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Progressive talk: Jalees A.K. Tareen, Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry Central University, presenting a degree certificate to a student at Jamal Mohamed College in Tiruchi on Sunday. M. Sheik Mohamed, second from right, Principal, looks on. TIRUCHI: Globalisation has brought in a change in the dynamics of higher education in the country over the last 20 years, the Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry Central University Jalees A.K. Tareen said on Sunday. New technologies, innovations and designs that emerged over the years have also contributed in bringing about a change in higher education, he said while addressing at the sixth annual convocation for women at the Jamal Mohamed College here. The Central Government has accorded a great deal of importance to higher education by making a five-fold increase in the allocation of funds for this sector. Greater emphasis has been laid for access to education, particularly women’s literacy. Observing that every woman should be educated, Mr. Tareen said one of the reasons for the country’s progress was due to the fact that many women had been educated. Growth of educationTracing the growth of education since Independence, Mr. Tareen said the number of universities had increased from 20 during independence to 367 today. Similarly, the number of colleges had increased from 500 to 18,000. The teaching staff strength had grown up from 7,000 to 5 lakh. Notwithstanding these developments, India remained behind China in gross enrolment rate. While India’s gross enrolment rate was 8-9 per cent, it was 23 per cent in the case of China. The target of the 11th Five Year Plan was to double the women enrolment rate in the country, he said. In the current globalised scenario, jobs were no longer confined to urban centres but were available within the country and across the globe. There were several Indians working in China and many Chinese employed in our country, he said. Earlier, Mr.Tareen presented degrees to the candidates. A total of 410 graduates, post graduates and students who completed the M.Phil received degree certificates on the occasion. The College Principal M. Sheik Mohamed said the college had planned to start B.Sc in Nutrition & Dietetics, Fashion Technology and Health Services and Hospital Management exclusively for women from the next academic year.
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