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On the 60th anniversary of India's independence, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spelt out his vision for eradicating poverty. This vision rests on 'a revolution in the field of modern education in the next few years'. And it encompasses:
~ 6,000 new 'high quality' schools
~ 370 colleges in districts with low enrollment rates
~ 30 new Central universities
~ 5 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
~ 20 Indian Institutes of International Technology
And the icing on the cake:
~ 7 new IIMs, 8 IITs
Latest column: More IITs and IIMs: For our benefit or the government's?
But the debatable issue is: how will these new IITs and IIMs benefit young Indians?
Do you think more IITs and IIMs are the solution to the higher education woes affecting our country?
Chat with popular youth magazine JAM's editor and Get Ahead columnist Rashmi Bansal on Thursday, September 13, between 2 pm and 3 pm IST, and discuss the merits and demerits of having more IITs and IIMs in India.
About Rashmi Bansal
Rashmi is a graduate from IIM Ahmedabad and founder-editor of the popular youth magazine JAM. She writes on youth, trends, B-schools and entrepreneurship. An avid blogger, you can check out what she writes at Youthcurry.
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