tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post4372603764654889787..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Ashok Jhunjhunwala on autonomy in IITsAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-88700983053455193882009-10-01T16:46:32.232+05:302009-10-01T16:46:32.232+05:30Prof. Jhunjhunwala was informed about his two wro...Prof. Jhunjhunwala was informed about his two wrong statements and has agreed his mistakes too.<br />1. Free accommodation: This is wrong. Those who stay on campus lose 30% of salary in the form of HRA and also pay license fee.<br />2. 60 days a year for a fellowship: one has to lose 30 days of EL in the process. Else one should have adequate EL accumulated earlier. In practice it is not possible for a faculty to go abroad EVERY year for 60 days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-35252645128512354582009-10-01T10:56:36.913+05:302009-10-01T10:56:36.913+05:30The govt gives money and hence it has a say in mat...The govt gives money and hence it has a say in matters like reservations.If so what is the logic in increasing intake of students by 54% without any corresponding increase in infrastructure including no. of<br />faculty. Did the govt. consult the<br />directors and faculty of IIXs before announcing this increase in <br />intake?. Did it have the courtesy to ask them whether so many new IITs can be supported by existing<br />IITs in the intial years. <br />In every job there are pluses and minuses.One has to look beyond that to get the broader picture.<br />This UPA govt. is doing <br />everything to reduce the autonomy<br />of institutions like IIXs.UGC has granted deemed university status to institutions.The govt. did nothing to stop that. Only when<br />somebody went to court they did<br />something - appointed a committee.<br />Govt. is accountable to none except to the vested interests,<br />while if you get a penny from govt.<br />you are accountable for two pennies<br />including the one in your packet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-51720369540242797212009-09-30T13:16:12.479+05:302009-09-30T13:16:12.479+05:30>People are not used to >taking this loan an...>People are not used to >taking this loan and then >paying heavily<br /><br />May sound like a slightly socialistic rhetoric - but when farmers in rural areas are taking loans to survive (and committing suicide) what abt middle-class/upper-middle income people with permanent jobs taking loans if the purpose of subsidised elite/premier enggr. education in most cases is getting a decent job and salary and as mentioned in the post good comforts within the precincts of the institute for the faculty ? Higher fees may not cover the entire budget but definitely cover the non-academic services and partly maybe the faculty salary and institute infrastructure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-11492579345927989162009-09-30T10:37:24.075+05:302009-09-30T10:37:24.075+05:30I would argue that in certain cases, govt. should ...I would argue that in certain cases, govt. should have interfered. For instance, at IIT Guwahati, local people have been promoted without any respect for merit. A large no. of faculty members left (some even to state universities !!). This is still going on. But that IIT, in the name of autonomy, is doing something very wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com