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The top 20 percentile students of each education board will now be eligible to seek admission in IITs and NITs and appear for <keyword id="1126172" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jee-advanced" source="Orion">JEE Advanced</keyword> even if they have not scored 75 per cent marks in class 12, according to <keyword id="263716" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ministry-of-education" source="Orion">Ministry of Education</keyword> sources. The decision comes against the backdrop of constant demands for relaxing the eligibility criteria for <keyword id="6392660" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="jee" source="Orion">JEE</keyword> (Advanced), which requires at least 75 per cent marks in aggregate in the class 12 examination conducted by the respective education boards. "The 20 percentile criteria will help those candidates who are short of 75 per cent aggregate in their class 12 boards. Discussions were held and since many of the top 20 percentile candidates in a number of state boards score below 75 per cent marks or 350 marks, the ministry decided that if a candidate is in the top 20 percentile he or she is eligible," a source said. The online registration for for the first edition of JEE-Main will end on January 12. The exam will be conducted between January 24 and 31. According to the JEE (Main) 2023 information bulletin, admission to BE/BTech/ BArch/BPlanning programmes in the NITs, IIITs, and CFT via central seat allocation board will be based on all India rank with the additional eligibility of at least 75 per cent in aggregate in the class 12 examination conducted by the respective education boards. For Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates, the qualifying aggregate is 65 per cent in class 12 board exams. The eligibility criteria was kept in abeyance during the pandemic (2020, 2021 and 2022). Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to defer the JEE Mains examination scheduled later this month. A division bench of Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice <keyword id="721523" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sandeep-marne" source="Orion">Sandeep Marne</keyword> held that it would not be appropriate to postpone the pan-India examination in response to a <keyword id="74510" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="public-interest-litigation" source="Orion">Public Interest Litigation</keyword> as it would affect lakhs of <keyword id="6354859" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="iit" source="Orion">IIT</keyword> aspirants. The Public Interest Litigation was filed by child rights activist <keyword id="3161814" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="anubha-sahai" source="Orion">Anubha Sahai</keyword> who wanted the <keyword id="178605" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="joint-entrance-examination" source="Orion">Joint Entrance Examination</keyword> (JEE) Mains to be deferred till March. The petition challenged the <keyword id="581232" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="national-testing-agency" source="Orion">National Testing Agency</keyword>'s (NTA) December 15 notification scheduling the examination between January 24 to 31, 2023. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/rrr-bags-first-golden-globe-with-naatu-naatu-winning-best-original-song/articleshow/96897928.cms">'RRR' bags first Golden Globe with 'Naatu Naatu' winning best original song</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/dump-and-donate-month-long-e-waste-collection-drive-across-120-cities-launched/articleshow/96887056.cms">Dump and donate: Month long e-waste collection drive across 120 cities launched</a>

Top 20% students of each board can get into IITs/NITs without 75% marks criteria: Sources

<ul><li>Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are considering excluding class 12th results as a deciding factor for admissions this academic year. </li><li>The decision is still awaiting approval from the directors of all IITs and government officials. </li><li>As per the current selection criteria, the students are assessed based on their scores in classes 10th, 12th and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). </li><li>The development comes as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and other state boards have changed the criteria to assess candidates amid the global pandemic. </li><li>The committee is also reviewing the situation of students abroad, including those in Dhaka, Dubai and Singapore, who were planning to get admission to the IITs via JEE.</li></ul>The outbreak of coronavirus has disrupted the academic calendar for students. As the Indian government looks for alternative models for the assessment of class 12th students, the country’s renowned engineering colleges — Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) — are planning to tweak the admission criteria for this academic session. According to a report by <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-admissions-board-marks-criterion-may-be-dropped-this-year-6496939/">The Indian Express</a>, the IITs are considering excluding <keyword id="9542984" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="class-12th-performance">class 12th performance</keyword> as a deciding factor for admissions. However, the decision is still awaiting approval from the directors of all IITs and government officials. As per the current selection criteria, the students are assessed based on their scores in classes 10th, 12th and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). For a general category student, it is necessary to score a minimum of 75% or in the top 20 percentile to be eligible for admission at the IIT. While the reserved category students, including scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, are required to have scored at least 65% marks in the board exams. However, the scores in the competitive examinations play more important roles in securing a seat at these engineering colleges. “There are very few rank holders who are denied admission every year for either not scoring a minimum of 75 per cent marks or meeting the top 20 percentile cut-off. So, doing away (with this criterion) for one admission cycle isn’t going to make a big difference,” Indian Express <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-admissions-board-marks-criterion-may-be-dropped-this-year-6496939/">reported</a> citing a JIC member (Joint Implementation Committee). The JIC includes the JEE chairpersons from all 23 IITs. The development comes as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and other state boards issued different criteria to assess students amid the global pandemic. On June 26, the Supreme Court approved the CBSE’s decision to cancel the class 10th and 12th pending board exams. The students will now be assessed based on the average marks scored in the appeared subjects. Hence, the committee is considering doing away with the class 12th performance for this year. “There was a consensus that the IITs, instead, should insist on rank holders to have passed their Board exams this year. This would be a one-time exception,” the JIC member added. The committee is also reviewing the situation of students abroad, including those in Dhaka, Dubai and Singapore, who were planning to get admission to the IITs via the joint entrance exam. As per the revised schedule, the JEE Main entrance exam will take place between September 1 to 6 while the JEE advanced is scheduled for September 27, 2020.

