Kerala Budget: Rajan Gurukkal says nothing new in Budget for higher education (opens original article in a new tab)

Kerala's higher education Budget faces criticism for lacking new proposals, with claims that initiatives are rephrased or existing schemes.

• Former Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Higher Education Council Rajan Gurukkal criticized the Budget for higher education as having 'nothing new' and rephrased ongoing schemes.
• He criticized the 'Future Readiness Think Tank' proposal as 'unevolved' and noted existing initiatives like Digicol and K-REAP project.
• Prof. Gurukkal stated that the 'Semester in Kerala' proposal is part of the 'Study in Kerala' initiative and that credit transfer reforms are already in place.