Ludhiana ( Brij Bhushan Goyal ) Discussing the split of Punjab’s Budget allocation for higher education, alumni of SCD Govt. College Ludhiana strongly rued the neglect of States colleges as only meagre allocation of RUSA Funds of 199 crores and 160 crores of infra upgrade is provided for.
“Punjab Government’s neglect of state government colleges in the budget shows that not all is well in the higher education department. Standalone degree and postgraduate college students must not be left rudderless when they are in and out of colleges. Every college must have provision for adequate financial and human resources to prepare our youth in the college itself for post career life. Funds must be provided for starting competition training along with studies in the college itself wherein successful retired alumni can also play a positive role. Budget is silent on the issue. There must be a proper accountability system with the department to ensure that teachers are committed to academics and they hook the students likewise so that precious years are not wasted. These views are expressed by Brij Bhushan Goyal.
Prof. Dr Navtej Singh ( Retd),a historian strongly feels that the research atmosphere in our colleges and universities have taken a back seat as there are no adequate funds and transparency in posting of scholars and teachers on key positions as favouritism is rampant. He was sad at such a state of affairs.
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