tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post113050156512373084..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Parthasarathi on our universities and R&D labsAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1130832307626080162005-11-01T13:35:00.000+05:302005-11-01T13:35:00.000+05:30Anand, Aswin: Thanks for your comments.Anand: I wi...Anand, Aswin: Thanks for your comments.<BR/><BR/>Anand: I will write my rant about the new science institutes later ;-)<BR/><BR/>Aswin: Do you think the two-box problem can be solved <B>before</B> the universities are allowed to perform fully to their potential? Right now, the universities are worse than second class citizens in our country's research empire.<BR/><BR/>As for TIFR's plans, I have no comments to offer. They are known to think big!Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1130510933280107062005-10-28T20:18:00.000+05:302005-10-28T20:18:00.000+05:30So much has been talked about the "two-box" proble...So much has been talked about the "two-box" problem and still.. very little seems to have been done. The recent decision to start integrated MSc progs in all IITs seems to be a decision in this direction. But in terms of numbers, I guess this may not mean much. And ya.. an old question... why doesn't IISc take undergrads?? Is it waiting for the new Institutes of Science to come up??<BR/>I came across an admittedly suprising comment in <A HREF="http://www.patentmatics.org/pub2004/pub7g.htm" REL="nofollow">this article</A>(on the same issue) by Naresh Dadich, Narlikar's colleague at iucaa. :<BR/><B>"I hear that TIFR, Mumbai is seriously considering taking over the Institute of Science"</B> <BR/>Any clues as to how this helps.. ??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1130505951237535612005-10-28T18:55:00.000+05:302005-10-28T18:55:00.000+05:30Another excellent post here, Abi. I'm curious as t...Another excellent post here, Abi. I'm curious as to what you think specifically about the proposed science universities. Why creating new institutions when we aren't able to improve the exisiting ones? I think you are absolutely right and you have put it well in the last sentence!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com