IITs and
IIMs are India’s premiere institutes providing education in the field of
engineering and management.
FOR THE MOTION
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India
is not a developed country with very high population; here literacy ratio is
very less so government should concentrate on making more people literate
rather than concentrating on small group of population.
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Students
from IIT IIM are moving out of India serving other nation's organization that
is really awful as it results in the wastage of all the investment made by
government towards educating these students.
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India
is a democratic country. And democracy can only be successful by achieving 100%
literacy rate which is possible by concentrating on primary education.
·
Government
should make a conscious effort to make more people literate rather than
concentrating their sum on a small and confined population.
·
Spending
huge amount of money on IIT & IIM is dividing the nation in 2 different
communities one community is not even having primary education where other
community is having higher education that will result in rich becoming richer
and poor becoming poorer.
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Students
studying in IITs and IIMs can avail loans and can easily refund them because of
the higher pays they are getting from their jobs after completion of the degree
but that won't be case for poor children
·
The
most of the people going for the IIT or IIM are self capable, so funds should only
be used for those students which are financially backward.
·
IIMs
and IITs are huge organizations and have enough money to cater to their needs
and should instead help Govt. to put the money to the right use. After all
spreading education is the real motive.
AGAINST THE MOTION
·
IITs
and IIMs are India's premier institutes. They choose the creme of the country.
Funds given to them by Government would only help them to be more recognized
and impartial. These institutes have the long way to make their presence felt
in the world's list of premier institutes
·
India
is in development mode so need of these institutes is to promote our young
talent to international platform.
·
Also,
money invested by the government in IITS IIMS is very less as compare to money required
in supporting primary educations. So the benefits earned due to investment of
money in primary educations are much less as compare to losses caused by it.
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It’s
true that students from IIT IIM are moving out but the main reason for their
moving out is lack of opportunities in India and also they are sending back
money to the country and eventually that money is getting utilized in India
itself thus increasing the GDP growth of our country.
·
Earlier
fees at IIMs was less when compared to other B-schools but now the fees has
been hiked and is more when compared to other top B-schools. The Govt. can use
the money for improving primary education condition. For e.g., it can pay the
fees of good but poor students in private schools or can bring PPP (Public-Private
Partnership) model by funding for the poor students as private schools are
never so keen on admitting poor students. This is a better option than forcing
quota system
·
The
phase of development through which India is passing, needs more reorganization
of Indian talent pool, which is possible by providing better higher education
for young Indians. There are lots of students who have skills and talent but
don’t have funds. So for these students it’s a duty of a government to provide
them these IIMs and IITs kind of places where they can upgrade themselves by
investing fewer amounts of fees.
·
For
democracy we need policy makers so we needs few people who are Indians who can
create better systems for us IIT's IIM's producing such kinds of brains.
·
Students
from other countries are coming to India so eventually revenue coming back to
government pocket.
·
Funding
to IIT IIM can be self financed but there should be proper mechanism and
student should get scholarships in case of fees hike.
The issue described in the above article is in pragmactic terms, a very sensitive one. It is true, that despite the prevailing institutes of higher education in the country,of international recognition, the overall literacy rate is exceptionally low, and in long term may pose a threat. Looking at the present scenario, economic as well as political, it is probably very true to say that lack of awareness among the people, the inability to choose a proper government, is a reflection of the low standards of education. If we ought to move out of this political parallysis problem, in the long run, the prime focus of the government, and the civil society should be to raise the standards of education among the people who are below the poverty line. However, it is very bold to make a comment, that directing funds from top rated institutes of the country, and investing them into primary education will relinquish the problem.Institutes like IIM's and other goverment funded Management institues, may be able to sustain themselves, but institues such as IITs need government funding to promote research and encourage more youngsters to give something back to the society.Not to put too fine a point on it, the task is hard one. Because despite the low literacy levels in the country, the number of students seeking admission for undergraduate courses is ever increasing. And to sustain a growing economy, there must also be efforts made, to support them as well.But it is not also fair to cater only to the education demands of the urban middle class. The best way to end this dilemma, is firstly increase the amounts of fund allocated to primary education.Secondly, one of the other invisible cause of the problem, is the lack of quallified teachers, willing to work in areas where education is desperately required.This can be probably be delt with by increasing the pay, or providing incentives and bonuses.Thirdly, more than a traditional form a formal education, we need to come with a course structure that allows people to be more informed and aware.The world has changed from analog to digital.Why shouldn't the technique employed to teach is also improved? And finally, encouraging more and more peaple to participate in the educational programs.The concept of mid-day meals and other prevailing schemes have run their course.It's time to inovate in new directions, and look at various possibilities, to meet the challenge.
ReplyDeleteExcellent points mentioned Varun. :-)
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