Educational institutions suffering from political interference
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Priyanka Saurabh
Contd from previous issue
Universities should not become centres of nurturing political interests instead of educational reforms. Vice-Chancellors in Central Universities are appointed by the Central Government and in State Universities, by the State Governments.
In any State, the party which is in power appoints its favourites as the Vice Chancellor. There are such examples in every state. If the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor is based on how close he is to the ruling party or its leader, then will it not be meaningless to expect him to bring about educational reforms?
Needless to say, appointments should be made based on merit and talent and not based on political preference. Universities produce talents. If talents are neglected due to political ideology, it will have fatal consequences.
The writer is a research scholar in Political Science,
poet, independent journalist and columnist,
Contd from previous issue
Universities should not become centres of nurturing political interests instead of educational reforms. Vice-Chancellors in Central Universities are appointed by the Central Government and in State Universities, by the State Governments.
In any State, the party which is in power appoints its favourites as the Vice Chancellor. There are such examples in every state. If the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor is based on how close he is to the ruling party or its leader, then will it not be meaningless to expect him to bring about educational reforms?
Needless to say, appointments should be made based on merit and talent and not based on political preference. Universities produce talents. If talents are neglected due to political ideology, it will have fatal consequences.
The writer is a research scholar in Political Science,
poet, independent journalist and columnist,