Modern societies need specialists in certain fields, but not others. Some people therefore think that governments should pay university fees for students who study subject that are needed by society. Those who choose to study less relevant subjects should not receive government funding. Would the advantages of such an educational policy outweigh the disadvantages?

Does advanced community require skilled people in certain areas only ? Few may debate that the

government

should disburse funds to universities for

students

whose

research

is required by

society

.

However

, other

students

who choose less important subjects should not be given

grants

by the

government

.

Although

there are few drawbacks to

such

official

grants

, I believe the advantages certainly outweigh them. The

first

benefit of financial aid is that the

government

can lure

students

for advanced studies as it has been noticed that few areas are sparse in skilled labours.

For example

, In India, we can merely see sewage treatment plants because

students

are least interested in doing

research

on the same.

Government

subsidies on

such

research

would definitely assist in developing talent in desired fields.

Similarly

, multiple programs have been initiated by the

government

in the field of biotechnology as well.

Secondly

, the aforementioned educational policies are

also

focused on the uplift the poor section of

society

. It creates a sense of confidence among talented and needy scholars, which are facing financial problems since childhood because of unemployed parents.

For example

, Dr C.V Raman belonged to a poor family in Kerala and he was able to acquire his degree in space exploration with the help of

grants

by the

government

of India.

Finally

, these monetary schemes create a sense of competition among

students

and benefits both parties.

On the other hand

, disbursing funds for subjects that are the least contributor to

society

creates an unnecessary burden on the

government

's annual budgets. As per the survey conducted by the "Welfare

Society

of India",

Research

shows that 10 million

grants

were spent on history scholars fees.

However

,

such

students

are only learning about the past but not future technologies.

Additionally

, financial

grants

for all

students

weaken the whole idea of competition. To conclude, I would like to reiterate that while educational policy to grant subsidies to few talented

students

only may have some disadvantages, I believe that advantages are far more.