IITs may eliminate class 12th performance from the admission criteria this year

Established in the year 1958, <keyword id="852219" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Institute-of-Technology-Bombay">Indian Institute of Technology Bombay</keyword> (IITB) is a Mumbai based higher learning institution with an international reputation. It is the cherished dream of thousands of professionals to get an admission in the IIT since every candidate passing out from the IITs is received with great acclaim in the industrial, corporate and technology world today. Courses offered <keyword id="61708" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT-Bombay">IIT Bombay</keyword> provides studies in B.Tech, B.S. and B.Des. courses in the under graduate level. In the post graduate level, the IIT Bombay offers programs including M.Tech, M.Sc., M.Des, M.Phil., M.Mgt. and EMBA. In the post PG and doctorate level, IIT Bombay offers the Ph.D. program. The institution also offers a number of integrated courses known as dual degrees in the combinations of M.Sc. – Ph.D., M.Tech – Ph.D. and B.Tech – M.Tech. How to join UG courses in IIT Bombay To join an undergraduate program in IIT Bombay, the candidates must have completed their higher secondary (10 +2) examinations. The candidates should have compulsorily studied Physics and Mathematics with Chemistry / Biology / Biotechnology as an optional subject. The eligibility criteria for admission to the UG courses in IIT Bombay require the candidate scoring more than 75% marks in the Higher Secondary examination. For admission to the B.Tech, BS and the B.Tech – M.Tech dual degree courses, the candidates must have scored competitively in the JEE Main and JEE Advanced examinations. To be able to apply for the B.Des. course, the candidates could have passed their 10+2 examination from any stream. The admission to B.Des. Course is based on the candidate’s performance in the UCEED examination. How to join PG courses in IIT Bombay For entry into the M.Tech and M.Tech – Ph.D. dual degree programs, the applicants must have got a B.E. / B.Tech / B.Sc. (Engineering) or other degrees that are equivalent to them in the branch relevant to the course they are applying for. For eligibility, the candidates must have scored more than 60% marks in their UG course. In addition, the admission to the M.Tech and M.Tech – Ph.D. courses will be based on the candidates’ score in the GATE examination. Those candidates who have got graduated from a relevant UG stream scoring over 55% marks can apply to the IIT, Bombay for joining the M.Sc. and M.Sc. – Ph.D. courses. Further to this, the admission to these courses will also be based on the performance of the candidates in the IIT JAM examination. For applying for the M.Des. course, the candidates must have graduated from a UG course in any one of the disciplines including Engineering, Architecture, Design or Interior Design or other equivalent programs that run for four years after completing the 10+2 examinations. Admission to the M.Des. course will be based on the score the candidate has got in the CEED examination. Those candidates who have graduated from a UG course scoring more than 60% marks can apply for M.Mgt. and EMBA courses offered by the IIT Bombay. Further to this, admission to the M.Mgt. and EMBA programs will be based on the CAT examination score obtained by the candidate in addition to the performance in Written Aptitude Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) conducted by the university.

