It's a long way to the likes of Harvard and Stanford in this country. Technical education is appropriate for technical jobs that revolve around things . Liberal or basic education develops conceptual thinking about people . Any healthy society must have a balance between the two. An education system skewed in favour of the technical, without basic scientific strengths, or depth in the social sciences and the arts and letters, is hardly likely to serve the social goals of any community.
Politicians tend to have a time frame limited by the next election.
In India, bureaucrats are behind many of the decisions that govern education policy. Politicians and public servants seem to have a think-alike judiciary helping them retard an already troubled education system. All rights reserved. See disclaimer and privacy policy.