IITs, IIMs not in league of MIT, Leeds: World Bank World Bank Director Education Elizabeth M King has said that although India is enrolling more students in schools and colleges, the quality of education in the country remains poor. She also pointed out that the country has good institutions like IITs and IIMs but they are not in the league of MIT and Leeds in terms of quality of education. "It's not enough that you are putting more children into schools and colleges each year, you will have to bring them at par with international standard. Though India has some good institutions like IITs and IIMs, they are not as tall as institutions like MIT and Leeds in terms of quality of education provided," said Elizabeth M King said on the sidelines of World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha. She said that inequality in the distribution of resources is causing trouble in achieving high education standards. "Most of the people who come to even IITs and IIIMs have to be from well-off families, where are the opportunities for the poor? Government is not using the funds appropriately," King said. She, however, praised HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, saying he has a good vision for future of India and is open to technological innovations. "I met him (Sibal) in March. He has a good vision to implement the Constitution. I think it will be interesting to see how Aakash (world's most affordable tablet PC launched by the Government) is going to change the education scenario in India. I see it doing so in many ways," she said. King also praised the education policy for girl child in Haryana, saying she saw something similar being implemented in Brazil recently. "Such schemes not only help to increase the literacy rates among girls, they also abate the fears of early marriage among girls," she said. [Source: Economic Times] Rahul R.Hiremath Librarian N.S.S. College of Commerce & Economics Tardeo Mumbai – 34 http://rahulrh.yolasite.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.