http://web.iiit.ac.in/~vvelagapuri/feehike.pdf .See the link for script of our skit that we have planned but couldn't perform.In that
- We have justified that the current fee hike(10,000/yr this year and again 10,000 next yr) is not going to solve our institution's problems but postponing them.
- We have proposed an alternative scheme.
Bank loans are there always bot not beneficial to the students as we need to pay something around Rs 5,000-7,000 after graduating.
As many of you know the concept of "Free Education@IIIT-H" was raised by Sandeep Sancheti and Pranav Kumar Vasishta in last year's(2008) fare well speech.
We have come up with a new model of education taking inspiration from the "Gurudaskhina model" that was followed in the pre-colonial period.
1) We use the public money(Govt) for our education.
2) We work hard to ensure that the money spent on our education is rightly
utilized. 3) We work for them while we are studying(summer?).
E.g. : Training and educating the young ( Considering there are 40cr young people in India,it's our(iiith) responsibility to educate them ).
You may propose your own interests when we discuss this with you individually.
1) Fee gets reduced. (Many medical colleges in India are following this model.For example Osmania and Gandhi medical colleges at Hyderabad where you will find tution fee as 10,000 per year,in return they work at hospitals, which is beneficial for them and to the country)
2) Feeling of Gratitude A feeling the society is paying for my education expecting that my knowledge and wisdom is used for the progress of the mankind.
3) Better interaction with the Govt and the society.You will find many problems that need to be addressed.
4) IIIT-H stands tall and its students become very special.
What about faculty ? They gave us positive feedback.
We are ready to discuss about this model in depth with each and everyone of you.
We are planning to have "Wing/floor Speeches" in all the hostels.
Any suggestions ?
iiith.fee@gmail.com
As Rabindranath Tagore said :
"Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
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Into that heaven of freedom, my
Father, let my country awake"
Yes,this is going to be a huge change,but it is inevitable.
This is for ourselves by ourselves.
Students,its high time we should rise and show the world what IIITians are up to !
Unity,courage and commitment are what we are expecting from you.
