In the past two decades, there’s been a wave of liberal arts universities in the country – these challenge the traditional Indian model that sequesters students into strict streams.
FLAME set up shop in 2007, then Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar, and Ashoka University in 2014. This year, Nayanta University of Pune will take its first batch of students.
Liberal arts universities encourage students to take classes in lots of different departments. They also generally have smaller class sizes and focus on the Socratic, discussion model of learning.
Liberal arts universities have been around for quite some time now, but what do they offer that’s so different from traditional Indian colleges? What are the career prospects of their graduates, and have they changed in the recent past? They’re also quite expensive, in the tune of 30-40 lakhs for a three-year Bachelor’s course, for instance; are they worth it?
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