Nigavekar’s tips to regulate educational institutions

Nigvekar said education was a social issue and must be discussed across party lines. “The purview of education is not limited to Ministry of Human Resource Development. Miniseries including law,medical or even social welfare are also connected to it in some way or the other. All parties in the country should be taken into confidence before implementation of comprehensive policies,” he said.

However,he also clarified that there should not be interference but only a ‘framework’ for management of educational institutions. Dabhade urged for the inclusion of backward classes in the process of higher education. On the issue of foreign education providers’ bill Symbiosis director Yerawadekar said it would not affect the Indian varsities. “The top foreign varsities are interested in enrolling students in their own campuses. They otherwise will not come to India,as they cannot charge the fees they charge in their countries. The best option is to have collaborative approach. Tie-ups with good institutes in India will be a practical solution to have quality as education at reasonable cost,” she said.