Published in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 36, Issue No. 34, 25 Aug, 2001
The recently-passed new legislation tightens the hold of the government on universities, drastically reducing their autonomy and leaving no role for either teachers or other intellectuals in the management of universities. The irony is that most of the teachers' bodies in the state have failed to recognise how critically the new legislation affects the future of higher education and have been concerned only with their narrow professional interests.
For more: http://www.epw.in/journal/2001/34/commentary/karnataka-university-act-2000.html
The recently-passed new legislation tightens the hold of the government on universities, drastically reducing their autonomy and leaving no role for either teachers or other intellectuals in the management of universities. The irony is that most of the teachers' bodies in the state have failed to recognise how critically the new legislation affects the future of higher education and have been concerned only with their narrow professional interests.
For more: http://www.epw.in/journal/2001/34/commentary/karnataka-university-act-2000.html
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