The Eleventh Plan will see a massive expansion of Indian higher education. Most of the increased outlays are likely to be wasted, because we are ducking important questions about what ails the university system. Great universities will help build a great society; lack of universities will produce a stagnant society, but bad universities will create a social disaster. It is a pity, that this government, most of all, seems oblivious of the stakes.
The writer is president, Centre for Policy Research
pratapbmehta@yahoo.co.in
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