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<ul><li>Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, announced that the <keyword id="10104223" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JEE-Advanced-2021">JEE Advanced 2021</keyword> examinations would be held on July 3. </li><li>Nishank also said that the 75% eligibility criteria for the exam has been scrapped keeping in mind that the COVID situation still prevails in the country.</li><li>The JEE Advanced 2021 exam will be conducted by IIT Kharagpur.</li></ul>Today, Union Education Minister, <keyword id="106655" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ramesh-Pokhriyal-Nishank">Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank</keyword>, announced that the JEE Advanced 2021 examinations would be held on July 3, 2021. Every year, JEE Advanced exam used to be conducted in the month of May. In a Twitter live session, Nishank also clarified the changes in the eligibility criteria for the exams and the selection process. He said that the 75% eligibility criteria for the exam has been scrapped keeping in mind that the COVID situation still prevails in the country. Earlier to appear for JEE Advanced, candidates were required to have secured a minimum of 75% aggregate in Class 12 board examination. And for SC, ST and PWD candidates the benchmark was at least 65%. The exam will be conducted by IIT Kharagpur, he added. <div type="twitter" handle="DrRPNishank" handlename="Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1250023125191819266/Bx7kBZRg_normal.jpg" favoritecount="963" retweetcount="397" status="Announcing the eligibility criteria for admission in #IITs &amp; the date of #JEE Advanced. @SanjayDhotreMP… https://t.co/XWPwcrgj9t" createdat="1610022462000" id="1347157964109479939"></div> This time the ministry has allowed the qualifying candidates of JEE Main 2020 who couldn’t appear for the second stage of the examination due to the pandemic to appear for JEE Advanced directly. The JEE Advanced 2021 exam will be held in two shifts given the pandemic and post the conclusion the authorities will release the JEE Advanced answer key 2021 on its official website. The JEE Advanced examination is conducted in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. What is JEE Advanced? The JEE Advanced 2021 is held for admissions to the all 23 Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) for Bachelor’s, Integrated Master’s program in Engineering. Registration for JEE Advanced 2021 will be done online at<a href="http://jeeadv.ac.in/"> jeeadv.ac.in</a>. The admit card, result and other information will be released on its official website. This year, engineering examination candidates (JEE Main 2021) will get four attempts to qualify for the examination — in February, March, April and May, — with the first session starting from February 23 to 26. The National Testing Agency (NTA) who conducts exams on behalf of the ministry will then release the merit at the end of the fourth session in May. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ducati-is-launching-12-new-bikes-in-india-in-2021-check-the-launch-dates-here/articleshow/80146997.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">From Scrambler and Multistrada to Monster and SuperSport — Ducati is launching 12 new bikes in India, check the launch dates here</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/a-timeline-of-how-trump-in-his-final-weeks-incited-his-followers-to-storm-the-capitol-and-attempt-a-coup/articleshow/80149175.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">A timeline of how Trump in his final hours incited his followers to storm the Capitol and attempt a coup</a>

JEE Advanced 2021 exams to be held on July 3 — 75% eligibility criteria scrapped

<ul><li>An Australian professor said that he’d “leave the room crying,” if he had to appear for the exam, after reviewing India’s <keyword id="7851282" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="jee-question-paper">JEE question paper</keyword>. </li><li>The video has gone viral on social media platforms, extracting nearly 400,000 views on <keyword id="10879" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="YouTube">YouTube</keyword>. </li><li>YouTuber ‘Tibees’ featured six Australian professors in the video to review the paper. </li></ul>An Australian professor has reacted to the question paper of India’s Joint Entrance Examination(JEE) saying that he’d “leave the room crying,” if he had to appear for the exam back in 12th grade. Since then, the video has gone viral on social media platforms, with nearly <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/id-leave-room-crying-australian-professors-react-to-iit-entrance-exam-2066699">400,000 views</a>. Flipping through the question paper, professor Dr James Hutchison reviewed it as ‘intimidating.’ A perplexed mathematics professor <keyword id="5598354" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Barry-Hughes">Barry Hughes</keyword> said that it would be challenging for him to crack the exam in the stipulated time. In fact, some professors who reviewed the questions meant for high school students in India, said that these topics are taught at university level in Australia. YouTuber ‘Tibees’ featured six Australian professors in the video to review the paper. The entrance examination is taken by the students to get admission in India’s premier engineering institutions such as Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and National Institute of Technology (NITs). The paper is aimed at testing students’ knowledge in subjects like Maths, Chemistry and Physics. Debate is On The video raised concerns over the assessment criteria of the Indian universities to enroll students — calling it a ‘race-against-clock style examination’. The professors found that the pattern of the question paper had several questions that tested the memorising capabilities of students, which may underestimate the potential of aspiring students. This also brings in the challenge faced by students who are somehow unable to take up <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-students-prefer-online-coaching-for-jee-neet-gate-ssc-and-banking-exams/articleshow/69956565.cms">coaching for such competitive exams</a>. The IITs have been trying to make learning fun for students by turning the syllabus relatable to their daily life. IIT Madras, in its recent end-semester examination, the test for Material and Energy Balances (MEB) asked its students <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ipl-2019-iit-madras-exam-paper-asks-students-what-should-dhoni-do-if-he-wins-the-toss/articleshow/69232738.cms">“What should Dhoni do if he wins the toss?”</a> and whether M S Dhoni should be batting or fielding in his next match during the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ipl-2019-iit-madras-exam-paper-asks-students-what-should-dhoni-do-if-he-wins-the-toss/articleshow/69232738.cms">An IIT Madras exam paper asked students if ‘Dhoni should go for batting or fielding if he wins the toss’</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/amazon-alexa-is-being-used-in-maharashtra-schools-for-teaching-assistance/articleshow/70156968.cms">Good Morning Alexa: Students of Maharashtra village are taught by Amazon's virtual assistant</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/indian-students-prefer-online-coaching-for-jee-neet-gate-ssc-and-banking-exams/articleshow/69956565.cms">Indian students prefer online coaching to offline classes</a>

