Upendra Kushwaha laments lack of world-class universities in India 

Upendra Kushwaha.

While addressing a program in Jharkhand’s Pokhari, on Tuesday, the minister of state for human resource and development, Upendra Kushwaha, said that there is no world class university in India and said he is sorry about this.

Kushwaha said, “It is a pity to see how even top Indian universities cannot secure good ranks in global listings. The need is to concentrate more on research that brings out solutions for simple problems and stress on value education. The government is trying to provide financial aid and autonomy to selected universities to try and make them world-class institutions.”

Kushwaha further said “education is useless without the learning of sensitivity and social concerns, and therefore education must be socially relevant.” The minister then emphasized on research-based education and said only when the university imparts research-based education, the “true meaning of education” will come out.

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