“Society does not go down because of
the activities of criminals but because of the inactivities of the good
people.” ― Swami Vivekananda
Does the caption sound interesting?
You might think how criminals will be there in colleges. Don’t think that the criminals
are there in the underworld only. They are available everywhere in the society including
companies and colleges but in disguise. In corporate world, they are known are ‘corporate
criminals’. In educational institutions, they are known as ‘college criminals’.
Let us find them out.
Are
Students ‘College Criminals’?
Students join colleges to acquire
education. They want to be equipped with degrees and qualifications. They are
busy in classrooms or libraries. They attend classroom to acquire subject
knowledge. They go to library to read reference books and newspapers. They go
to cafeteria or canteen in the college to have snacks or food. They go to other areas in the campus to gossip
with their friends. At times, they enjoy talking about their girlfriends or boyfriends.
Hence, they cannot come under the category of ‘college criminals’. They are the
future citizens of India. The strength of our nation depends on their
characters and the quality of education they acquire in the college campuses.
Are
Teachers College Criminals?
Educators go to college to share their
knowledge with students, and to earn livelihood for themselves and their family
members. They follow the syllabus outlined by the university religiously.
Accordingly, they prepare teaching notes for students depending on number of
sessions they have to conduct in the semester or the academic year. They do
research to upgrade their knowledge, skills and abilities. They are excited to
share their knowledge with students. They are happy when students greet them in
the college campus. They enjoy counseling and mentoring students. When students grow big in their lives the
educators are very happy because they know that they cannot attain great
heights since they are only preachers. In fact, educators lay the ladder of success
to their students but they rarely climb the ladder of success. They treat the
achievements of their students as theirs. Hence, educators are not college
criminals because they are intellectuals
Are
Owners ‘College Criminals’?
Entrepreneurs establish educational
institutions to earn money for themselves, to provide employment to educators,
and to provide quality education to students. In fact, they are risk takers and
take lots of pains to found and establish educational institutions. These are
the hallmarks of ideal owners of private colleges in Hyderabad. Unfortunately a
few rogues entered into educational institutions as owners to make quick money.
They lack ethics and etiquette. They cut corners. They trouble students by
charging fee by various means. They harass educators by not paying salaries on
time. In fact, they trouble the leaving faculty more by not paying salaries at
all for a month to six months. They blackmail the working educators to continue
their services by stopping their salaries. The plight of professors and
principals is worse in the private colleges in Hyderabad because they cannot be
relieved by these rogue owners. The reality is that nobody is ready to join as
professors and principals in these colleges. Hence, they promote their existing
educators in senior passions despite not having adequate qualifications as stipulated
by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated
university guidelines. They browbeat the honest educators and intellectuals
especially by stopping their salaries. It is unfortunate to write that some of the
owners are womanizers and come to campus under intoxication. They preach morals
in public places but practice immoral activities in their personal and private
lives.
Conclusion
Although some of the college owners
have noble intentions and ideas to add value to education and to make a
difference to the society but due to the prevalent of a few rogues the college
ambience has become highly toxic. Probably you must have come to the conclusion
now that some of the owners of private colleges in Hyderabad are ‘college
criminals’. To summarize, the onus lies with the right thinking people,
intellectuals and regulating bodies including AICTE, nonprofits to clear
criminals from colleges to ensure sanctity to education; to create intellectual
ambience to educators; and impart quality education to students to build a
strong nation. Jai Hind!
“Scientists search for truth.
Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one
result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.” ― Alan Dershowitz
Note: I enjoy blogging on education,
corruption and irregularities in private colleges in Telangana and India to
convert Indian educational institutions into the true temples of learning.
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