Aussie Prof. says he'd leave the room crying if he gave the IIT entrance exam

New Delhi, The JEE mains examination have commenced from Tuesday. This is the first time that JEE examinations are being conducted under the country's <keyword id="2450716" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-education-policy">new education policy</keyword>. Under the new education policy, this time round, students are also appearing for the JEE mains examinations in Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu, Odia, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati languages, besides English and Hindi. For the first time, students have got an opportunity to appear for exams in <keyword id="380963" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="13">13</keyword> <keyword id="475721" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-languages">Indian languages</keyword>. These examinations are being conducted only in computer-based test CBDT mode. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has set up 852 examination centres across the country. During the examination held in September, 660 examination centres had been set up. 6,61,761 lakh candidates are appearing for this coveted computer-based entrance exam. Online examination for BE and B.Tech will be conducted in two shifts from February 24th to 26th. According to the National Testing Agency, the examination centre is also being fully sanitised between the two shifts. In the examination centres, face masks and sanitiser have been provided for students. The body temperature of students will also be checked with thermal guns before going to the examination centre. According to Vineet Joshi, Director General, National Testing Agency, all state governments and the police have appealed for a safe transport facility for students keeping in view the examination. The guidelines of the Union Health Ministry to prevent Coronavirus infections are being strictly followed. Students have been called to the examination centres two hours before the exam. The distance between two computers and between students will be maintained during the examination. The NTA has also conducted mock drills at the examination centres on Monday before the examination. "In view of the Corona epidemic, the eligibility criteria for obtaining 75 percentage points in class XII for admission to IITs this year has been done away with," said <keyword id="19402" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sadhana">Sadhana</keyword> Parashar, senior examination director of the National Examination Agency, which is conducting the JEE examinations. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/mukesh-ambani-says-he-will-make-batteries-ahead-of-a-boom-in-electric-vehicles/articleshow/81166590.cms">Mukesh Ambani says he will make batteries ahead of a boom in electric vehicles⁠</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/sachin-tendulkar-picks-up-a-strategic-stake-in-edtech-unicorn-unacademy-will-also-develop-a-sports-learning-category-on-the-platform/articleshow/81166377.cms">Sachin Tendulkar picks up a strategic stake in edtech unicorn Unacademy – will also develop a sports learning category on the platform</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/heranba-industries-ipo-is-off-to-a-decent-start-heres-why-investment-experts-and-retail-investors-are-excited/articleshow/81169631.cms">Heranba Industries IPO is off to a decent start — Here’s why investment experts and retail investors are excited</a>

JEE Exam to be conducted in 13 Indian languages for the first time under the New Education Policy

