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7. Rejuvenate doctoral programmes across disciplines - While the above
recommendations are aimed at attracting potential doctoral students and enabling a
research environment, it is vital that prospective doctoral students are chosen with
sufficient care. The following measures are proposed with this objective in mind:-
- A review of the whole selection procedure and monitoring process for graduate
students
- Multiple pathways for entry to a Ph.D programme while maintaining entry
standards
- Support for quality research in Arts, Humanities and other areas
- Support and promotion of cross-disciplinary teaching and research programmes
- Greater exposure of undergraduate and postgraduate students to cutting edge
research
8. Ensure quality of doctoral work and academic research in institutions - At the
same time as striving for greater influx of people towards research careers, institutions
must ensure that the research undertaken matches global quality in the relevant field.
In addition, the graduate programmes should be continually reviewed so as to make
them vibrant, challenging and internationally relevant. Here are some steps to be taken
in this regard:-
- A preliminary vetting of the synopses of the theses followed by rigorous external
examination of doctoral theses
- Broad funding for the organisation of and participation in workshops, seminars
and symposia, in India and overseas
- Encouraging doctoral students to teach, with remuneration provided via Teaching
Assistantships
- Wider dissemination of research work, especially through current digital media in
universities and research institutions
9. Enable vigorous Industry-Academia interaction - In the modern context, there is a
crying need for a healthy and enlightened cooperation between private industry and
academia, which replaces the existing feelings of doubt and mistrust. While industry
should recognise that support for education is beneficial, universities should take
cognizance of the changing needs of private enterprise in planning new courses. This
could be achieved by the following measures:-
- A policy framework for meaningful Public Private Partnership in universities, and
concerted efforts to nurture Industry-Academia interactions
- Encouraging private investment in education, research and innovation, backed by
appropriate taxation measures
- Promoting collaboration between research and development units within industry
and universitie
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