Academic Bank of Credit: From a student’s perspectiveImagine you are enrolled in BBA program of university “X” that has excellent Finance faculty but below average Marketing department. You…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Engineers who hate their streams: India’s failed university admission systemNitya loves coding. At age 15, she was already active on Github and had interned with a tech startup. She wants to pursue Computer Science…Jan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
Critical Thinking in Indian Universities (ar a lack of it)In theory, critical thinking (CT) is touted as one of the most crucial skills that universities need to teach students. In practice, rarely…Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022
The myth of interdisciplinary learning in Indian universitiesInterdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and multidisciplinary are buzz words these days in higher education. Supposedly, these provide…Sep 26, 2022Sep 26, 2022
The Public vs Private universities Debate — Part-I : The difference in agilitySeptember 15, 2022: NTA (National Testing Agency) declares CUET (Common University Entrance Test-UG) resultsSep 19, 2022Sep 19, 2022
Homogeneity problem of Indian HEIs: Pulling everyone to Least Common DenominatorBefore CUET (Common University Entrance Test) was introduced, St. Stephen’s used to conduct its own aptitude test and interview along with…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
Problems seldom discussed within Indian universities: The drugs menaceLate night, a few outsiders walk into hostel of a private university in a beautiful North Indian hill town. With help of security guards…Sep 12, 2022Sep 12, 2022
VC selection process in India needs overhaulIn 2011, Kerala Agriculture University (KAU) was ranked 1st among all ICAR (Indian Council of Agriculture Research) institutions, winning…Sep 6, 2022Sep 6, 2022
Is Visitor/Chancellor a vestigial organ of India’s Public UniversitiesIn last one year, the states of West Bengal and Kerala have seen tussle between the respective Governors and the state governments. One…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
