Indian English, though it differs in pronunciation in different regions, continues to contribute to literature, winning international awards. However over the past twenty-five years the general standard of Indian English has been falling, and this threatens the entire fabric of the student community at large. This has a telling effect on the learning and communication skills and also ultimately reflects on the research standards. Regarding Indian science, although the cream of the student community goes abroad or registers for doctotal programmes in premier institutions, the worst affected lot is the group in other research institutions like the universities, which cannot take up research projects in emerging areas like genetic engineering, etc. When faculty members from these institutions get research grants, they rarely get NET-qualified candidates.
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