thoughts On Higher Education

About the Book This book is a collection of thoughts expressed by the authors from time to time in the past. on our higher educations system and related matters. The articles bring out the various problems that mire our educational system. The problems are of long standing nature and attempt to correct and bring about improvement through various committees and commissions have met with little success. The system needs overhaul from the top but unfortunately this has not been possible. Selection of persons to different posts is mired with corruption and political interference. The book highlights some of these aspects in its various articles. The book should be of interest to both administrators and academics involved in higher education. About The Author:- Professor A.S.Rao born in 1951 has a PhD in Biochemistry from the Haryana Agricultural University and served the same university as Assistant Professor. Joined Bharathidasan University in 1989 as Associate professor and subsequently elevated to become Professor & Head of the Department of Biotechnology. Further served as Syndicate member of the university and chair School of Life sciences. Research 9 interests: Metabolic regulation Theoretical biology and science policy. Countries visited ; Switzerland U.K France Italy Germany and Netherlands Presently serving as Honorary professor in the Department of Biotechnology & Genetic engineering Bharathidasan University. Professor P. Tauro born in 1935 has a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin USA and has served as the Head of the department of Microbiology in the college of Basic sciences Dean Post graduate Studies and Professor of Eminence in Microbiology of Haryana Agricultural University .He is currently the Managing partner of Mangalore Biotech Lab at Mangalore. He is also associated with local colleges in helping them in their academic activities. His research interests have been in the areas of Fermentations alternate fuels and f