President bemoans the state of higher education in India

June 06, 2013 20:58

President Pranab Mukherjee today lamented the fact that there is not even a single Indian varsity among the list of the top 200 universities of the world.

He was addressing the eighth convocation of the Rajiv Gandhi Technological University.

Mukherjee said that many meritorious Indian students seek admission in foreign universities today and added that it would be possible to revive the lost 'glory' of India's ancient universities if this pool of bright students could be retained.

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