<ul><li>In a first, India’s top management school Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is set to introduce Master of Business Administration (MBA) in liberal studies to ‘decode culture and technology.’ </li><li>The two year programme will commence in June next year and focus on areas of liberal arts including philosophy, literature, economics and sociology. </li><li>The b-school is also expected to roll out <keyword id="8460686" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="master-of-science-in-finance">Master of Science in Finance</keyword> (MSF) for the academic session 2020.</li></ul>In a first, India’s top management school Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is set to introduce Master of Business Administration (MBA) in liberal studies which will help to ‘decode culture and technology’. “The world is changing very quickly… it requires people to decode culture and technology. Data needs to be made sense of,” Debashish Chatterjee, Director at <keyword id="126478" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIM-Kozhikode">IIM Kozhikode</keyword> <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/iim-kozhikode-to-launch-mba-in-liberal-studies-and-management/articleshow/72850137.cms">told </a>ET. The two-year programme will commence in June next year and focus on areas of liberal arts including philosophy, literature, economics and sociology. To begin with, the batch is expected to stream in nearly 25 students and the curriculum has been formulated for the course. The course aims to create a future ready talent pool. It will focus on blending the technical and managerial aspects with critical thinking — breaking complex data and aligning with subjects like philosophy and sociology. “We want a synthesis of pure academic knowledge and its application in industry,” Chatterjee added. While it is mandatory to clear MBA entrances such as Common Admission Test (CAT) or GMAT to enroll in the MBA programme. However, the selection criteria will differ from other MBA programmes. The Humanities &amp; Liberal Arts in Management is dedicated to study human behaviour and its relevance to business management. This also includes the political aspects like history, culture and ethics. “Humanities &amp; Liberal Arts would foster imagination of our students further. Unlike empirical approaches of the Natural Sciences, Humanities &amp; Liberal arts primarily use methods to address the issues of human behaviour and condition that are primarily analytical, critical and speculative in nature,” <a href="https://www.iimk.ac.in/faculty/area/hlam.php">the institute said</a>. Given the increasing demand in the banking and finance sector, the B-school is also expected to roll out Master of Science in Finance (MSF) for the academic session 2020. The course will focus on the transition in the financial services sector led by big data and other emerging technologies. Government push for liberal studies The Indian government is stepping up efforts to recognise liberal studies across educational levels. It is planning to establish public universities dedicated to liberal arts — on at par with the country’s elite IITs and IIMs. In fact, IITs too may also include liberal arts in its curriculum. It is also considering to rope in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/aryabhatta-and-susruta-might-soon-be-a-part-of-indian-liberal-arts-course-if-the-new-education-policy-goes-through/articleshow/71805241.cms">ancient philosophy in its liberal arts courses</a>. “These rich legacies to world heritage must not only be nurtured and preserved for posterity, but also enhanced and put to new uses through our education system,” the ministry noted. The Human Resource and Development Ministry (MHRD) may integrate teachings from philosophers including Panini, Susruta, Aryabhata, Bhaskaracharya and Patanjali, as per the new education policy that is in the works. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/aryabhatta-and-susruta-might-soon-be-a-part-of-indian-liberal-arts-course-if-the-new-education-policy-goes-through/articleshow/71805241.cms">Aryabhatta and Susruta might soon be a part of Indian liberal arts course</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/india-needs-institutional-frameworks-of-middle-income-emerging-economy-book/articleshow/72380949.cms">India needs institutional frameworks of middle-income emerging economy: Book</a>

MBA in liberal studies — a new course from a top Indian B-school

<ul><li>The Indian government will release the Union Budget for this year on 5 July. </li><li>In 2018, the country allocated ₹850 billion to the education fund, which was increased by 10% in 2019 at ₹938 billion. </li><li>According to government think tank Niti Aayog, India should increase its education expenditure to nearly 6% of GDP over the next four years. </li><li>India reportedly ranks third in terms of education score of BRICS nations.</li></ul>The Indian education system needs an overhaul and it is to be seen if that is indeed high on the agenda of the Finance Minister <keyword id="129243" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirmala-Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> as she announces Union Budget on July 5. In 2018-19, the former Finance Minister, <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> allocated ₹850 billion towards the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-in-depth-analysis-of-indias-education-budget/articleshow/67777731.cms">education fund</a>. This year, in the interim budget, he announced a 10% increase in the education budget, dedicating a total of ₹938 billion for schools and higher education programmes. The economic survey conducted last year has shown that the government had limited fiscal space to increase spending on education. While the school education budget increased in 2019 with a ₹500 billion fund, the higher education budget allocated for prominent institutions including Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) saw a drop. In the 2017-18, the government provided funds to the tune of ₹818 billion to the education sector, which accounted for nearly 2.7% of the total GDP of the country. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The chart above shows that there has been an increase in India’s expenditure on education. However, it is low compared to other countries like China and Mauritius — which spend 3.3% and 5% of their total GDP on education. According to government think tank Niti Ayog, India should increase its education expenditure to nearly 6% of its GDP, over the next four years. This is necessary to improve the quality of education. India ranks third in terms of education score of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). Amongst South Asian countries, India has the second-lowest score in education quality, coming ahead only of Afghanistan. Sri Lanka also ranked much higher than India. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The <a href="https://www.indiaspend.com/india-risking-economic-future-by-underinvesting-in-health-education-new-study/">low quality score</a> may be attributed to teacher shortages and improper assessment criteria, according to an Indiaspend report from 2018. Therefore, it is necessary for Nirmala Sitharaman to allocate more resources and attention to improving the quality of education in India. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-draft-national-education-policy-one-common-admission-entrance-test/articleshow/69825504.cms">India may have one common exam for all college admissions-- if the draft National Education Policy is passed</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-in-depth-analysis-of-indias-education-budget/articleshow/67777731.cms">An in-depth analysis of India’s past education budgets</a>

