| The controversy about the IIMs will be resolved, particularly because we can expect a fresh draw of the cards after the elections. But the deeper question remains. How should higher education in India be organised? Fiscal stress at the level of the Centre and states has thrown up questions about higher education that were never asked before. When government funding promised to provide a stream of resources to universities, issues such as student fees, and endowment funds, could remain in the background. However, for the last few years, it is easy to see that the comfortable equilibrium is breaking down. The IIM Controversy: Complete Coverage With no signs of the fiscal situation improving, to assume that universities will be able to offer decent salaries and adequate facilities for research and teaching is to live in a fool's paradise. Already, the quality of education and research in most institutes is very poor. No one can realistically claim that in the current struct |
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