“Impetus on Higher Education”

No doubt the state has got two popular central universities, namely Manipur University and Central Agricultural University where the education system is relatively good. However, the college education which is the backbone of every education system has been a neglected subject in the state thereby creating a large void in the whole education system of the state. The education system up to higher secondary level is somehow fair with a good number of well established government as well as private schools but higher education in the colleges is lacking the essence of education leading to the development of inferiority complex amongst the students of the state. The higher education of the state is again in a different scenario with only some government colleges and few aided colleges imparting education to a section of students who cannot afford education outside the state. The negligence of higher education is a great loss to the state as only those students who get to study outside the state cannot altogether contribute to human resource development of the poor state. It is through good education system that the state is going to reach new heights in development and the state government should chalk out measures to fill the void in the education system by addressing the problems of both the teachers and students of the government colleges. The demands of the teachers and students of the government colleges are quite rightful in the context of National Education Policy and hence the state government should take up the needful steps to soothe them at the earliest.