‘Today’s education system lacks in creativity’
21 Nov 2012 7:34 AM IST
‘Every big district should have a university and the government should come out with a policy for deemed universities,’ said V Narayanasamy, Minister of State, PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. He elaborated on the ‘new education policy’ in his presidential address during the 27th foundation day celebrations of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
‘The country needs knowledge; knowledge comes from education and education has to be research based. The number of universities in India is not sufficient to cater to the goal. The open universities cover almost 67 per cent of the country’s requirement. They have to reach the villages through informal method,’ he explained.
‘A poor stratum of the society gets employment only if they go for vocational course, for that I feel that IGNOU’s concentration should be more on the rural population. We have to reflect on our strengths comprising of 65 per cent of youth and labour force,’ he concluded.
Professor Arun Diwakar Nath Bajpai, VC, Himachal Pradesh University delivered lecture on ‘ethics, education and economy’ wherein he focused on various characteristics of ‘ethics’ namely, eternality, holistic approach, inclusiveness, character and subtleness.
‘If ethical code of conduct is to be explained by me then it comes with all these characteristics. If these characteristics are incorporated in education then some development can be achieved in terms of economy. However, quality must be maintained. Quality to me means abstract, originality and creativity. Today’s education system is lacking that original creativity in research,’ he said.
Other dignitaries present on the dais were Ravindra Kumar, Director, Research Unit, IGNOU, who organised the event and U S Tolia, registrar, IGNOU, who proposed a vote of thanks.
‘The country needs knowledge; knowledge comes from education and education has to be research based. The number of universities in India is not sufficient to cater to the goal. The open universities cover almost 67 per cent of the country’s requirement. They have to reach the villages through informal method,’ he explained.
‘A poor stratum of the society gets employment only if they go for vocational course, for that I feel that IGNOU’s concentration should be more on the rural population. We have to reflect on our strengths comprising of 65 per cent of youth and labour force,’ he concluded.
Professor Arun Diwakar Nath Bajpai, VC, Himachal Pradesh University delivered lecture on ‘ethics, education and economy’ wherein he focused on various characteristics of ‘ethics’ namely, eternality, holistic approach, inclusiveness, character and subtleness.
‘If ethical code of conduct is to be explained by me then it comes with all these characteristics. If these characteristics are incorporated in education then some development can be achieved in terms of economy. However, quality must be maintained. Quality to me means abstract, originality and creativity. Today’s education system is lacking that original creativity in research,’ he said.
Other dignitaries present on the dais were Ravindra Kumar, Director, Research Unit, IGNOU, who organised the event and U S Tolia, registrar, IGNOU, who proposed a vote of thanks.
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