Indien: Tiefgreifende Reformen im Bildungssektor

Der indische Minister für Entwicklung von Humanressourcen, Kapil Sibal, sprach im April über tiefgreifende qualitative Veränderungen im Bereich Bildung in naher Zukunft. Teil des ehrgeizigen Plans für die Verbesserung der Bildungsstandards sei die Einführung eines nationalen Rahmens für die berufliche Bildung im nächsten Monat.

Education undergoing major reforms: Sibal

Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said qualitative changes being brought about in the field of education would transform the entire gamut of academics in the country in the near future and produce an "unmatched intellectual capital" that the nation would be proud of.

Addressing a function after laying the foundation stone for the Central University of Rajasthan at Bander Sindri village near Kishangarh, 60 km from Ajmer, Mr. Sibal said public-private partnership would be put into action in a big way for establishing 1,000 new universities and 45,000 colleges across the country in the years to come.

As part of an ambitious plan for improvement in educational standards, the Union Government would frame new rules and launch a national vocational education framework next month, said Mr. Sibal. The Central University of Rajasthan, functioning from a temporary campus in Kishangarh since 2009 when it was established, would shift to the new campus in a phased manner and start functioning regularly from August this year. The university has been conducting eight courses in the past two academic sessions.

Union Minister of State for IT and Communication Sachin Pilot, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Rajya Sabha MP Prabha Thakur, Vice-Chancellor M. M. Salunkhe, State Higher Education Minister Jitendra Singh and Kishangarh MLA Nathuram Sinodia were among those present at the function.

Mr. Sibal said while 31,000 colleges and 600 universities would be linked with the National Knowledge Centre during the next two years, the Central Board of Secondary Education would separately provide a vocational degree to the students of 9th and 12th standards.

The Union Minister praised Mr. Gehlot for promptly allotting land near the Jaipur-Ajmer highway and providing infrastructure facilities for the sprawling campus of the first Central varsity in the State.

Mr. Gehlot said works for construction of roads, installation of power supply lines and arrangements for water supply on the campus would be completed shortly at a cost of Rs.30 to 40 crore. He said an atmosphere facilitating higher education was gradually evolving in the State and requested Mr. Sibal to announce establishment of a world-class university in Jaipur.

Mr. Pilot said the Central University would be a lively symbol for the 21st century in Rajasthan and prepare a new generation of well-informed and erudite youngsters. The varsity, he added, should develop itself in an eco-friendly manner and introduce new courses to serve the specific needs of the desert State.

Prof. Salunkhe requested Mr. Sibal to sanction establishment of a medical college in the university to serve a long-felt need in the region.

Mr. Sibal, accompanied by other dignitaries, saw a model of the university displaying the layout of the main building and other faculties.