Governor Omprakash Kohli said that there is a need to make higher education world class so that universities of our country can get positions in the list of best educational institutes. Governor Kohli said this addressing the fourth convocation ceremony of MP Bhoj (open) University on Friday.
The Governor said our country had status of Vishwa Guru in the ancient era. Foreigners used to visit it for getting education. Institutes like Takshila and Nalanda Universities were there. Unfortunate fact now is that no university of our country is in the list of world class institutes. Our students now go abroad for education and stay their job.
Kohli said that now in India, the number of youth is more than other country. Youths should be made to be contributor in the country's development, being imparted training for skill development so that the country can be a developed one. He said, curriculum should be made available in Hindi so that students of rural background can perform well in competitive examinations at par urban students.
He said students should be imparted education to be good human being along with vocational education.
Governor Kohli said education standard will rise if there are good teachers in universities. The governor said education will be divided in two streams because of consideration of private and government universities working on different ways. On dual system in higher education, he said, there should be strong control over private universities.
Minister of state for school education Deepak Joshi said that upgradation of India is not possible without involving villages in the process.
He said, curriculum should be designed to address needs of rural students. Joshi said teaching will be made through Hindi medium from next session. He said that students of villages cannot prepare well for examination through English medium curriculum and they could not compete.
He exhorted students to keep continue patriotism in joining job. All should make efforts to make the country Vishwa Guru again.
Vice-chancellor of Maulana Azad Urdu University Jafar Sureshwal said training should be essentially provided to students along with education. He said, there should be stress on character building in students along with education.