American model of tech education can develop India
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siliconindia | Thursday, 17 June 2010, 08:27 IST

Mumbai:The lack of proper technical education in India has been one of the foremost reasons for the unsatisfied higher education in the realm of science, engineering and technology. India needs to go through a radical change, in the way in which the scientists and engineers are being trained. The want of experience on part of the professionals stands as a barrier in the improvement of the technological sector reports The Indian Express.com.
Vikramaditya Yadav, a technologist with the MIT, USA and Ganapati Yadav, VC of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai said that, "Resuscitating the Indian higher education system necessitates considerable ingenuity and prudence on the part of its administrators and planners... to stimulate wider discussion and introspection within Indian academic and government circles,"
The latest issue of 'Current Science' holds that, the present system of technical education is insufficient to solve the problems regarding drinking water, electricity, absence of civic planning, rising unemployment, and various regional developments.
According to technologists,"Improving a nation's technical education system is directly correlated to its economic health and the social development of its population. One of the reasons for India's failings and America's dominance has been the outdated and ailing technical education system of the former and the excellence of the latter,"
Vikramaditya Yadav, a technologist with the MIT, USA and Ganapati Yadav, VC of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai believe that by remodeling the Indian technology education on the system of American higher education; India can have considerable improvements in the standard of living of the citizens.
Vikramaditya Yadav and Ganapati Yadav also revealed that, "Not only are most of these institutes poorly planned, but in lieu of the government's European approach to funding universities, every additional central university is a drain on precious resources."
In order to have a sound background of technological education, India is in need of more power houses of new knowledge. But the lack of proper planning would be a major setback.
The funds allocated for establishment of such technological institutes should be used to amend the existing institutions to improve their standards.