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Ashok Thakur
The writer a former education secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, is currently Honorary Professor at Panjab University, Chandigarh
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Higher education in India is suffering from a mental health crisis we can no longer ignoreSubscriber Only
September 15,2025 15:28:54 PM
Just as athletes need time off to recover from injuries, students too need safe, stigma-free space to recover from mental health crises
Mon, Sep 15, 2025
New draft UGC guidelines: Are we in step with the best practices in the world?Subscriber Only
January 13,2025 07:16:47 AM
Regulations could remove some ambiguities in VC selection process. But resisting external interference, raising research standards, could pose challenges
Mon, Jan 13, 2025
UGC’s clamp down on distance education goes against the spirit of NEP2020Subscriber Only
June 06,2023 07:45:09 AM
UGC’s policy of territorial jurisdiction even for Open and Distance Learning runs contrary to the idea of open learning as the technology on which it rides knows no geographic or political boundaries.
Tue, Jun 06, 2023
NIRF ranking does not give full picture of higher education in IndiaSubscriber Only
October 06,2021 03:00:04 AM
S S Mantha, Ashok Thakur writes: It is based on limited parameters and seems to be committing the same sin that the global rankings systems were once accused of — a one-size-fits-all approach.
Thu, Oct 07, 2021
A reality check for higher education dreamsSubscriber Only
September 09,2021 03:00:01 AM
Ashok Thakur, S S Mantha write: The proposed academic bank of credits, multiple entry-exit options will require infrastructure, manpower and budget that the Indian education system simply does not possess
Fri, Sep 10, 2021
Addressing the quality deficit in India’s technical educationSubscriber Only
August 09,2021 03:00:57 AM
S S Mantha, Ashok Thakur write: There is a need for a truly autonomous quality assurance body at an arms-length from the government, manned by eminent persons both from industry as well as academia
Mon, Aug 09, 2021
Government should have considered ways to conduct board exams onlineSubscriber Only
June 15,2021 03:40:59 AM
Covid forced everyone to go online from March last year. When so much was aligned to the efficacy of technology and its possibilities, why did we not think about conducting examinations and assessments through the same technology?
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Calculated to backfire: Maths and physics can’t be optional for engineering entranceSubscriber Only
March 26,2021 03:15:21 AM
The AICTE decision reflects misplaced concept of flexibility and deals a heavy blow to the engineering education system.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
As attention remains focused on the Valley, Ladakh grapples with its own concernsSubscriber Only
November 01,2019 04:00:43 AM
The most important aspect is working out a harmonious working relationship between the two constituents of the UT, that is, the Shia Muslim majority in Kargil and the Buddhist majority in Leh.
Fri, Nov 01, 2019
The burden of perfect 10Subscriber Only
July 15,2019 03:00:11 AM
Unrelenting emphasis on the highest possible marks points to deeper structural problems in education.
Mon, Jul 15, 2019
Opinion: This budget gave impression that education is no longer importantSubscriber Only
February 01,2019 21:20:15 PM
Without giving due importance to our schools and universities, the country will make no sustainable headway least of all metamorphose into a USD 10 trillion economy in the next eight years
Sat, Feb 02, 2019
Skill India is ailingSubscriber Only
November 17,2018 00:10:52 AM
The vision for vocational training is on its last legs. Those in-charge have forgotten to take education into account, indulge in petty turf wars.
Sat, Nov 17, 2018
A higher abdicationSubscriber Only
July 21,2018 01:00:22 AM
Crucial opportunity to bring legislation transforming quality of higher education is lost.
Sat, Jul 21, 2018
Chinks in the BoardSubscriber Only
April 03,2018 00:24:14 AM
What happens when one of the world’s largest school education systems is pilloried in the media for all the wrong reasons? Credibility is the first casualty. The sacred thread that binds a student, her faith in examinations and the fairness with which it is conducted, can never be traded.
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
Education Budget 2018 analysis: Government continues to pamper premier institutions like IITsSubscriber Only
February 01,2018 19:16:34 PM
In the Union Budget 2018, all the major announcements cater to the top class institutions whether it is the emphasis on research, setting up of Institutes of Eminence or the Higher Education Funding Agency
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
Wheat from university chaffSubscriber Only
December 28,2017 00:10:46 AM
There must be more clarity, better regulation with regard to deemed universities. The Tandon Committee recommendations could help arrive at a blueprint.
Thu, Dec 28, 2017
A narrower educationSubscriber Only
April 17,2017 00:00:16 AM
Moves to transfer polytechnic schemes and architecture institutions out of HRD ministry are disturbing signals
Mon, Apr 17, 2017Journalism of Courage
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