the poor and downtrodden was the reason he was a much loved and...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/rejuvenating-research-in-universities/May 24, 2021, 1:39 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/8693e980_2788_P_3_mr-1-1.jpgOpinionInvestment in the development of research must be considered a fundamental national goal since it is necessary for the sustenance of high quality teaching and learning. Moreover, at a time when basic scientific research is doubly important to answ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/fostering-academic-competition-in-the-university-system/May 17, 2021, 1:52 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/6e0758d5_2709_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionHealthy competition among universities can raise the bar of higher education in India significantly. But for that to happen, context-specific and evidence-based strategies for institutionalising and funding interdisciplinary research, continuous p...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/aspiring-for-world-class-varsities/May 10, 2021, 2:26 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/99df624e_2634_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionTo establish world-class universities in India, we have to identify and avoid the weaknesses of the current system, allow institutions greater freedom and incentive to innovate, provide liberal grants and other required resources and encourage a f...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-quintessence-of-tagores-educational-vision/May 7, 2021, 2:52 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/809b4eab_2601_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionRabindranath Tagore’s educational philosophy focused on holistic learning—equal development of the artistic and affective senses as well as cognitive abilities, deeply rooting students in their immediate surroundings while exposing them to global ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/university-accreditation-a-defining-characteristic-of-quality-education/May 3, 2021, 3:10 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/be071de5_2539_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionIt is disheartening to note that out of 982 universities, only 228 have a valid accreditation status, and only 12 of them boast of the A++ grade. Universities, especially Central and State institutions, need to cultivate a genuine respect for the ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/are-the-ideals-of-university-autonomy-compromised/April 26, 2021, 3:41 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/95d9f839_2457_P_3_mr-2-1.jpgOpinionThe autonomy of universities is essential to empower them and enable them to resist pressure from outside, especially political, so they can devote themselves completely to achieving academic excellence and contributing to the nation’s economic an...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/private-universities-need-to-go-beyond-questions-of-convenience/April 19, 2021, 2:30 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/0793ec72_2374_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionPrivate sector can play a significant role in realising the goal of expansion, equity and excellence as envisaged in NEP-2020, provided it makes right kind of investment in areas like curriculum reforms, recruitment of competent faculty, and resea...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/are-deemed-to-be-universities-on-the-path-of-self-improvement/April 12, 2021, 2:02 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/61e8bce4_2279_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionPre-eminence of deemed to be universities gets further corroborated by the National Institutional Ranking Framework data, which shows that as many as 35 of them have figured in the first hundred institutions during the last two cycles.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/learning-a-life-long-endeavour-through-moocs/April 5, 2021, 8:11 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/270b5d3d_2206_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionOnline education, in the style of Massive Open Online Courses, has the potential to greatly reduce barriers to education. It provides a wonderful opportunity to all the institutions of higher learning to increase the scope of their programmes and ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/embarrassing-controversy-at-bhu/March 29, 2021, 2:41 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/57b9e30c_2132_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionBanaras Hindu University saw an avoidable controversy regarding the appointment of a visiting professor. Our universities should ensure that reforms such as these do not hit the wall due to ignorance of some inexperienced members, as had been the ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/towards-regaining-the-lost-glory-of-the-university-system/March 22, 2021, 3:15 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/education-1.jpgOpinionIndian scientists and academics today occupy top positions across the most prestigious institutions in the world, all thanks to the foundations laid by their public university education. However, the country’s university system has seen a sharp de...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/multiple-accrediting-agencies-an-indispensable-obligation/March 15, 2021, 8:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/63fceaa9_1965_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionIt is true that different domains of education require differential norms of accreditation. How can that be ensured? Should accreditation agencies be set up discipline-wise, programme-wise or institution-wise?https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/inequality-within-equality-in-womens-education/March 8, 2021, 2:01 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1326004e_1883_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionIndia needs to evolve a national strategy to ensure gender and social equality across different sectors of education, domains of knowledge, as well as institutions of higher learning rather than creating supernumerary seats sporadically in a handf...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/long-standing-issues-and-imperatives-in-higher-education/March 1, 2021, 1:46 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3c973c61_1807_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionIndian higher education provided in its majority of institutions needs a boost in its quality. Some of the important factors influencing quality are infrastructure, teachers and the teaching-learning process.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/new-feature-of-moral-crisis-in-educational-institutions/February 22, 2021, 8:00 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a9cdd5b9_1729_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionThere is an upward trend insofar as women’s participation in higher education across America, England and India is concerned. It is, indeed, a laudable accomplishment. But there is another emerging trend across these countries, which is quite worr...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/success-of-higher-education-commission-of-india-depends-on-good-leadership/February 15, 2021, 3:14 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/da6af841_1652_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionThe members of the founding team must be men and women of integrity and complementary leadership capabilities of thinking outside the box. Eminent professors and researchers will have to be persuaded to take up the reins of the new organisation.