Goenka College of Commerce Kolkata: The city of Joy is in love with learning and knowledge. “People of Bengal love education and love those who love education,” says Dr Debasish Banerjee, principal, Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, Kolkata. The capital of West Bengal with a population of around 4.48 million peopl
Kolkata has 17 institutions, which include public universities and autonomous bodies that award their own degrees or diplomas.
“There are many facilities here. Where else will you find an establishment like the National Library, and the other good libraries of the city,” asks Banerjee. “If one intends to study s/he can really take advantage of the facilities here.”
Professor Suranjan Das, vice-chancellor, University of Calcutta, more than agrees. There has been an expansion in the field of education in Kolkata in the past few years, he says. “The number of universities, colleges, schools has gone up. The door to education has been opened wider,” he adds. According to Professor Karunasindhu Das, VC, Rabindra Bharati University, “The scope of studies has widened. The number of subjects (that one can choose from) has gone up. Earlier students invariably used to go to other states. There has been a drop in that number,” he says.
There are those detractors, however, who feel that the quality of education has deteriorated. Kolkata, which once enjoyed the prized status of being the leading seat of learning in the country, has slipped several notches. Dr Siuli Sarkar, principal, Lady Brabourne College, attributes the reason behind the slip to “the mindless interference of the erstwhile ruling party in every sphere of education, which in turn led to the rise of mediocrity among the teaching staff.”
Dr J Abraham, principal and secretary, Scottish Church College, feels that failure to strictly implement English as the only medium of instruction at college level has seriously impacted the communicative skill of the students, thereby “bringing down their employability”.
Dr Banerjee, however, did not endorse this viewpoint. “I don’t think we have lost our glory. We may not be in the first position but we are not at the lower rung as well.” The city and its university may not have been promoted well, he feels, adding, “the quality of education is excellent but there is no publicity.”
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Kolkata-calling-intellectuals/Article1-701427.aspx
e, as per the 2011 Census, has a lot to offer to students - not just the home-grown ones but also those who flock to the city from other parts of the country.
Kolkata has 17 institutions, which include public universities and autonomous bodies that award their own degrees or diplomas.
“There are many facilities here. Where else will you find an establishment like the National Library, and the other good libraries of the city,” asks Banerjee. “If one intends to study s/he can really take advantage of the facilities here.”
Professor Suranjan Das, vice-chancellor, University of Calcutta, more than agrees. There has been an expansion in the field of education in Kolkata in the past few years, he says. “The number of universities, colleges, schools has gone up. The door to education has been opened wider,” he adds. According to Professor Karunasindhu Das, VC, Rabindra Bharati University, “The scope of studies has widened. The number of subjects (that one can choose from) has gone up. Earlier students invariably used to go to other states. There has been a drop in that number,” he says.
There are those detractors, however, who feel that the quality of education has deteriorated. Kolkata, which once enjoyed the prized status of being the leading seat of learning in the country, has slipped several notches. Dr Siuli Sarkar, principal, Lady Brabourne College, attributes the reason behind the slip to “the mindless interference of the erstwhile ruling party in every sphere of education, which in turn led to the rise of mediocrity among the teaching staff.”
Dr J Abraham, principal and secretary, Scottish Church College, feels that failure to strictly implement English as the only medium of instruction at college level has seriously impacted the communicative skill of the students, thereby “bringing down their employability”.
Dr Banerjee, however, did not endorse this viewpoint. “I don’t think we have lost our glory. We may not be in the first position but we are not at the lower rung as well.” The city and its university may not have been promoted well, he feels, adding, “the quality of education is excellent but there is no publicity.”
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Kolkata-calling-intellectuals/Article1-701427.aspx
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