India’s education budget has improved over the years — but it’s still too low

<ul><li>The Indian government released <keyword id="6360189" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="union-budget">Union Budget</keyword> for 2019-20 on 5 July, allocating ₹948 billion to the education sector. </li><li>In 2018, the country allocated ₹850 billion to the education fund, which was increased by 10% in 2019 at ₹938 billion. </li><li>According to government think tank Niti Ayog, India should increase its education expenditure to nearly 6% of GDP over the next four years. </li><li>India reportedly ranks third in terms of education score of BRICS nations.</li></ul>Stressing on improving the quality of education in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Union Budget on July 5, allocating ₹948 billion to India’s education sector. Sitharaman announced a ‘Study in India’ programme which will be focussed to bring foreign students to study in India’s higher institutions. This the Minister believes will further promote a greater Indian economy. The government will also ensure industry relevant skill training for 10 million youth in India. The focus will be on building skills in technologies like — Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Virtual Reality, 3D printing and Robotics. The move will promote higher remuneration among working professionals. To make India a ‘hub of higher education,’ the government will infuse ₹400 crores to build world class institutions, which is three times the revised estimates of the previous year. Regulatory bodies will be reformed to focus on better academic progress of India. In the interim budget, the finance ministry announced a 10% increase in the <keyword id="450079" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="education-budget">education budget</keyword>, dedicating a total of ₹938 billion for schools and higher education programmes. In 2018-19, the former Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley allocated ₹850 billion towards the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-in-depth-analysis-of-indias-education-budget/articleshow/67777731.cms">education fund</a>. The economic survey conducted last year has shown that the government had limited fiscal space to increase spending on education. While the school education budget increased in 2019 with a ₹500 billion fund, the higher education budget allocated for prominent institutions including Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) saw a drop. In the 2017-18, the government provided funds to the tune of ₹818 billion to the education sector, which accounted for nearly 2.7% of the total GDP of the country. The chart above shows that there has been an increase in India’s expenditure on education. However, it is low compared to other countries like China and Mauritius — which spend 3.3% and 5% of their total GDP on education. According to government think tank Niti Ayog, India should increase its education expenditure to nearly 6% of its GDP, over the next four years. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[
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 This is necessary to improve the quality of education. India ranks third in terms of education score of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). Amongst South Asian countries, India has the second-lowest score in education quality, coming ahead only of Afghanistan. Sri Lanka also ranked much higher than India. The <a href="https://www.indiaspend.com/india-risking-economic-future-by-underinvesting-in-health-education-new-study/">low quality score</a> may be attributed to teacher shortages and improper assessment criteria, according to an Indiaspend report from 2018. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-draft-national-education-policy-one-common-admission-entrance-test/articleshow/69825504.cms">India may have one common exam for all college admissions-- if the draft National Education Policy is passed</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-in-depth-analysis-of-indias-education-budget/articleshow/67777731.cms">An in-depth analysis of India’s past education budgets</a>

Study in India program to turn the country into an education hub for foreign students

