And you thought allowing foreign universities into India will bridge the yawning gap in higher education? Think again
If the HRD minister Kapil Sibal thinks that by allowing foreign universities he can help significantly more Indians to graduate then that’s not going to happen. Since the bill allowing for the entry of foreign universities was approved, a handful of universities have shown interest. And the big names: Harvard, Cambridge, Yale, Stanford? They won’t be coming any time soon.
(This story appears in the 04 June, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)