Conferring degrees on students who successfully completed undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), Kurien said the country has the largest number of medical colleges in the world (more than 380) that admit more than 65,000 students to MBBS programme annually.
"However, we see that a large section of our population still has limited access to minimum basic healthcare facilities. A good number of our children remain outside the protective cover of immunization. Similarly, many pregnant women in our country do not undergo the mandatory three check-ups during pregnancy," he said.
"It is therefore imperative that the government, society and the medical fraternity work together to ensure that the best healthcare facilities are in the reach of every common man in the country," he said.
Kurien said India has the third largest higher education system in the world after the United States and China with an annual enrolment of more than 2.5 crore (including open and distance education). The number of higher educational institutions has increased from about 30 universities and 695 colleges in 1950-51 to about 700 universities (as of 2013) and 35,000 colleges (as of 2012) according to a University Grants Commission report, he said.
"The enrollment in higher education has grown from 166 lakh to 260 lakh during the Eleventh Plan period (2007-2012). The gross enrollment ratio for higher education grew from 12.3% in 2006-07 to 19.4% in 2012-13," he added.
He said despite the presence of a good number of world-class institutions, the country had been facing several challenges including inequitable access to higher education, shortage of faculty members, deficient infrastructure, urban-rural and male-female inequality and disparity as well as insufficient and poor quality research.
"The country has to allocate a larger share of its GDP towards meeting these challenges," he said.
Pims director-principal John Abraham said the institute offers postgraduate courses in 20 disciplines and MBBS programme. The institute recorded 87% pass rate in March 2014 university examinations while 15 departments recorded 100% pass rate.
He said the institute, besides registration with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, has been registered with Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) under the department of science and technology.
Ninety one graduates and 46 postgraduates received degrees during the convocation.
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