We are all familiar with the challenges for <keyword id="6375224" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="higher-education">higher education</keyword> in India. Not enough capacity – the danger that we will not be able to cope with sheer numbers and provide direly needed education to the majority of our young in the years to come, turning our so called <keyword id="576921" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="demographic-dividend">demographic dividend</keyword> into a disaster. Very poor quality – our existing institutions are in decline and the quality of new institutions are generally sub-par. Obsession with specialisation – in a society hankering for employment the emphasis on studying engineering, management, law, medicine, commerce, etc., is creating legions of trained manpower rather than problem-solvers and leaders. The government is making tremendous efforts to expand capacity by creating greenfield institutions, but there is only so much the government can do. It needs to be given a leg up by the private sector, but deplorably the regulatory <keyword id="6356826" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="environment">environment</keyword> remains constraining even for legitimate private players to set up institutions – most private institutions tend to be perceived as money-making rackets, with little or no concern for their students. In this context, much has been written and said about how to solve India’s higher education mess. Let me suggest three ideas that could radically change our country’s trajectory. While these ideas may seem far-fetched, I believe we, other than any country, have the opportunity to innovate in higher education and, in fact, have no choice but to do so. 
 
• Create education SEZs 
• Offer surplus land within existing public institutions to new public or private institutions 
• Rapidly expand Massive Open Online Courses) (MOOCs ) 
 
Creating SedZs Creating <keyword id="776571" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Special-education">Special education</keyword> Zones (SedZs) akin to the industrial Special economic Zones (SeZs) can transform access to and the quality of higher education in this country. every year hundreds of thousands of our bright young students have no choice but to go abroad for higher studies. They spend billions of dollars and thousands of crores to get this education. What is worse, a simple demand-supply analysis of higher education suggests that these numbers will continue to grow, and grow exponentially. We are, in effect, outsourcing higher education to the US, UK, Australia and <keyword id="22501" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="New-Zealand">New Zealand</keyword>. Recently, one of my employees sent her son to study dentistry in <keyword id="6358826" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Russia">Russia</keyword> even though she could ill-afford it. The new craze is “twinning programmes” where you study in an Indian university for 2 years and then complete your graduation and get a degree in the foreign university. <keyword id="6356662" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Singapore">Singapore</keyword> and <keyword id="6354539" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Dubai">Dubai</keyword> are ostensibly building education hubs for Asia, but the reality is that it is Indian students hungry for a good education who are swarming new institutions in these locations. The tragedy is that home-grown public and private institutions are now setting up campuses in neighbouring and far-away foreign locations to escape overpowering local regulatory constraints. In effect, even though we can ill-afford to, as a country, we are outsourcing, and increasingly so, our higher education to the west. Given that both the supply of students and the demand for college graduates are right here in India, why not replicate the “overseas and higher-quality” experience in India by creating SedZs along the lines of the manufacturing SeZs. Interestingly, the concept of SeZs for education first seemed to have surfaced in 2004. In a then oped, the <keyword id="2776992" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="erstwhile-commerce-Secretary">erstwhile commerce Secretary</keyword> <keyword id="2776991" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="P-P-Prabhu">P.P. Prabhu</keyword> had made a case vigorously for SedZs saying, “The Special education Zone (SedZ) institution should be treated as though it is deemed to have been established in a foreign enclave, and, therefore, freed from all domestic controls and restrictions. An SedZ institution...should not be required to seek any approvals for its courses; it would need to be allowed to charge any fees, follow its own admission criteria and award its own degrees, and so on. However, if an SedZ institution wants recognition of its degrees and diplomas in our country, it would be required to meet the standards and conditions of affiliation and recognition.” 
 
