15 years ago when i took admission in an "inferior" branch in a Government Engineering College rather then paying high fees and take admission in a better branch in Private college, i was castigated by my family. But i stuck to the decision as i had faith in institutions which give admissions on merit & percentages, rather then the income of students parents. Later i did repent doing that as my friends in private colleges turned out to be much more prepared for jobs & market as opposed to me, because they studied four years in professionally better environment. The point here is, and thats my personal experience, that Government colleges baring a few lack the wherewithall for running professional institutes like medical & engineering colleges. Off course the IITs & AIIMS etc are exceptions. And looking at the track record of CPM, in running the state in last 3 decades, it should be the last to govern & control anything which can be "professionally managed". Their cosmos is devoid of professionalism. Medical colleges are just one of the millions of things the West Bengal Government should cease to control. Ceasing to govern the state itself should be a great idea.
