September 2, 2005

India's Prime Minister Sharply Criticizes Universities as Lagging Behind

By SHAILAJA NEELAKANTAN

India's universities are falling behind their peers around the world in terms of both personnel and infrastructure, the country's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said last month.

"There is a need to make India's institutions of higher education and research world class," said Mr. Singh, who was speaking in New Delhi at the first meeting of a Knowledge Commission that was created to advise him on promoting excellence in the education system.

Mr. Singh's surprisingly critical

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