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/articulating-the-vision-of-new-higher-education-commission-of-india/February 8, 2021, 9:09 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/aa4d4f0a_1579_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionThe new National Education Policy 2020 has recommended the replacement of the UGC by an umbrella institution, the Higher Education Commission of India. The article attempts to outline the vision and agenda for action for the proposed HECI.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/the-need-to-rethink-the-quality-of-higher-education/February 3, 2021, 8:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/f4927f28_1527_P_2_mr-1.jpgIndiaHigher education is facing crises in most economies today, especially with regard to balancing accessibility and quality. To tackle the challenge in India, we need a careful approach which can ensure that universities can prepare an industry-ready...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/vocationalisation-for-harnessing-the-demographic-dividend/January 25, 2021, 7:52 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/5713456d_1437_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionIt would be important to establish a bridge between general and vocational programmes, including vertical and lateral mobility of vocational programme aspirants.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/combating-the-menace-of-fake-universities-in-india/January 19, 2021, 3:34 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/d9af9cc7_1370_P_1_mr-1.jpgIndiaFake universities and sham institutions offering fraudulent degrees and diplomas not only exploit gullible people, but also create a problem for the regulators of higher education. Such institutions need to be weeded out at the earliest with a coo...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/its-time-to-rethink-how-we-appoint-vice-chancellors/January 11, 2021, 3:42 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fdf2c039_1285_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionThe current process of appointing Vice-Chancellors has been suffering from delays and controversies, which has resulted in as many as 16 central universities functioning without a VC right now. With the NEP 2020 about to be implemented, this is an...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/caution-against-undue-optimism-in-regulatory-reforms-in-higher-education/January 4, 2021, 2:45 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0fe2afc6_1203_P_3_mr-1.jpgOpinionSometimes it is better to look into the past in order to prepare for a bright future. It may be prudent to keep a sense of perspective and give the regulatory part of reforms a deeper and more thoughtful consideration prior to effecting structural...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/regulatory-reforms-needed-in-higher-education/December 28, 2020, 4:27 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/0a23ab96_1121_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionIt may be a good idea to establish a unified regulatory body by annulling some of the existing regulators. A single regulatory body would be more effective as it is often the implementation and monitoring of the regulations rather than the regulat...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/how-our-universities-can-fare-better-among-global-rankings/December 21, 2020, 2:48 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/99318a76_1046_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionWhile there is an overwhelming wish to see Indian institutions among the top universities of the world, it cannot be fulfilled until strong policies and sufficient resources are dedicated towards higher education funding, supporting research-inten...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/remote-education-will-be-a-key-mode-of-teaching-and-learning/December 14, 2020, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/169711a5_970_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionThough the technology-enabled learning initiatives show how the technology has made deep inroads in methods of pedagogy, the challenge now resides in ensuring that it reaches the end-user in the remotest place. Digital divide in India, after all, ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/merely-inviting-top-foreign-universities-wont-help-much/December 7, 2020, 3:34 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/07975875_886_P_4_mr-1.jpgOpinionWe need to learn from the global experience which shows that none of the leading universities has ever been successful in transferring the culture of its main campus to its branch-campus. India should seriously strategise for reciprocal obligation...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-our-schools-need-a-total-revamp-in-science-education/November 30, 2020, 8:15 amOpinionTeaching of science requires an overhaul as it was done in the United States and Britain in the mid-fifties and early sixties by developing enquiry-based curricula and modernise teaching of science. These initiatives infused new life in teaching o...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-school-college-reopening-should-not-be-a-priority-right-now/November 21, 2020, 7:34 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/School-reopening.jpgOpinionThe fear of losing an academic year should not trump the fear of losing young students to coronavirus. We need to listen to scientific and medical practitioners and let the academic community adapt to the situation with alternative ways of teachin...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/remembering-maulana-azad/November 16, 2020, 7:06 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Maulana-Azad.jpgOpinionSince his birthday is being celebrated as National Education Day, it is an occasion to introspect and recognise what is ailing our education system and how it can be fixed under the current circumstances. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/let-foreign-universities-enter-india-but-with-proper-regulation/November 9, 2020, 7:45 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/70de8ca9_591_P_5_mr.jpgOpinionThe country’s interest would be best served not by preventing foreign educational institutions but by ensuring proper regulatory measures. Thankfully, the government has taken up this issue afresh to design an appropriate legislation for the same. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-dus-ad-hoc-teachers-must-be-regularised/November 2, 2020, 5:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/du.jpgOpinionThe continuance of ad hoc teachers in the University of Delhi is leading to their exploitation and hurting the system too. In such a case, the regularisation of their services can be a win-win solution. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/desirous-of-jobs-but-devoid-of-skills/October 26, 2020, 6:26 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lead_pic.jpgOpinionFormal institutions of vocational education need to be developed and strengthened to meet the demand of each sector by offering standardised programmes of acceptable employability. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/needed-a-robust-teacher-training-programme/October 19, 2020, 6:33 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Opinionlead1.jpgOpinionThe success of India’s education system depends on how well our teachers are trained. However, this fundamental area has remained the weakest one till date. The country is badly in need of a teacher who can inspire and teach how to learn.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-vocationalisation-of-education-is-essential/October 12, 2020, 8:18 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Education.jpgOpinionWith our education system, we need not just literate youth but to bequeath them with skills that can fetch them gainful employment across the globe. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/leadership-in-governance-of-higher-education/October 6, 2020, 5:19 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/education-300x169.pngOpinionThe system of higher education cannot be fixed without fixing the issue of governance.