New Education Bill Betrays India's Competitiveness Dream
Source: the-ken.com
- India's new education bill promises more autonomy for universities but actually tightens government control over them.
- Top institutes like IITs and IIMs already struggle with low research output, producing just 4% of global papers despite 18% of the world's population.
- The bill will worsen India's competitiveness by stifling innovation and keeping higher education mediocre.
The article slams India's new education bill for doing the opposite of making the country competitive. It argues that instead of freeing universities to innovate like top global ones, the bill hands more power to bureaucrats. Involved are the government pushing the bill, elite institutes like IITs and IIMs already lagging, and reformers who want real autonomy. This matters because India's education system blocks the country from becoming a global leader in tech and business.