One new development in our institutions, by both their faculties and students, is their entry into politics. Teachers indulge in too much of 'office politics', in hopes of climbing the organizatiol ladder, forming groups, or to pass time and decry the work of other teachers. In some universities, this has reached dangerous proportions. Selfish teachers invite students to join their politics. Students' political lives also ripen in hostels, where they have nothing much to do and a lot of free time, time they are supposed to devote to honing their academic skills. Instead, they devote all of their time to politics. Most Indian political parties have 'youth wings' that attract these students, and it is through these efforts that students have come to believe that they can become legislators and ministers. This never quite happens, however, and political parties leave them in the lurch, unless the student is an exceptiol asset to them