What are the changes that can be brought in Indian Education sector for Higher Education?

Fannie Collingwood: The money of the big interest is running big in Washington and US public servants are getting some of it. This is something that we as Americans, middle class can not permit or tolerate. The majority of the Congress that are pro illegals are doing it because of the money and not because it is humane or anything else. They are selling their soul and going against the rights of the American people. So we have to keep alert and watchful. They are in both parties but more in the Democratic party. The Democratic party is doing everything to win in the 2008 election if it take selling the country to the government of Mexico. Now the US Government is going to permit Mexican truckers to drive in our roads and they are not worrying about the illegal drugs and illegal aliens that are going to come through this new way. There are no controls and no security for this new ideas of this so called US government. Wake up America, something is wrong and the government ! is part of it....Show more

Nedra Oltz: Achieving India’s demographic dividend will depend on our ability to provide a simple regulatory framework ineducation that eliminates opportunities for rent seeking and low quality. Hence the recent initiative of theGovernment to reform the regulatory regime is a welcome step. The four Bills presented to Parliament willpotentially overhaul the education set up in the country. Their cumulative impact would be the most significantreform of the Indian Higher Education framework in the past 60 years.While the Bill for permitting foreign universities to establish campuses in India, has garnered significantattention and has been the subject of significant debate (politically and otherwise), the other Bills also have thepotential of altering, albeit more significantly the Indian regulatory framework dealing with education becausewe believe they will lay the foundations for a more transparent, governance focused framework. While these! Bills are yet to become law, we will briefly review them.The P! rohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical EducationalInstitutions and Universities Bill, 2010This is a truly welcome initiative that will not only improve governance but also go a long way in protecting theinterests of children and parents. It seeks to prohibit unfair practices in technical educational institutions,medical educational institutions and universities. Its aim is to introduce greater transparency and governancethrough mandatory disclosures regarding faculty, fees and infrastructure. It prohibits an institution from a)demanding or accepting capitation fees or other charges in excess of those declared in its prospectus; and b)admitting students without conducting admission tests specified by the appropriate authority. The Bill alsoprohibits publishing or issuing advertisement based on false or misleading facts for inducing students to takeadmission. The Bill prescribes penalties for indulging in practices prescribed as unfair i! n the Act. It is the firsttime that such legislation has been proposed in the Education sector. It will be an essential component in aneducation eco-system that is plagued with rent seeking and malpractices. The question for consideration thoughis the ability and the willingness to implement the provisions of this Bill when it becomes a law.The National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Bill, 2010This seeks to make accreditation by independent accreditation agencies mandatory for higher educationalinstitutions (HEIs), educational programs, and educational infrastructure. The Bill also provides for establishingan independent statutory authority for the purpose, the National Accreditation Regulatory Authority (“NARA”),which will inter-alia include registration of accreditation agencies and determining the procedure foraccreditation, which is an essential ingredient for ensuring quality in the education sector. The Bill requires thatevery HEI seek a! ccreditation for every program conducted by it before it starts the adm! ission process for suchprograms. Existing HEIs will have to apply for accreditation of their institution and programs within three yearsof the commencement of this Act (five years in case of HEIs engaged in medical education).The Education Tribunals Bill, 2010It seeks to provide for a two-tier system of adjudication of disputes relating to education that involve teachersand employees of higher educational institutions, students, universities, institutions, and statutory regulatoryauthorities. It provides for the establishment of a National Education Tribunal and State Educational Tribunals,prescribes the composition of the Tribunals, and delineates the powers and functions to be exercised by the Tribunals. If implemented as envisaged, this Bill will expedite the process of resolving intra- and interinstitutiondisputes....Show more

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