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IBPS PO Pre (2016) - Model Paper 1

policy for optimum planning. India has survived with an increasingly mediocre higher education system for decades.

Now, as India strives to compete in a globalised economy in areas that require highly trained professionals, the quality

of higher education becomes increasingly important. So far, India's large educated population base and its reservoir of

at least moderately well-trained university graduates have permitted the country to move ahead. But, the competition

is fierce. China, in particular, is heavily investing in improving its best universities with the aim of making a small

group of them world class in the coming decade, and making a larger number internationally competitive research

universities.

To compete successfully in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century, India needs enough

universities that not only produce bright graduates for export but can also support sophisticated research in a number

of scientific and scholarly fields and produce at least some of the knowledge and technology needed for an expanding

economy. How can India build a higher education system that will permit it to join developed economies? The newly

emerging private sector in higher education cannot spearhead academic growth. Several of the well-endowed and

effectively managed private institutions maintain reasonably high standards, although it is not clear whether these

institutions will be able to sustain themselves in the long run. They can help produce well-qualified graduates in such

fields as management, but they cannot form the basis for comprehensive research universities. This sector lacks the

resources to build the facilities required for quality instruction and research in the sciences. Most of the private

institutions do not focus on advanced training in the sciences.

Only public universities have the potential to be truly world-class institutions. But these institutions have not

been adequately or consistently supported. The top institutions require sustained funding from public sources.

Academic salaries must be high enough to attract excellent scientists and scholars. Fellowships and other grants

should be available for bright students. An academic culture that is based on merit-based norms and competition for

advancement and research funds is a necessary component, as is a judicious mix of autonomy to do creative research

and accountability to ensure productivity. World-class universities require world-class professors and students and a

culture to sustain and stimulate them.

71. What, according to the author, is the shortfall of our government officials as well as academicians when it comes

to higher education?

1) They are of the opinion that India has the best system of higher education in the world.

2) They believe that it is the responsibility of private institutions to bring about a change in higher

education.

3) They are unaware of the new developments in the field of higher education.

4) They are unwilling to invest money in higher education despite getting sufficient grants for the purpose.

5) They do not think innovatively in the direction of bringing about a change in higher education and are

stuck in a rut.

72. Which of the following is/are the problem/s faced by, Indian colleges and universities?

(A) Political interference in decision making

(B) Lack of funding necessary for improvement in classrooms, libraries, etc

1) Only (A)

2) Only (B) and (C)

3) Only (C)

4) Only (A) and (B)

5) All (A), (B) and (C)

73. Which of the following steps has China taken to improve higher education?

(A) Their education policy formation involves many government bodies for thoughtful planning.

(B) They are sanctioning grants to their teachers to facilitate the improvement process.

1) Only (B)

2) Only (A) and (C)

3) Only (C)

4) Only (B) and (C)

5) All (A), (B) and (C)

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