Leveraging surplus land in existing institutions 
I have recently been part of an effort to build a new private university in India. With our poor infrastructure it is impossible to build a high-quality institution away from a large urban centre in India. Faculty are unwilling to teach and live in a place that does not offer employment opportunities for their spouses and an excellent school for their children. A case in point are the new IITs and IIMs, several of which, established in far-flung areas of the country on vast tracts of land in isolated settings, are struggling to attract faculty for the lack of adequate social infrastructure around their campuses. Clearly, for new institutions, urban or suburban locations make most sense. Urban and suburban locations make sense also because of the emerging trend of inner-city university campuses that are tightly integrated with their host cities. As <keyword id="2776994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Kerstin-Hoeger">Kerstin Hoeger</keyword>, full <keyword id="2776990" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="professor-of-architecture">professor of architecture</keyword> and urban design at Norwegian university of Science and Technology points out, “worldwide, universities and their host cities are evolving into ‘knowledge cities’.” She and others in the field argue that the erstwhile ideal of a mono-functional and isolated greenfield campus removed from the city, providing academics and students the distance to reflect on humanity, is fast becoming obsolete in the context of modern knowledge societies, and is giving way instead to open campuses that share a close relationship with their host city. In fact, when seen today many of the top 50 universities of the world – for instance, <keyword id="54274" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="MIT">MIT</keyword>, LSE, <keyword id="53675" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="harvard">Harvard</keyword> and TU Berlin to name a few – are embedded in such ‘knowledge ecosystems’ enabling them to perform better. However, the model demands tracts of centrally located urban or semi-urban land that are increasingly hard to come by and come at exorbitant prices. For a new university to incur the high cost of land acquisition in its early stages is crippling – most new institutions end up investing large amounts in <keyword id="6354553" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="real-estate">real estate</keyword> even before they get started, unless they get subsidized and free land from the Government. Even so, most urban centres do not have unutilised land that the Government can allot for higher education. By contrast several central universities and institutes have vast tracts of land within urban areas that are underutilised. As an example, the <keyword id="58265" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (JNU) in Delhi has a 1000-acre campus that is largely unused. <keyword id="105777" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Osmania-University-in-Hyderabad">Osmania University in Hyderabad</keyword> has a 2000-acre campus. Why not allow new institutions to co-build and co-habit campuses for a fee and ensure more efficient utilisation of scarce and precious space. The “rentals” for the land will help supplement and improve the <keyword id="6357455" type="EVENT" weightage="80" keywordseo="Funding">funding</keyword> of existing institutions and not needing to spend their initial capital on land acquisition will help the new institution, in addition to giving them an attractive location to launch from. At the very least, the government should expand capacity and diversify areas of study in its central and public universities and institutes of national importance situated in central urban locations and built on vast tracts of land. 
 
Rapidly scaling up Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) India has no option but to <keyword id="819920" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="embrace">embrace</keyword> online education in a big way. This is because MOOCs are capable of solving two of India’s most pressing constraints at once – access and quality. It is near impossible for the country to provide a high-quality university education to the millions of deserving students with the existing numbers and quality of faculty. Current faculty-student ratios will just not get us there. The only way to fundamentally shift that ratio is to have “massive” classes made possible by the new MOOCs. In online education, unlike in traditional education, a few high-quality professors can reach manifold students. Of course, people will get into a debate whether this has the potential to replace teachers but we have also seen developments like Kindle and music players which have redefined usage patterns. There is also the classic intellectual debate about whether online education will work in isolation, in the absence of a classroom full of students, peers and teachers, but new theories show that self-learning is a new model whose time has come. But more importantly, we need to ask ourselves if we can afford to engage in such debates. India seemingly has no choice! Unlike in the West, where online education only adds to what already exists (more like education for the educated), in India it has the potential to be the first port of call for millions of students who are currently left out of the higher education system, or are having to settle for lower quality alternatives. Even if this model is the second or third choice for developed countries, it is a luxury for India to spurn it out of hand. In fact, many young Indians are already taking to MOOCs in a big way. At roughly 10%, Indian students form the second-largest group on Coursera, the biggest US-based MOOC, which has 4.3 million enrolments from over 190 countries. On Udacity and EdX, the other top-3 MOOCs, Indians represent equally large proportions. Clearly, innumerable Indian students see great value in MOOCs since the demand for education, particularly high-quality education, is way higher than supply and availability. At the very least, online education provides another chance to students who cannot understand or clear a course in the first attempt, and acts as a great democratiser. Agreed that distance or online learning is not the newest idea on the block – it has been around for a while. There are 176 institutes in India that offer distance learning programmes and 26% students are enrolled in them. However, there is a need to deregulate and scale up the distance/online learning model to be much larger than what it currently is. If we are ever to achieve quality with access, there is also a need to mainstream this sort of learning. The ideal solution has to be a blend where online education plays an important role in mainstream education. 
 
(The <keyword id="842" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="author">author</keyword>, Pramath Raj Sinha, is <keyword id="1535570" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="founder-and-managing-director">founder and managing director</keyword> 9.9 Media. He has also served as the founding <keyword id="6548521" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="dean">dean</keyword> of the <keyword id="6357275" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Indian-School-of-Business">Indian School of Business</keyword>. This article was contributed to Thinkers, a quarterly thought leadership magazine that features the brightest thinkers in the areas of economics and governance, philosophy and literature, science and technology, and management. To learn more about the magazine, please visit: <a href="http://www.thinkers.in/">www.thinkers.in</a> )

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