Posts Tagged ‘Pain-points’
Favoritism and lack of integrity have been the pain-points of private and government educational institutions. The management is not transparent in fees structure, and seat allocation. Plagued by escalating expenses, private managements are forced to encourage people to buy seats on a management quota in privately funded colleges. The details of the fees are not consistent; rather they vary, and are seldom disclosed.
What started of as a disease in private colleges, soon spread into government colleges. Most government colleges were controlled by political will. This made bureaucrats and politicians rule the roost. Large and exorbitant fees for management seats of medical and engineering colleges went straight into the pockets of politicians. The spoils were also shared equally amongst the upper froth of management. These practices left students lose their confidence in education. Higher education has been hit badly. The trend still continues in most colleges. The government’s impetus and support to education has encourages education in a big way. But there also exist a section of educational institutions that patronize unjust and corrupt behavior.
There cannot be two rulers ruling on similar sets of rules. Government colleges have seen this problem of being ruled by politicians and the private management. There is a constant tug of war between the two. The only way to uproot this problem is to decentralize education. Decentralization can expedite decisions, make the education system clear of political interference, and give colleges more credibility. Decentralization can make the system fast, and move it away from traditional time consuming procedures, that require use of influence, and political girth to push ones way up.
To set this right, the University Grants Mission, sponsored a scheme to build autonomous colleges, despite colleges lacking financial stability. However, this system has not seen the light of the day, given the lack of political will. The political influence in university administration has created multiple strata of management. This has further muddled accountability and transparency. Students are now disenchanted with all these developments. New and noble educational initiatives are finding it difficult to convince people because of this.