The Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI) – the nodal agency working for the promotion of quality education in India – held a series of consultative roundtables across the country in cities such as Delhi, Chennai, Pune and Bangalore, to increase awareness on the crucial role played by private unaided institutions in promoting the cause of learning and higher education. The role of ‘Deemed to be Universities’ in providing access to higher education and enabling better employable skills among students as well as the recent policy change recommendations by the Government were also discussed. After these roundtables, the final Strategy Formulation by EPSI at the national level was declared today.
Dr G Viswanathan, President, EPSI and founder-Chancellor of VIT University, Vellore, said: “Given the constraints of infrastructure, capital and trained teachers in the education sector, the EPSI considers the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model best for the country. Deemed Universities and other private unaided institutions have been rendering yeoman service in imparting higher education to Indian students, despite various constraints. This is especially noteworthy given the inadequate infrastructure and shortage of trained teachers faced by educational institutions. Shortcomings in education can be rectified by consulting all stakeholders and the recommendations derived thereof could help the Government in arriving at policy decisions. Ad hoc decisions without consulting all stakeholders could jeopardise the future of lakhs of students and are best avoided.”
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