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Higher Education - A Basic Right!
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Introduction
When we speak about Higher Education, instantly our imagination takes us beyond, and lets our mind see us in a good job, with an excellent salary and a happy family. Isn’t that a dream for all of us? Today, every one has realised this dream and knows that with the easy availability of Higher Education, this dream can be reality for each and every determined individual. The present day student never thinks twice about going ahead with his/her Higher Education, simply because Higher Education is no longer a privilege, but a basic right.
An Introduction to Higher Education
As the Wikipedia puts it: “Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges.” Higher Education has been a vital part of the education system. Initially at the UG level, it is a highly complex and vast thing, owing to the number of colleges and courses to choose from. Thus everyone gets to go to college. Higher education is not as competitive to get into as it used to be.
Modern Evolution
In the earlier days, even basic education, forget higher education, was a privilege. As time progressed, man was educated and woman oppressed. With more passage of time, woman’s education was also given equal importance. Even a few decades ago, higher education was incomparable to what it has become today. With the evolution of time, education has also evolved, from a privilege to a right
Why Is It A Right?
If we consider the situation today, and analyse it thoroughly, we will discover so many things that tell us that far beyond basic education, we have a right to even higher education. Years ago, he government was stressing on the fact that basic education is a right of every person, irrespective of caste, creed, colour or gender. Once people realised the value of basic education, they immediately took efforts to get their children educated. With basic education complete, the children were left hanging in the air, without adequate qualifications for a good job. There arose the need for higher education. People soon started learning about the importance of higher education and let their children also go on with it. Now, we are in a scenario, where everyone wants to be educated beyond school. Thus, higher education automatically becomes a right for everyone of us.
Indian Education vs. Foreign Education
At the UG level, many find no need to go abroad and study owing to the adequate facilities here, in India. The cost of education abroad also is another factor that prevents the students from pursuing their undergraduate degree abroad. With the quality of education being improved in India, students seem quite content in holding a degree from an Indian University. In fact, studying here is an advantage, students feel, because of cheaper costs, homely environment and closeness to family. Moreover, the syllabus is based on working in an Indian Environment, which most of the people do.
Government’s role
If every one of us today considers higher education to be a basic right, then we would say, that the government plays a major role in causing that impression. It is because the government feels that College education is a right, it has reserved seats in the colleges for under privileged people, who may not be able to afford such a thing even in India. In fact, the government is stressing so much on the need for basic higher education, that it even considered bringing in reservations in prime universities like IIMs and IITs. Then, isn’t Higher education indeed a right?
Conclusion
In conclusion, all that can be said is that in the highly competitive professional world of today, where employers latch on to the highly qualified like the proverbial moths to the light bulb, a basic degree is a minimum qualification that every single individual should hold. The path being Higher Education, none should be denied this basic right.
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@ gayathri....
thanks babe..
hw I am gonna do that is the question......
calls for some class talk tomm