Education needs Urgent Reforms

Education in India – Urgent need for reforms
Is there any connection between the attacks of Indian Students in Australia and the seats for sale in the Private Medical Colleges in Chennai? Yes there is a connection; it is the complete dysfunction of the higher education system. Indian government never had any interest other than showcasing the few IITs and IIMs. Rest of the higher education has been turned into a cash cow by the corrupt politicians who own these so called professional colleges / universities/ deemed universities which are no more than education shops. In the name of donations the seats are sold to the highest bidders and the merit has no meaning.
There is acute shortage of quality education in India at all levels; the biggest worry of any parent is how to provide good education to their children. I hope the new HRD minister is aware of the problem and he will take steps to free the higher education from the shackles of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats and let the universities of world repute enter in this field. It will be a win-win situation for all.
Once the reputed universities come to India, the Indian universities will also raise their standards to survive and the education shops will shut down and the fever students will be forced to go abroad for higher education and lesser chances of their coming under attack like in Australia