AUTONOMY: DO WE NEED IT?

Dr. F. M. Nadaf
Associate Professor of Geography DPMs Shree Mallikarjun College, CancaonaGoa 403702

fmnadaf@rediffmail.com ABSTRACT India is an abode for Education. In all there are 42 central universities, 281 state universities, 130 deemed universities, 94 private universities, 13 Institutes National Importance, 8 IITs, 7 IIMs and 5 new Indigenous Institutes of Science in our country. The present education system in India is the legacy of British. In 1854 Wood office laid the base of the existing system of education in India. Before the arrival of the British in India, the education was limited to certain sections of the society. The prime objective of the then British Government to start education was to create Babu to run their administration. British left our country about 64 years back. In the last half a century educational scenario has changed worldwide due to revolution in the field of Information Technology. In a vast country like ours, there is a big divide on the basis of rural colleges and urban colleges. Urban Colleges are providing all the modern facilities to their learners whereas; rural colleges are failing to provide even basic necessities to their learners. Autonomy is one of the most debated subjects in the academic circles in India especially with regards to which autonomy is best autonomy namely academic, administrative or financial. It is very difficult for a College or University to provide education need by the market forces. The answer to emerging realities like qualitative education, rural and urban divide, accountability, responsibility, innovation, excellence and, entry of foreign universities is Autonomy. Hence, the present paper makes an earnest effort to understand the pros and cons of Autonomy in the light of statutes framed by the Goa University. @@@@@@@