PATNA: Academics on Wednesday expressed concern over the degeneration of higher education system and demanded people's intervention to set things right.
Addressing a function organized at Patna University's geology auditorium during the release of a book 'Bihar ka sisakata shiksha tantra (Sobbing education system of Bihar)', written by state's former higher education director Nageshwar Prasad Sharma, they regretted that the state, once acclaimed throughout the world for its well-managed education system, is in the news for all the wrong reasons.
People can help stem the rot in higher education
Releasing the book, Rajya Sabha member Harivansh said education has become a trade and is increasingly moving beyond the reach of the common man. Even students joining the IITs and IIMs are not trained to acquire real knowledge as most of them manage to get through with the help of techniques provided by coaching institutions. According to a recent survey, at least 50% of our engineering and management degree holders are not employable.
L N Mithila University's former VC Janardan Prasad Singh said people in general were collectively responsible for the sorry state of affairs. "Our insensitivity towards this vital segment is leading to the degeneration of the education system," he said.
Patna College's former principal Nawal Kishore Chaudhary referred to the scams in the appointment of VCs, principals and teachers in the state and demanded a thorough inquiry. He pleaded for introduction of the common school system.
Former Union minister Akhilesh Prasad Singh and JP University's Hindi teacher Birendra Narain Yadav also spoke on the occasion.
Bihar legislative council chairman Awadhesh Narain Singh presided. The author said he has tried to present the real picture of the crumbling edifice of higher education in Bihar based on his experience and interaction with academics.
Addressing a function organized at Patna University's geology auditorium during the release of a book 'Bihar ka sisakata shiksha tantra (Sobbing education system of Bihar)', written by state's former higher education director Nageshwar Prasad Sharma, they regretted that the state, once acclaimed throughout the world for its well-managed education system, is in the news for all the wrong reasons.
People can help stem the rot in higher education
Releasing the book, Rajya Sabha member Harivansh said education has become a trade and is increasingly moving beyond the reach of the common man. Even students joining the IITs and IIMs are not trained to acquire real knowledge as most of them manage to get through with the help of techniques provided by coaching institutions. According to a recent survey, at least 50% of our engineering and management degree holders are not employable.
L N Mithila University's former VC Janardan Prasad Singh said people in general were collectively responsible for the sorry state of affairs. "Our insensitivity towards this vital segment is leading to the degeneration of the education system," he said.
Patna College's former principal Nawal Kishore Chaudhary referred to the scams in the appointment of VCs, principals and teachers in the state and demanded a thorough inquiry. He pleaded for introduction of the common school system.
Former Union minister Akhilesh Prasad Singh and JP University's Hindi teacher Birendra Narain Yadav also spoke on the occasion.
Bihar legislative council chairman Awadhesh Narain Singh presided. The author said he has tried to present the real picture of the crumbling edifice of higher education in Bihar based on his experience and interaction with academics.
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