INDIA GRADUATE BUSINESS BRAIN DRAIN PROMPTS ACADEMIC SHORTAGE FEARS
July 1st, 2006
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi
ALARM bells are ringing in India's scientific establishment as an increasing number of the country's undergraduates are opting for lucrative jobs in its booming information technology sector, in place of moving onto higher studies.
"It is a very serious problem," said Professor G Krishnamoorthy, (NOTE - SPELLING IS CORRECT) Dean of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), in Mumbai. "On the one hand, the government is investing heavily in sciences, and on the other, there are hardly any young ...
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