| dc.description.abstract | The article points at some historic reasons for poor productivity in research,
including unproductive competition among institutions due to a false sense of self
sufficiency, lack of adequate research infrastructure at the institution level and, the
long standing government policy in India that has considered teaching to be the core
activity in our University system. It emphasizes the need for collaborative action
across institutions that by themselves do not have the wherewithal to upgrade the
quality of research. It also stresses the need to build specialized competence in
individual faculty members to strive for excellence in a core academic activity, be it
research, teaching or executive training and administration. The traditional view of a
faculty being a superior performer in all aspects of academics may not yield the
results needed to attain global standards of excellence. | en_US |
