Notes on Education

Nomenclature of Educational Institutes and Universities This note is the second one by the author in a series that contains suggestions for improving the state of higher education in India. It concerns the naming of Institutions. At the present time there appears to be no restriction on nomenclature of colleges and universities in India. As a result we have small poorly staffed colleges that bear names such as the Global Institute, World Institute etc. Or, there may be small families run set up with a name like The National Institute of higher education etc. There are other names like the Lovely Pretty University or one could be named the Institute of Hig hest Excellence in the World, or Institute of Pretty Skyline of Engineering. Some of these names are ridiculous showing the state of higher education in the country in a poor light. Others tend to create a false impression in the minds of the public. There is an immediate need to regulate and rectify the nomenclature of institu