Time Will Prove

One is easily led to believe in something that one wants to. With the young minds who seeking admissions to FLAME and desperately craving for a miracle to happen in their careers, it is not very difficult for them to start building very high hopes from the institution.

I guess, its time we did a reality check ourselves before we took the deep dive into our pockets to shell out that big money for education.

There is no harm in accepting the strength of the values and the philosophy which FLAME proposes. However, to what extent will this turn into a complete reality is something that needs to be judged realistically.

Liberal education is a new concept for this country and imbibing this philosophy into the hearts and the minds of the students will not be an easy task. It is therefore one of the biggest challenges to make the students unlearn the traditional methodology and dogmas which have been engrained into them for so many years and to make them start accepting and adapting to this new system of education.

Time will also show if the efforts of General Mehta and his army of 1400 workers pays off and that they are able to complete the basic infrastructure before the beginning of the three schools on the 9th of September, 2007. The hard work and unmatched efforts are certainly laudable. However, it can only be fully praised if it is able to generate the desired results by meeting the test of time.

A bigger worry to rob the sleep of the final year students will be when they start calculating the return on their investments. It is for sure that they would be getting a lot more than the basic degree and the knowledge of the subjects which they have paid for. However, with the huge cost incurred on undertaking the entire course, it remains a big question mark on the quality as well as the quantity of the placements which are generated at the end of the two years.

One would argue that, it would probably be wrong to judge the strength of the institution on such grounds. However, once the students are out of the college and into the practical world, they would certainly stop at times to ask themselves as to what they have actually got out of the college. If they are happy with the reply then, it would true success for FLAME.

Whether this will happen or not is something that cannot be predicted or planned. It is only time that will reveal the true fruits of all the labor that has gone into this great mission. I personally would love to see its success. Let us all do whatever is capable on our part to take FLAME to its much deserved position.