The writer is former director, IIT, Kanpur, and member, UGC. Views are personal.
August 18, 2015 03:00 IST
But school education has been in adequate to prepare students for the IIT joint entrance examination. So the coaching culture has grown.
December 17, 2014 00:05 IST
A railway university would promote synergy between operations and academia.
September 03, 2014 00:30 IST
It needs to learn from the IITs, not impose its outdated norms.
June 07, 2013 00:55 IST
We need to break the silo culture in higher education
March 21, 2013 03:03 IST
Why an NCC course will be a welcome addition to physics,chemistry,math
January 10, 2012 02:25 IST
It is high time India developed a strong research ecosystem
September 19, 2011 02:48 IST
A combination of school board marks and an aptitude test may replace the IIT entrance test,and the change is for the better.
May 26, 2011 02:58 IST
IIT faculty has done a pretty good job actually under the circumstances
July 01, 2010 02:40 IST
Measuring quality of university faculty cannot be on a numerical formula....