Foreign Universities in India- Ethical Issues in New Scenario

Abstract

The Government of India has decided to permit foreign Universities to India without taking much precautions and studies in this area. The Government's move allowing the entry of foreign Universities in the country has always been a contentious issue since it was proposed. Moreover, the argument about the consequences of such an initiative has always brought out the downsides more than the foreseen positive effects. Even though there are so many positive dimensions to the decision, we should consider the matter carefully to avoid any kind of invasion to our cultural as well as educational heritage which are appreciated internationally and the reality foreigners are utilizing the benefits of the same as much. This paper provides an overview of trends and issues, explores their ethical dimensions, and tries to identify relevant strategies to prepare India to deal appropriately with these concerns of the intervention of the foreign Universities in India. The study treats both issues in foreign Universities in India and the ethical aspects of the intervention in the Indian diversity. The foreign Universities come here for nothing but to make money, so there is no doubt they consider it as a business and take all bossiness tricks to education field. The fee structure that they are going to introduce may not be affordable even to the high class group of our country, and this will create more gap between the poor and lords, the impact of this may not be solved in future too. The hidden agenda of foreign Universities and their policies cannot be considered much; we cannot chalk out their hidden agendas. The people who came here for business later became the rulers of our country is the history. The charity works of some organizations and related hidden agendas are also a hot discussion right now. So, we should be careful to the hidden agendas of each course. Hence the necessity of serious considerations of the ethical issues involved, before taking a final decision.