I attempted UGC-NET thrice—Now, I understand why students look abroad for PhD

It is a bleak time to have hopes of entering academia in India. This might be met with a disagreement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who, during the recent inauguration of Nalanda University’s new campus, stated that he wanted to see India re-emerge as the “most prominent knowledge centre” with an “advanced and research-oriented” higher education system. For many students hoping to pursue research in India, however, this centre cannot hold, and things seem to be falling apart. Most of …