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'Overhaul varsity system to make India S&T
leader'
Sunday January 06, 2013 10:13:30 AM,
IANS
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Kolkata: India's
ambition to be a world leader in science and technology depends
upon a drastic overhaul of the university system, experts said at
the 100th Indian Science Congress here Saturday.
"A drastic overhaul is needed if India wants to lead in science
and technology. Urgent action is required to prevent reaching a
point of no return," said S.C. Lakhotia of department of zoology
at Banaras Hindu University.
Attesting to the above, former Delhi university vice chancellor
Deepak Pental feels for starters, youngsters should be encouraged
to start research in the country.
"Induct fresh and young talent to start research in the country,
within our universities. Later on they can pursue higher education
abroad," he said.
Another aspect that hinders students from pursuing science is the
lack of infrastructure at the school and university level, said
the experts
"Most students do not have access to basic lab facilities. They
need good labs to get the best hands-on training," said Lakhotia.
Expressing concern over specialised courses at the outset of a
student's career, he felt education in science and technology
should be "pyramidal".
"Students lack basic knowledge of various science disciplines.
They should have a broad based education. By doing a specialised
course at the start, they fail to learn the basics of all
disciplines of science. Such fragmented knowledge is bad. It
should be pyramidal," said Lakhotia.
Pental suggested a four-year undergraduate course with overall
improvement in mathematical, analytical, computational and
language skills.
Apart from learning the basics, he highlighted the lack of
scholarships and fellowships to researchers.
"Scholarships are needed to encourage them. Otherwise they will
shift to other disciplines which pay well," said Pental.
According to him, freedom of the faculty to run their own research
projects will ensure steady work for students.
"Furthermore, train teachers to become good mentors and encourage
students to take up teaching," said Lakhotia.
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