I am working in IIT. Not as a staff, but as a faculty. So, I know what the efforts a PhD would require. For the information of the author of this article (I am of the opinion that the readers are more intelligent than this author), the IIT system requires each faculty to prove his mettle before getting a promotion, mere experience or seniority is not enough. He/she should prove that they can teach, do research and guide masters and doctoral students.
If the author is suggesting the 'brilliant' idea of having an expiry date for a PhD, why not have an expiry date for SSLC or HSC exams too? I am sure not even 1/2 of us will find it hard to take the exam again without attending the classes.
I have one more question for the author...How can you correlate statistics for economics manuscripts in the US with engineering and technology research in India, and that too just on the basis of a statement of one economist (who has a good chance of being 'third-rate' himself).
Further, the authors point on number of reviewers is flawed. I review more than 10 papers per year for 4 to 5 different publications. So, you would need only 300,000 reviewers, not 300,000.
It is disgusting that rediff is encouraging such articles, which insult the intelligence of the reader.
