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Monday, March 17, 2008
Graduation not an end to learning process
Talent, ability and capacity-building make education complete
RECOGNITION: Justice S.K. Krishnan, judge of Madras High Court,
presenting degree to a student of Nehru Arts and Science College
on Saturday.
Coimbatore: Graduation is one of the stages of life and is not
an end of learning, Justice S.K. Krishnan, Judge of Madras High
Court, told students of Nehru Arts and Science College
on Saturday.
Dedication
Addressing the first convocation, Mr. Krishnan said securing
marks and obtaining a degree was not education. Talent, ability
and capacity-building make the education process complete.
He exhorted the students to lead a purposeful life with sympathy
and compassion for fellow human beings, especially the poor.
He also presented degrees to 205 students.
Sacrifice, dedication and sincerity without expectation was
expected of the young students in whose hands the future lies.
He exhorted them to be beware of extremism, terrorism and also
regional feelings. Students should have a national outlook.
Chairman of the Nehru Group of Institutions P.K. Das said that
the institutions were located in rural areas with the objective
of providing higher education to the poor and rural students
and the college was operating free bus service as well.
He said the college was gearing up for an accreditation by the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
Expansion
Principal A. Arunachalam said that Nehru Group of Institutions
that began with an institute in 1968 has nine institutions now
in Kerala and Tamil Nadu serving the higher education needs
of those from both the States besides those from Maharashtra,
Gujarat and even Sri Lanka.
The Indian Knowledge Commission, assessing the higher education
needs, had stated that the country required 500 universities
and 50,000 colleges whereas there were only 350 universities
18,000 colleges.
The Government alone will not be able to take on this challenge.
Hence, private sector investment and participation in creating
infrastructure for higher education was paramount.
He pointed out that the college was getting ranks in the university
examinations and the management was not only returning the tuition
fee to the students but was also giving Rs 5,000 as incentive
for those scoring over 75 per cent marks.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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