Taxonomy Teaching in Universities and Colleges in India

Manilal K.S.

Published on : 01-Jan-2022

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.1997.07.01.10

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Abstract

India is not producing enough Ti!xonomists now to meet its nonnal requirements, although with the increasing importance of its rich biodiversity and the need for its preservation the services of more Taxonomists will be needed. It is observed that the quantitative and qualitative deterioration in the taxonomic training in the country that has taken place in the recent past in our universities and colleges is not due to any serious drawback in the curricula alone and that the causes for this malady are to be looked for elsewhere. T he major components directly involved in this issue are- ( 1) Teachers. (2) Students, (3) Facilities/Funds, and (4) Stake/Responsibility. T he effects of each of these constituent units in the mechanism ofTaxonomyTeaching and Training in our teaching institutions are analysed briefly. Based on what can be learned from this, some suggestions for improvement are propo:ied.