Union govt pushing 'regressive' syllabus with education in concurrent list: CM Stalin
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday, March 11, expressed concern over education continuing to remain in the concurrent list, and alleged that the Union government is exercising its powers to "push its regressive views in syllabus." Bringing education back to the state list will serve as the best solution for this, he said without elaborating.The vice-chancellors, the Chief Minister said, played a crucial role in shaping the functioning and quality of education. “They should strive to foster scientific temper among the students,” he said. CM Stalin also emphasised on imparting skill-based education and training in the curriculum. "This is the reason why I had launched the Naan Mudhalvan (skill development scheme)," he said.
In 2019-20, Tamil Nadu’s gross enrolment ratio in higher education stood at 51.4%, compared to the national average of 27.1%. "This is Tamil Nadu's unique achievement. The GER is almost double the national average and in the state, we have a student-teacher ratio of 17:1," the Chief Minister said.
Earlier in February amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, after Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Dharwad MP’s comment that “90% of Indians who study medicine abroad fail to clear qualifying exams in India,” CM Stalin said that the Union government should stop 'blaming' students and focus on evacuating them from Ukraine. He also stated that NEET is a stumbling block to pursuing medical education within the country and underscored the growing support against it. Hence, getting NEET rescinded must be the immediate goal, he said.