Science in India: What's the problem?

nothing changed i guess

Watching it after 10 years and still nothing changed- when IISc had got 501th rank overall ranking at CWUR

Humble opinion hi there

There's great potential for pseudoscience in India. Gobernomics is entirely new branch of science that needs more young enrollment.

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Innovative scientific research can create newer technologies that could lead to the creation of new jobs. Unfortunately, the Indian scientific enterprise lacks direction. Government labs such as CSIRs are old soviet style bureaucratic organizations where technological innovations don't occur too often. Very few technologies are licensed to industries to be developed as commercial products. There is also a budget issue. The entire budget of CSIR is less than the total budget of schools in a single county in the USA. We need 20-50 times more investment in Science. Since independence, we have created more specialized institutions of research in India and have completely ignored the funding of research and teaching in Universities. In the US, 90% of major research is done at Universities and not government labs. Besides, there is a demand and supply situation in scientific research. There are far more PhDs being produced than there are opportunities to absorb them in the workforce not only in India but all across the world. After Ph.D., scientists have to spend many years in temporary postdoc jobs without any benefits, working like a slave for different principal investigators. Only 1% of the PhDs end up getting academic jobs in universities as Professors or Scientists whereas an MBA, or engineering graduate starts earning right after graduation. So, what can be done to attract people to science?

1. Stop mass-producing PhDs. Strength the NET exams and ensure that people who have a genuine interest in pursuing a career in Science enter the Ph.D. and academic research programs. If there is a glut of PhDs, obviously, they will not be absorbed.

2. Strengthen University research. Universities should not do just teaching, but high-quality research. This is only possible if universities have money. That money would come from private sources and not from the government. Follow the US model. Make education up to secondary school free; make University education expensive. IITs charges lakhs of rupees fee. Universities must charge heavy fees from students. Students should work part-time and support their own education. Night classes should be the norm in universities. Real education and not just degrees.

3. Engage private industry to fund university research. Reorient academic programs so that faculties can be funded from Industry grants. There is only so much Government can do.

4. Take the fucking politics out of University campuses. Politics and political parties must be banned from university campuses.

In 20 years, Indian Science would change, if the above principles are followed.

I have a dream of seeing the students of India more fascinated to see & become a scientist than administration services.

We need a post Hindutva thought leadership. The relationship between Social sciences and scientific output is important. Please be familiar with my work.

Let us create the next generation of thought leaders. Please be familiar with my work.

ISRO : Government let's make a rocket to moon
Government: What's the use of it , when you have already NASA , the scientific information is freely distributed all over the world , why the need of going to moon.
ISRO: It will tell how developed our country is and more research on moon can be done and we can make the cheapest rocket in the world.
Government: So what's the cost
ISRO: 1.4 billion dollars that's sixty rupees from every Indian come on we can make the country great again
Government: That's like a decent meal of an average Indian 60% of people can't offer a decent meal how can you take sixty rupees from them
(ISRO is disappointed and later the government collects tax from people and the politicians loots it)
So this is INDIA SINCE 1947
Proud of my country....

After completion of good quality of Research based education like PhD and PDF in India thausands of research scholar are unemployed and those who are getting job with low salary their financial condition is very critical.

Such debates are lacking these days

NDTV India walo aloo main turmeric genome dalo fir sona hee sona bana lo

onion plus ground nut oil plants mustard plants seed then potato and ginger genome and shakarkanda genome with turmeric genome all the underground plants genome mixed so we got more edibles fruits aromatically and automatically and frying pan ready

potato genome mixing with chilly genome gives chilly potato automatically when oil plants mustard plants seed genome mix with bamboo tree genome🔥💢🔥

genome mixing with potato and spicy fruits aromatically and automatically gives more complex hydrocarbons as carbohydrates automatically

biotechnology
genome mixing so nitrogen fixation bacteria mixing with methane producing bacteria so we got dynamites naturally

scientist become more aware about science if they follow my ideas💥💥💥

Loool where are the bhaktards claiming NDTV is "biased" 😂😂😂

NDTV a class apart...as always

Science can only get boost if we have educated pm. Modi with fake degrees can't know of improving science.

Please bring a video about Hitler, who actually wanted to kill all non white people or enslave them, including all indians!...a lot of people have respect for him what westerners do not understand...in fact he is a mass murder, a devil. The only good he brought to india was a little contribution to indias independence due to the fact that the britains where engaged in the war against Hitler and could not occupy india anymore.

Nice

nice sir

The answer of first question is that we do not have people like Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Brian Greene US has. Mind it, know this fact and India will be science leader.

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There is no incentive for the Indian student to further study Science because of social and economic pressures. Science is not glamorous as Technology or Fashion. It requires hard work without expecting much returns in terms of Scientific results or money!! It is a very risky venture and not everyone is daring enough to tread it.