Corruption by V-Cs will affect future’
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI, April 02, 2018 00:00 IST
Educationist suggests a panel
Corruption by a Vice-Chancellor or faculty members in a university can affect generations of students. There is an urgent need not just to target corrupt V-Cs but also to identify teachers who paid money to get posts in universities, said M. Anandakrishnan, former V-C of Anna University.
He advocated constituting a high-power committee, comprising eminent educationists and legal experts, to offer recommendations on ways to prevent corruption in higher education.
Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on corruption in higher education, Mr. Anandakrishnan told reporters that V-Cs indulged in corruption in the blind faith that there would be no repercussions as they had political protection.
“They also believe that their act would not have an impact on society. But if society boycotts such corrupt officials, the message would get through,” he said.
Cultural decline
Rajya Sabha member and CPI (M) leader T.K. Rangarajan said there was a cultural decline and teaching had been compromised.
“It is not possible to eliminate corruption when it is introduced into the system from childhood. If you don’t correct the education system, you cannot change politics for it is these students who become politicians,” he said.
Former president of the All India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisation A. James William felt the recent thrust of the Union Ministry of Human Resource on autonomy to universities would end up making the latter introduce courses through self-financing mode.
Universities in the Grade III category would become ‘untouchables,’ he said.
Ranking universities based on their NAAC score was not the correct way to evaluate the quality of education, Mr. William added.
A high-power committee must be set up to offer recommendations on ways to prevent corruption in higher education
M. Anandakrishnan,Former V-C of Anna University
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI, April 02, 2018 00:00 IST
Educationist suggests a panel
Corruption by a Vice-Chancellor or faculty members in a university can affect generations of students. There is an urgent need not just to target corrupt V-Cs but also to identify teachers who paid money to get posts in universities, said M. Anandakrishnan, former V-C of Anna University.
He advocated constituting a high-power committee, comprising eminent educationists and legal experts, to offer recommendations on ways to prevent corruption in higher education.
Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on corruption in higher education, Mr. Anandakrishnan told reporters that V-Cs indulged in corruption in the blind faith that there would be no repercussions as they had political protection.
“They also believe that their act would not have an impact on society. But if society boycotts such corrupt officials, the message would get through,” he said.
Cultural decline
Rajya Sabha member and CPI (M) leader T.K. Rangarajan said there was a cultural decline and teaching had been compromised.
“It is not possible to eliminate corruption when it is introduced into the system from childhood. If you don’t correct the education system, you cannot change politics for it is these students who become politicians,” he said.
Former president of the All India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisation A. James William felt the recent thrust of the Union Ministry of Human Resource on autonomy to universities would end up making the latter introduce courses through self-financing mode.
Universities in the Grade III category would become ‘untouchables,’ he said.
Ranking universities based on their NAAC score was not the correct way to evaluate the quality of education, Mr. William added.
A high-power committee must be set up to offer recommendations on ways to prevent corruption in higher education
M. Anandakrishnan,Former V-C of Anna University
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