PaRCha - JNU - NSUI - 2011 ID-67128
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Section 5 (3) of the bill states: 'No part of the surplus in revenue generated in India by su~h .
Foreign Education Provider. after n1eeting all expenditure in regard to its operations in .
India. shall be invested for any purpose othe1~ than for the growth and develop1nent of the .
educational institutions established by it in India.' .
The Left student organizations criticism of the bill derives from their elitist hypocritical .
' nature of misguiding the student comn1unity in the pretext of pseudo revolutionary, pseudo .
sociaJist and pseudo proletarian clain1s. The upper strata of these organizations have always .
'Imperialist' sponsorships and .
.
ended up in foreign universities with the so-called .
scholarships. The student community of JNU still reminisces how the last conveners of SAA .
and SSS from SFI ended up in An1erican universities with foreign funding. Commies of SAA .
had no shame in subscribing to the sam e TATA scholarship, 'Yhich they opposed in front of .
the student community. .
concerns. NSUI would also like to share n1any concerns and also make following suggestions to .
Nevertheless, with all the proposed merits the bill has generated certain apprehensions and .
pertaining to the .
.
mak& it a socially inclusive venture. The most important concern is .
affordabilitv of these universities. Most foreign institutes wil1 still detnand a fee, which will .
be out of reach of majority of the Indian students. Thus. the entry tnay ren1ain exclusive for .
the Wealthy class. Another iinportant concern is whether these universities will comply.with .
the constitutionally mandated reservation for SC, ST. OBC and PH/VH students. NSUI has .
always been at the forefront to defend the proper implementation of reservation in higher .
.
educai.iou iibt.iu.. Les including this campus anrl '.vill alwav(' rernain so. MorpovPr. we strongly .
emphasize that education is the responsibility of the state, and Public Private Partnerships, Self encourage reputed .
supply. However, we are confident that the proposed legislation will.
Financing Institutions, and FEPs (foreign education providers) can be used only to augment the higher education sector. NSUI have proposed the following suggestions to the The Parliamentary International universities to set up campuses in Indian and also bring in radical changes in India's .
· -.
Standing Committee on IIRD regarding the proposed bill: .
bodies, laws and bills pertaining to the higher education sector in India. First of all, government should bring .
1. Comprehensive Paper on Higher Education: there are, at present, several agencies, statutory .
out a comprehensive paper on higher education in India covering all aspects of it. This is highly important in the .
interests of students, academic institutions and general public. .
prevailing reservation norms in Lhc country. They should provide a stipulated number of scholarships to .
2. Reservation and Scholarships: FEPs shouid not become islands of elites. FEPs must comply with meritorious students in all categories including gem ral merit, SC/ST, OBC, Vll/PH, and I3PL students. Government Control: There should be proper governmental control over the functioning of FEPs in India .
by keeping a strict check over the admission proces·;, fee structure and government should allow a limited entry 3. .
of FEPs in courses and subjects where Indian universities are lacking in supply and expertise. .
Students Representation: There should be provision for an elected students' union and teachers union .
In addition, NSUI demanded the publishing of the complete academic calendar, transparence in the .
.
4. in every foreign educational institution in India. .
5. NSUI invites all of you to share your views, concerns and criticisms with us and also in .
appointment of VCs, clarification on the entry of the number of foreign students, etc. .
today's public meeting by engaging in an active interaction with the speal<ers. Iqbal Singh Sandhu .
Manoranjan I'v1ohapatra General Sccrctury, NSUl .
.JAI IIIND .
Prcsid~.:nt, NSUI .
.
PaRCha - JNU - NSUI - 2011 ID-67128
.
Section 5 (3) of the bill states: 'No part of the surplus in revenue generated in India by su~h .
Foreign Education Provider. after n1eeting all expenditure in regard to its operations in .
India. shall be invested for any purpose othe1~ than for the growth and develop1nent of the .
educational institutions established by it in India.' .
The Left student organizations criticism of the bill derives from their elitist hypocritical .
' nature of misguiding the student comn1unity in the pretext of pseudo revolutionary, pseudo .
sociaJist and pseudo proletarian clain1s. The upper strata of these organizations have always .
'Imperialist' sponsorships and .
.
ended up in foreign universities with the so-called .
scholarships. The student community of JNU still reminisces how the last conveners of SAA .
and SSS from SFI ended up in An1erican universities with foreign funding. Commies of SAA .
had no shame in subscribing to the sam e TATA scholarship, 'Yhich they opposed in front of .
the student community. .
concerns. NSUI would also like to share n1any concerns and also make following suggestions to .
Nevertheless, with all the proposed merits the bill has generated certain apprehensions and .
pertaining to the .
.
mak& it a socially inclusive venture. The most important concern is .
affordabilitv of these universities. Most foreign institutes wil1 still detnand a fee, which will .
be out of reach of majority of the Indian students. Thus. the entry tnay ren1ain exclusive for .
the Wealthy class. Another iinportant concern is whether these universities will comply.with .
the constitutionally mandated reservation for SC, ST. OBC and PH/VH students. NSUI has .
always been at the forefront to defend the proper implementation of reservation in higher .
.
educai.iou iibt.iu.. Les including this campus anrl '.vill alwav(' rernain so. MorpovPr. we strongly .
emphasize that education is the responsibility of the state, and Public Private Partnerships, Self encourage reputed .
supply. However, we are confident that the proposed legislation will.
Financing Institutions, and FEPs (foreign education providers) can be used only to augment the higher education sector. NSUI have proposed the following suggestions to the The Parliamentary International universities to set up campuses in Indian and also bring in radical changes in India's .
· -.
Standing Committee on IIRD regarding the proposed bill: .
bodies, laws and bills pertaining to the higher education sector in India. First of all, government should bring .
1. Comprehensive Paper on Higher Education: there are, at present, several agencies, statutory .
out a comprehensive paper on higher education in India covering all aspects of it. This is highly important in the .
interests of students, academic institutions and general public. .
prevailing reservation norms in Lhc country. They should provide a stipulated number of scholarships to .
2. Reservation and Scholarships: FEPs shouid not become islands of elites. FEPs must comply with meritorious students in all categories including gem ral merit, SC/ST, OBC, Vll/PH, and I3PL students. Government Control: There should be proper governmental control over the functioning of FEPs in India .
by keeping a strict check over the admission proces·;, fee structure and government should allow a limited entry 3. .
of FEPs in courses and subjects where Indian universities are lacking in supply and expertise. .
Students Representation: There should be provision for an elected students' union and teachers union .
In addition, NSUI demanded the publishing of the complete academic calendar, transparence in the .
.
4. in every foreign educational institution in India. .
5. NSUI invites all of you to share your views, concerns and criticisms with us and also in .
appointment of VCs, clarification on the entry of the number of foreign students, etc. .
today's public meeting by engaging in an active interaction with the speal<ers. Iqbal Singh Sandhu .
Manoranjan I'v1ohapatra General Sccrctury, NSUl .
.JAI IIIND .
Prcsid~.:nt, NSUI .
.