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Higher Education in Bihar
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Dr. Nirmal Kumar
Reader in History
Sri Venkateswra College
New Delhi
Jan. 1, 2008 |
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higher education in Bihar has seen the worst.
With some positive and concrete steps taken by
Nitish Kumar government, things are looking up.
Teachers are being paid on time, exams are being
conducted as per the time table, classes are
being held and financial position of the
colleges and universities are better now.
But efforts are needed to improve students
enrolment, filling up of the vacancies at
college and university level, and above all
updating the libraries and labs. We must have a
very good infrastructure to generate the
manpower that becomes employable. The syllabus
needs to be updated and revised periodically,
may be every five years.
For all this the government has to increase the
budgetary spending on higher education. We have
generally missed the IT boom and also the BPO
boom. Hence we have missed the opportunity to
employ thousands of youths lying unemployed in
the state.
Biharis are the most hardworking and intelligent
lots. They need to be encouraged to learn
English, improve their computer skills and
become nationally employable. Government would
do well to sponsor qualified graduates to go
abroad for research and higher studies.
Government can ensure that banks give affordable
loans to such students.
But before all this, lets start with equipping
and updating the libraries in the colleges and
Universities.
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Comments: |
I
fully agree with views of Dr. Kumar
on the subject and would like to add
the following:
1) Bihar government should focus
equally on higher education and
primary education complete with
benchmark and time-bound projects.
2) Government and private players
should pump in finance to establish
quality higher education and
research in technological and
medical fields.
3) Bihar should have it parks and
various types of industries which
will ensure rapid, gainful and
respectful employment to Biharis in
Bihar itself. - B. M. Mishra -
Jan. 7, 2008 |
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