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Follow on Google News | UGC Chairman lauded Role of Private Sector in Higher Education at LPU Campus•Chairman was addressing 200 Vice Chancellors, Officials from Ministry of HRD, Heads of Higher Education Apex Bodies and foreign delegates from across India & abroad
While addressing the galaxy of intelligentsia, UGC Chairman lauded the effective role being played by private sector in Higher Education. He said: “Great universities of the world are private universities and same can be emulated by the Indian universities. Many of the Indian Universities have proved this in past already. Presently 58 percent students of the country are studying in private institutions and 46% institutions are privately managed.” Laying more stress on the point, he further shared: “Private and Public sectors can fill the gap, if any, by going hand in hand and not as adversaries. Only those institutions can survive which provide quality education, and private sector has set up benchmarks to achieve national goal. Future of higher education lies in inclusive, quality and creative education.” Invoking intellectual fraternity, he said: “Do good to the nation, nation is looking towards you.” He asked all to utilize the potential full opportunity provided through ‘Meet’ to relook at individual strengths and shortcomings and to think new. Talking about different phases of education in India, he clearly mentioned that societal expectations are ever increasing along with phenomenal growth in Indian education. He also hinted that universities too have obligation towards school education to get good inputs for propagation of good higher education. He invoked all to go for good education loyally and professionally and not to bother about criticism. Applauding working of LPU time and again, he specially mentioned: “LPU has created wonderful development in higher education in a very short time and is doing great service to the humanity.” AIU President Dr HM Desai, Vice President Prof Ranbir Singh, Secretary General Prof Furqan Qamar; Immediate Past President Prof R B Lal; Secretary UGC Dr Prof Jaspal Sandhu; Chairman NCTE Prof Santosh Panda; Chairman RCI Dr Sudesh Mukhopadhyay; Next sessions included introduction to new education policy, interaction with heads of apex bodies, national initiative on skilling India, and employability & skilling in higher education. Top officials from apex bodies and Ministry of Skill Development/ End
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