A day after the Budget indicated plans to permit private and foreign universities to set up campuses in Kerala, the Students Federation of India (SFI) has raised concerns over the move.
SFI State president K. Anusree said the organisation staunchly opposed the decision to allow foreign universities in the State. Besides, the SFI will demand stringent norms to regulate the functioning of private universities.
“At a time when States are being forced to implement the provisions of the National Education Policy 2020, the government has been going ahead with decisions to introduce four-year programmes and private universities. The SFI demanded strong safeguards to ensure a pro-student alternative to the Central policy under such circumstances. Private universities should function under the government’s control alone. There should not be any kind of discrimination in such institutions. Such apprehensions will be taken up with the government,” Ms. Anusree told mediapersons on the sidelines of a protest in Kozhikode on Tuesday.
