Students' corner

Dear Students,

Last week we asked:
The NCHER Bill has been passed. Do you think it means better days for the higher education sector in the country?

Best Response
The NCHER Bill will commission a body that will ensure centralisation of education in the country and enhance transparency by regulating and monitoring all educational institutions and universities across the country. The Bill will ensure that only quality institutions with adequate infrastructure get accreditation and will keep a check on incompetent institutions. This will directly benefit the students who study in these approved institutions. However, the Bill does not address the issue of the future of the students who are already enrolled in institutions which have commenced operations without proper infrastructure.

 

Akshay Chadha, NSIT, Delhi

Other Responses
* "Better days" can be said when all the students passing out get respected jobs with handsome salary packages, but it is not so. Only a few of the students are able to get such jobs. If one does not get a good job, than what is need for higher education, which is expensive. NCHER should focus on quality education as it is preferred by the corporates for job eligibility.

Nirav N Choksi, SV Institute of Management Kadi

* The proposal to establish NCHER was suggested by the Yash Pal Committee and it was based on the recommendations of National Knowledge Commission. The NCHER Bill aims to create an overarching regulator to oversee universities as well as institutes of technical education. According to me this Bill will very beneficial for the higher education sector as well as the students. Students will be able to learn with the support of the government under NCHER.

Pradip J Darji, SV Institute of Management Kadi

* Yes, I think better days for higher education have started. As a single body, NCHER will able to understand, interpret and intervene in the various issues pertaining to higher education from a holistic point of view. And it will bring an unprecedented integration among the various discipline of human knowledge and contribution to the enhancement of quality in education and research.

Furkan Ahmed, Shaheed Bhagat Singh college, New Delhi

* The National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) Bill seeks to consolidate powers and restraint over academic drive. It will embody all present governing bodies, including UGC, AICTE and the Council of Distance Education. These agencies manage various components of higher education in the country. NCHER does not convey the impression that it is interested in championing the case for students.

Nilaya Mitash Shankar, Shri Ram Swaroop Memorial College of Engineering and Management (SRMCEM) Lucknow

* A number of Bills were passed in India, but how many of them are effective? If NCHER will deliver, than I think it's "better days" for higher education sector in the country because the Bill will ensure a centralized body in higher education to oversee the universities and technical institutes. It will include all existing regulatory bodies, including UGC, AICTE and Council of Distance Education. That's why it reduces complexity in standards, rules and regulations and make it globally competitive. It has given authorization status to the requesting universities and colleges within 30 days of their application on the basis of valid standards and academic quality of institutions.

Sagar Paghadar, Stevens Business School Ahmadabad

* The Bill will obviously bring positive and effective changes in it. This management remedy will give opportunity to education initiatives for better coordination and promotion of higher education and research. Even if it has some negative aspects, this Bill do have some provisions to check unfair practices. NCHER can bring sustainable development in the higher education sector by giving institutes the opportunity to create their own criteria and procedures which can be different region-wise. In rural areas, we cab liberalize the process of passing norms, fees structure, etc.

Sarman Goraniya, Charusat University, Anand Gujarat

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