Governments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to a university but who cannot afford the tuition

College education is very important for young generation. Education builds the base of any nation’s future. I believe that only an educated nation can develop and progress .It includes development in various areas like agricultural development, economic growth, industrial growth etc. Education plays a vital role in building nation’s strength. University education is very necessary for everybody but we know that it is expensive and out of reach of poor students.

In my opinion, education should be available equally to all the students and every student who is capable, should get education irrespective of his financial status. A very easy solution that comes in our mind if we analyze this issue that government should offer a free education or government should provide scholarship to poor students.

But is it really possible for government to offer free education to poor students especially in the countries where population is more and maximum students are poor. For example if we take condition of students in India. It is not possible for government to give free education to more than 50% of the students in any university. Imagine how universities will be able to give salary to its faculty members and how will it be able to maintain its infrastructure, if government will make education free for these many students.

If government decides to provide free education how this money will be recovered. 1) Government would have to increase tax. This action will again create problem for people who don’t earn much.2) Government would reduce other expense of university like salary of professors, resources given to university etc. This could make good lectures leave because these universities would not be able to provide them good salary.

In my opinion, it is not the responsibility of only government and university to provide education to all the students but it is the responsibility of citizens also. Government should increase to give load on a very low interest rate or on no interest to help poor students. University should also offer campus jobs by which student can earn and pay for their education. Also preference should be given to poor students for in campus jobs.

In the conclusion, I strongly agree that it is the right of every student to get equal education irrespective of his/her financial status . Government should take this problem on priority and should make policies to help these poor students but I don’t think making education free will not help nation in long run as it would create new problems.