Wednesday, June 18, 2008

A new Central University is needed

The central government of India has proposed to set up a central University in Bihar and the Bihar government wants Patna University to be upgraded to central university. It may be good politics but in the end interests of Bihar would not be served. To change the work culture, infrastructure and syllabi etc is difficult as the experience of Allahabad University has amply shown. The old university refuses to improve and just enjoys the better benefits.
A completely new university would mean employment to thousands of people, lots of construction and a totally new work culture and younger man power translating into world standards of infrastructure and pedagogy. As it is it would start with a clean slate and would not be bogged down with older baggage.
Higher education is witnessing tremendous improvement under the Nitish Kumar's government. A new IIT, IIIT, Central University, A world class University, Chanakya Law University, Chandragupta Institute of Management and what not! never before Bihar had so many good institutions. Now it is imperative on the government to establish many engineering and medical colleges so that millions of Bihari students don't go out to vengeful places like Pune and suffer. Lets teach Pune a lesson in nationalism by boycotting Pune based colleges so that the capitalists who want our money but bad mouth us should be content with Marathi students.
Nitish Kumar is dutibound to do this to protect the self respect of Biharis.

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