End this Killer Raj

End this Killer Raj

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In the India of my dreams, the government will stop running universities and colleges. All institutions will be autonomous. The government will plough all the money saved into scholarships. The Government�s role will be limited to governance - ensuring corruption

free ratings and corruption-free exams (with the credibility of IIT-JEE) at various stages in a student�s career. The tomb-stone of the UGC/AICTE Raj will thus read: "For fifty years, we promoted rote learning, incompetent faculty, and mediocrity. We punished original thinking and failed to create an employable graduate. We pushed students into a parallel universe of coaching classes, which ironically took their obligation to students far more seriously. We deserved to die." 

Building India is about building institutions. This Sunday, let�s celebrate the emergence of a world-class institution in India. The altruistic founders of ISB had a vision. They funded it privately and nurtured it in its early years. They persisted in difficult times, especially when they were under attack from AICTE. Now, this is how to build fine institutions.