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HigHer education in
rajastHan
the higher education segment of Rajasthan has
witnessed good progress in the last few years.
With a focus on research and development,
efforts are on to build Rajasthan as an education
hub, says raj Huns upadhyay, Additional Chief
secretary, higher technical and sanskrit Education,
Government of Rajasthan, in an interview with
Kartik sharma of elets news network (enn).There should be
dedicated funds
for research and
development
to strengthen
higher education
ecosystem.“
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What are the steps being taken to
bring higher education in Rajasthan
at par with the best global education
standards?
there is a significant growth in the number of
higher education institution and universities
in the state. the Government of Rajasthan
has established new colleges with a focus on
recruiting experienced faculty members for these
colleges. Not only good faculty members but the
government is also trying to develop a world class
infrastructure in colleges and universities. higher
education institutions are told to raise funds on
their own rather than totally depending on the
government funding.What are the steps being taken in the
Research and Development domain
in higher education?
Research and development initiatives are being
taken in universities to upgrade the skills of
existing faculty members, it is important to
build synergies between teaching and research
to promote excellence in both. We need to
adopt best practices followed across the globe
and encourage and support higher education
institutions and their faculty members to engage
more deeply with institutions and facultyaround the world to improve quality of research.
Collaborations among state and world’s best
universities facilitating alliances for research
should be encouraged. these collaborations will
also help in linking university departments with
research institutions and industry to accelerate
the process of knowledge development.
there should be dedicated funds for research
and development to strengthen higher education
ecosystem. As far as Rajasthan is concerned,
we are trying to move towards a university
system integrating UG, PG and doctoral studies,
with faculty concurrently teaching both at UG
and PG level which will help improve synergies
between teaching and research. Universities will
be multidisciplinary in nature and not single
discipline-specific. In short, favourable conditions
need to be created in the state as well as in the
country to promote high quality research.Digital divide between rural and
urban areas is a big issue in the State
and country, what role does technical
education play in bridging this gap?
Internet is an empowering tool. sWAYAM, an
online Massive open online Courses (MooCs)
platform is being developed with the support from
Ministry of human Resources Development. It