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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Panel suggests GRE-type test for college admissions

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Human resource development minister Kapil Sibal has promised action within 100 days on the Yash Pal committee’s recommendations of sweeping changes in the policy for managing higher education.

Among other things, the panel’s report,submitted to the minister on Wednesday, called for the setting up of an umbrella higher education regulator in place of bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education, and for giving university status to IITs and IIMs.

“The report shows a road map for the future of education in India…I believe the nation will accept it,” Sibal said.

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