Dear Students,
LAST WEEK WE ASKED: Do you think the public-private-partnership (PPP) model should be scrapped in the case of Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)?
NO BEST RESPONSE
OTHER RESPONSES
Information technology (IT) is a dynamic field and calls for regular innovation and extensive R&D. IT institutions should be organic and flexible so that they can adapt with the times. Government departments are usually rule-bound, making these rigid and highly incompetitive. IIITs are a novel way to have an industry-academia partnership. They provide students with much-needed corporate exposure and recruitment. This model should be extended to other fields like medical science, management, etc.
The IIITs are being managed and controlled by government bodies that have the experience of running the institutes. Private firms would lack such experience. There are chances that private firms would increase the fees, and looking at the current scenario, the fees of IIITs are already very high and not affordable for the middle class. Private firms' main aim is to always earn profit through their business. Private firms will think of cost cutting by employing less experienced staff at lesser costs. The model of public private partnership will not be proved significant.
To address the challenges faced by the Indian IT industry and growth of the domestic IT market, the MHRD intends to set up 20 new IIITs on a not-for-profit PPP basis. The major objective in establishing IIITs is to set up a model of education which can produce best-in-class human resources in IT and harness the multidimensional facets of IT in various domains. While the number of students produced by these IIITs would be small, the impact they create would be great.
India has a huge shortage of skilled manpower. To reap the demographic dividend, more technical institutes need to be set up. The PPP model in IIITs' case will not only provide monetary support, but also industry-academia collaborations for jobs and research opportunities, advisory services to the institute. Besides, these institutes are not for profit and checks and balance in its functioning can be brought by making these institutes transparent and accountable.
Your responses should reach us at edu@business-standard.com by Monday evening every week. Please ensure your responses do not exceed 100 words. Avoid attachments and email your full name, institute's name, batch and complete mailing address. The student who gives the 'Best Response' will be awarded Rs 500.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: Do you think B-schools should make changes in their entrance test pattern to also attract students from humanities background?
LAST WEEK WE ASKED: Do you think the public-private-partnership (PPP) model should be scrapped in the case of Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)?
NO BEST RESPONSE
OTHER RESPONSES
Information technology (IT) is a dynamic field and calls for regular innovation and extensive R&D. IT institutions should be organic and flexible so that they can adapt with the times. Government departments are usually rule-bound, making these rigid and highly incompetitive. IIITs are a novel way to have an industry-academia partnership. They provide students with much-needed corporate exposure and recruitment. This model should be extended to other fields like medical science, management, etc.
Anasuya Mukherjee, Hindu College, Delhi University
The IIITs are being managed and controlled by government bodies that have the experience of running the institutes. Private firms would lack such experience. There are chances that private firms would increase the fees, and looking at the current scenario, the fees of IIITs are already very high and not affordable for the middle class. Private firms' main aim is to always earn profit through their business. Private firms will think of cost cutting by employing less experienced staff at lesser costs. The model of public private partnership will not be proved significant.
Akshay More, Vishwakarma Institute of Management, Pune
To address the challenges faced by the Indian IT industry and growth of the domestic IT market, the MHRD intends to set up 20 new IIITs on a not-for-profit PPP basis. The major objective in establishing IIITs is to set up a model of education which can produce best-in-class human resources in IT and harness the multidimensional facets of IT in various domains. While the number of students produced by these IIITs would be small, the impact they create would be great.
Naveen Patwary, ICSI, Kolkata
India has a huge shortage of skilled manpower. To reap the demographic dividend, more technical institutes need to be set up. The PPP model in IIITs' case will not only provide monetary support, but also industry-academia collaborations for jobs and research opportunities, advisory services to the institute. Besides, these institutes are not for profit and checks and balance in its functioning can be brought by making these institutes transparent and accountable.
Nilaya Mitash Shanker, IIT Roorkee
Your responses should reach us at edu@business-standard.com by Monday evening every week. Please ensure your responses do not exceed 100 words. Avoid attachments and email your full name, institute's name, batch and complete mailing address. The student who gives the 'Best Response' will be awarded Rs 500.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: Do you think B-schools should make changes in their entrance test pattern to also attract students from humanities background?