No University or Educational Institute can run on its own. It has to depend on Govt Grants, Charity from the public and of course the fees and consulting. None of these means are by themselves alone, adequate to ensure that the institution is run at the highest standards of quality. Every institution has a charter and a constitution which regulates what is legitimately its province and more importantly what is not. The Educational Institutions have to be self regulating and like the judiciary do not need an external regulator. Transgression of its charter can be a subject of review by the constitutional authority such as a specially appointed educational tribunal. It already exists in the UGC whose powers could be expanded to cover such lapses. We do not need any more bureucratic or political regulators to oversee the working additionally. We have them now for all kinds of regulatory functions. We have to avoid this penchant to set up regulatory mechanisms at the drop of a hat. As it is there are Ministries, Departments, Commissions, Councils, and committees of all hues. These have become the pleasant sinecures for all kinds of retired powerful people. We don't need more of them. Hence Autonomy -Yes: Regulation-NO any takers?
