Pvt players in education sector keen on research

NEW DELHI: Private institutions in higher education on Tuesday urged the Government to encourage research and PhD in the private institutes on the lines of the policy for the state-run higher
Updated on
1 min read

NEW DELHI: Private institutions in higher education on Tuesday urged the Government to encourage research and PhD in the private institutes on the lines of the policy for the state-run higher education institutions.

A delegation of representatives of private institutions met Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and suggested that All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) could also explore options for some form of a oneyear MBA programme instead of the two years, as is the practice in some countries.

The delegation welcomed the Ministry’s initiatives regarding the proposal to set up a National Accreditation Regulatory Authority through legislation introduced in Parliament.

It underlined the requirement of transparency in the education system based on a regime of self disclosure. It also underlined the need to distinguish between higher quality institutes from the ordinary institutions within the sphere of private higher education as at present they are clubbed into one lot with same rules and checks applying to all.

The private institutions also made a pitch for the education sector to have access to long term funding at priority landing rates for setting up additional infrastructure. The delegation consisted of the representatives of the Manipal University, BITS Pilani, TERI University, New Delhi, Thapar Institute Patiala, Nirma Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad, XLRI Jamsehdpur, SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore and DAV Institute of Engineering, Jalandhar.

Related Stories

No stories found.

X
The New Indian Express
www.newindianexpress.com