Getting quality faculty has been a concern in India recently irrespective of locations. Even IITs in metro cities have openly mentioned about this fact. However, many young people from abroad are willing to work in place like Koraput and other remote locations in India at the same time without giving their preference to metro cities. In many earlier case similar problem of inadequate infrastructure facilities have been realized in the beginning but with time not only such problem has been overcome but the concern institution has stand out among all for quality education. BITS Pilani, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkiee, Shanti Niketan, North Eastern Hill University etc are some of them. This type of present argument on lack of adequate facilities was made by administrators who are unwilling to serve in those localities for personal reasons. Unfortunately, MHRD is blindly supporting such move. Tomorrow when Central University at Koraput would stand out like IIT Kharagpur today, will this people can reverse those things? How is North Eastern Hill University in Shillong not facing such difficulty? This is all about politics by administrators. How often Vice Chancellor of Central University Koraput visit/stay in Koraput, it is well known to people of Orissa. She was appointed due to her closeness to former minister Mr. Arjun Singh and to make such persons activity easier such arguments are being made and supported by MHRD.
I strongly feel MHRD should not go following those people perception but equally establish Central University in both rural, semi-urban and urban pockets. Public Universities are also located in semi-urban locations in other nations, why not in India?
Central varsity location not suitable in Bihar, Kerala - MHRD
Indiaedunews.net, Dec 31, 2009
New Delhi: Proposed Central varsities in two remote areas of the country - Bihar and Kerala have received a denial from the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry to host new Central universities for their states.
Far-flung Motihari and Kasargod in Bihar and Kerala respectively do not qualify up to the desirable standards for a site to be constructed for such universities as they lack the physical and social infrastructure to proceed.
The ministry is learnt to have asked the two states to come up with an alternative location for the set up.
The Central government clearly opposed the stand of the State governments, academics and development votaries who stood by the decision to host the new varsities in the remote areas of the country, which will boost its economy and help in creation of new and additional infrastructure.
The necessary conditions needed for the set up of a university in both Motihari nad Kasargod area are not feasible due to poor access, connectivity and lack in infrastructure in the form of good schools which are vital to attract quality faculty in the varsity.
While Kasargod, located in the northern part of Kerala suffers serious connectivity issues, Motihari in East Champaran in Bihar is considered a backward region.
The ministry felt that constructing such institutes in these areas will mar the whole criteria of establishment since they would not be able to provide quality education through qualified teachers, as they would not be interested to enter in such areas.
A similar problem has been faced by the Central University at Koraput in Orissa which is facing a serious faculty crunch in terms of quality.
Lack of adequate facilities, along with absence of good schools and hospitals are proving to be deterrents for the faculty who are unwilling to shift over to such areas.
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