I've often heard people putting an end to conversations by saying, "And the rest is History". But I lately realise that History my friends, is never History. History lives Forever. History is Eternal. It's the History that haunts.
Earlier in Ancient times, lets say maybe in the medieval India, There were Gurukul teaching the students arts and practices of Warfare, of Business, Of Occult Sciences and everything else to sum it up. But the day they finished there due course of education, they did not get a handwritten note from the Gurukul Authority stating their appraisal and clearance on the candidate's performance. There was no "Degree" as i must say to state that these new young chickens were ready to lay some golden eggs leading India to a Golden future. Mere word of the "Aacharya", the teacher was the appraisal, The letter of appreciation, The Letter of Good Faith and The Letter of Confidence stating that the candidate was good to go out in the world and soar high. Let's put it this way, The word of the Teacher was a DEGREE in itself that the student would carry wherever he would go. Let me also tell everyone that there was no one , no supreme body to judge the Credentials of The Gurukul. I mean come on, You don't question the Lords. Do You ?
Then times passed, things changed, Evolution took it's toll and here we are in a world where every Tom, Dick and Harry gets a legitimate power (which apparently is being misused) to question every thing and anything, no matter how far out of reach it stands of there understanding of the Subject. Forget the understanding of the Subject, Call it Basic Understanding. One of the most blooming sectors in India is Education Sector. It' no more about the Quality of Education, The level of education but the factors on which an Educational Institution is judged today are probably on the basis of How Big The Campus Is, How high the Fee structure is, If the children of any celebrity are in te same Institution, How is the crowd of the Institution. And yes, this is the major one ~ What board does the Institution affiliate to?
One question that is alien to the ears is probably about the Quality of Education of an Educational Institution no matter what board it affiliates to. No one cares about the quality of education offered from the Institution. I have people telling me that educational Institutions today charge sky rocketing fees for there courses and even the Degree or the particular course is not affiliated as per such and such educational board. I just want to put forward my take on this and i will strongly stand by it come what may. It is a pity to see the Learned, the "Vidvaans" acting lame as anything. Scrutinizing an Educational Institution on the charge of giving out Degrees of the courses for they are not affiliated with an educational board (did you just think of UGC or AICTE) looks like all the scholars, the learned, the educational Institutions work under a MAFIA umbrella where they are succumbed to agree to go against such institutions. And as far as The high priced courses are concerned, people certainly don't mind shelling out money for there child's education.
So what if this one Scrutinized, Probably condemned Institution delivers Quality Education but the content of the bone lies in the fact that it is not affiliated to the board, UGC or AICTE to be precise. What piece of crap is that?
When a person sits in an Interview, he certainly does not sit with his Degree abreast. Your mother makes you food, but kid you eat it on your own. The world runs that way.
What reflects on the reputation of an Institution is what they have made out of a man or a woman in a term period of 3 years.
Welcome to 2013 everyone, where when we talk of education, the emphasis moves from Quality Education to Degree Affiliation.
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