[Assam] Brain drain ( EDITORIAL , The Assam Tribune, March 27, 2009)

[Buljit Buragohain]

Brain drain
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It’s
heartening to note the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has finally
taken cognizance of the threat posed by the unabated brain drain.
Unless halted, in the long run brain drain will pose serious
repercussion to this trouble-torn State. That all is not well in the
education sector of the State is evident from the brain drain which of
late has assumed serious proportions. The confidence of the students of
the region is fast eroding on the existing higher educational
institutions of the State. Every year after the results of higher
secondary final exam are announced, a good number of students of the
State flock to places like Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune for modern
and quality education. The constant exodus of students from the State
is not only resulting in brain drain but flight of revenue as well. For
long, no tangible steps were initiated to improve the education
infrastructure of the State. The existing educational institutions too
failed to keep pace with the changing times and introduce the latest
courses and relevant subjects. Reports of anomalies, whether in
conducting examinations, evaluation of answer scripts or in declaring
results by the Boards and Universities of the State have contributed
significantly in eroding the confidence of the students.

 In
this bleak scenario, AASU’s demand for a special higher education
package is indeed laudable. To give shape to the educational package,
AASU has sought a Rs 10,000-crore fund as an initial allotment. The
student body has also demanded setting up of an Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research, Indian Institute of Technology and an
Indian Institute of Management besides a technical institute in the
State. New courses and institutes of repute are must to halt the
growing tide of brain drain. Educational institutes alone will not be
able counter brain drain. The State must have a congenial environment
for studies. AASU along with the other student bodies must strive to
ensure that the education environment is conducive for serious studies
and not vitiated. On its part the Government should refrain from
appointing political persons for the management of educational
institutions. The Government should chalk out an action plan and ensure
its implementation to halt the flight of talent from the State before
it is too late.

( EDITORIAL ,The Assam Tribune, March 27, 2009)



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