Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:22:05 -0800 (PST)
From: alex arun
The Hindu ; 12/01/2005
NASSCOM CHIEF FOR SETTING UP SPECIAL EDUCATION ZONES
Bureaucracy in education is "constraining" its
development and one way to remove the shackles is to
set up Special Education Zones on the lines of Special
Economic Zones, says Kiran Karnik, president, National
Association of Software and Service Companies
(NASSCOM).
Interacting with mediapersons on the sidelines of
`Information Technology, Information
Technology-Enabled Services Industry-Academia Meet
2005' at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology here on
Wednesday, Karnik said, "This Special Education Zone
can be carried out on an experimental basis at four to
five places and, if the model proves successful, it
can be extended to all corners of the country."
The constraints imposed by governments "make it
difficult" for professional colleges to function, he
pointed out.
Karnik said those wanting to set up institutions in
those zones should be able to do so with minimum
hassles and run the institution with "complete
autonomy." The colleges must be able to frame their
own syllabi, fix the fee and decide on students'
in-take.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/01/stories/2005120106210500.htm
