'No Indian university would admit Ramanujan even today'

Criticising the education system in the country, eminent aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha today said even now mathematical legend Srinivasa Ramanujan would not get admission in any Indian university.
"I do not think the great mathematician Ramanujan would be able to gain admission to any Indian university even today," Narasimha, a Padma Vibhushan awardee, said at the convocation of the Bengal Engineering Science and University (BESU), Shibpur here.
He said many Indian universities do not even meet the basic requirements of simple good governance.
"Examinations are not held at proper times; when held they are not conducted well; the grades given are not credible and quite often, even the highest officials have been found guilty of misuse of authority," he said, adding, that as a result industries consider the bulk of Indian graduates as unemployable.

"It cannot be denied that while we have several good institutions, we do not yet have any among the greatest. The geography of the world of science reveals no peak in India," Narasimha pointed out.
Stating that we need to question the academic path, he said Indian universities must experiment with new concepts in education and encourage even undergraduate students to do research and work on projects.
Narasimha, known for his contributions in aerospace science and atmospheric dynamics, is presently working at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore.