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UGC to HECI: The Future of India's Education System Looks Bleak

Former DUTA President Nandita Narain talks to Newsclick on the draft bill of Higher Education Commission of India Act 2018, which is set to replace the current University Grants Commission Act. n
Interview with Nandita Narain
05 Jul 2018
Interviewed by Apurva Chaudhry Produced by Newsclick Team,

Former DUTA President Nandita Narain talks to Newsclick on the draft bill of Higher Education Commission of India Act 2018, which is set to replace the current University Grants Commission Act. She talks in detail about how the policy will adversly affect funding of educational institutions and inclusion of minorities in higher education. She further discusses how the govt funded institutions are gradually being sold to private players and corporates for economic profit and the welfare of the people is not being considered. Professor Narain also expresses the need to resist such a move to save the future of millions in the country. 

Also Read: Dismantling the UGC: A Design to Put Higher Education under the Absolute Command of Capital and Hindutva 

Also Read: Killing UGC: One More Step Towards Tiered Higher Education and its Privatisation

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