Letters: In students' interest

With reference to Anjuli Bhargava's article, "A potent cocktail of problems" (September 20) due to parental and peer pressure, students opt for courses in colleges that would likely get them high-paying jobs in the future. This kills their interest in subjects of their choice.

Courses in Delhi University (DU) don't offer much practical insight into subjects, thus students cram most of the study content. The quality of question papers is poor. Often, the entire question paper is a compilation of past years' question papers.

Courses should be planned in a way that encourages students to opt for subjects in which they have interest.

DU must attempt to introduce practical training such as summer internships. This is one reason for foreign universities to have an edge over their Indian counterparts.

Akul Kumar, Noida

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