Dear All, I am currently engaged in doing a story (for a mainstream Indian publication) that seeks to analyze whether or not the " need-cum-merit" scholarships, freeships and other such financial assistance being provided to underprivileged Indian students, by Indian universities/colleges (liberal arts and pure sciences) at the BA,/BSc level, is enough and if not, what measures may be taken to generate enough funds to help such students who lack financial resources but may be otherwise deserving.
One of the plausible solutions that I am looking at is the setting up of a corpus fund with participation from the side of the industry, the government and the universities themselves. This issue is extremely pertinent, especially because each year scores of deserving candidates who wish to pursue a "liberal arts/ pure science" degree, cannot do so at a college/university of his/her choice as they cannot afford the same. Moreover, the Planning Commision had recently indicated that university fees might be hiked soon. 1. As a part of this study, I seek to interview such people who have completed/are pursuing an undergraduate degree in the liberal arts or pure sciences (or for that matter any non-technical stream) and had faced/are facing financial constraints while pursuing the same. Some of you might have had to forego admission to a university/college/institute of your choice for want of financial resources. There might be people who, despite getting freeships/scholarships and/or any other financial assistance would still have found it difficult to continue with your degree program as the financial assistance might not have been enough to meet all your academic and related expenses. If there are any such people on this group, please do get across to me ASAP. 2. I am ALSO looking to interview bankers irrespective of whether your bank offers student/education loans or not. I am especially looking for people who may either be on very significant positions in their respective organisations and/or may be associated with the 'Student Loans' division. I would be greatful if anyone could pass me on to such a person. My contact information: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Expecting a favourable response from your end. Regards, Aman Malik New Delhi «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥««¤»¥«¤»§«¤» This is ZESTEconomics. Post economics-related articles and event info to [email protected] If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTEconomics by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/join ==theZESTcommunity====================================== [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
