Higher education, pro-rich phenomenon in India, says report

Monday, 29 May 2006
Panel finds participation of SCs/STs “abysmally low”
# Universities should step up efforts to supplement funds from the Government
# Fee hike should be considered only if it is “unavoidable”
NEW DELHI: At a time when higher education has come into sharp focus in the wake of the controversy over reservation, a Parliamentary Standing Committee [...]

93% of Indians never progress beyond secondary school

By Jill McGivering, BBC News, Delhi
It was a glamorous evening in one of Delhi’s most exclusive venues.As the music played, the rich and fashionable gossiped and waiters moved through the crowd with silver trays of drinks and canapés.
Before dinner was served, the main lights dimmed and the master of ceremonies announced the star of the [...]