Higher Education System In India

Presented By:

Jagdeep SinghPreet

LM Thapar School Of ManagementThapar University,Patiala

Current Scenario

India is the Third largest Economy by 2050.

Government established UGC and AICTE.

Primary role of AICTE and UGC has been to regulate the

standard and spread quality higher education .

Public seector expenditure on higher

education has been declining.

Gross Enrolment ratio in higher

education in India is a low

12%,compared to nearly 70% in

developed nations and 33% in BRIC

countries.

Statistics In HRD Ministry Annual Report 2008-09

Universities in India:471(268 state Univ,40 Central Univ

and 125 Deemed Univ)

No. of Colleges:22,064

No. of students enrolled in the Year 2008-09: 12.37

million

Average student faculty ratio in India is 26:1,against a

global average of 15:1

Over 57 % faculty members donot have Phd s and

M.Phils degrees

Major Issues and Concerns

Over centralization: Lack of Institutional autonomy

and accountability.

Regulatory systems fails to maintain standards

despite entry barriers for new Institutions

Poor standards of academic Research

To retain the best faculty in colleges

Corporate salaries

Major Issues and Concerns

Susrreptition:Private colleges to be profit making

organisation

Derecognitation of deemed universities

Chaotic and unplanned expansion

Mismatch in Education curriculum and industry

needs .

Solutions Proposed

E-learning/Online Tutoring

understand the nerve of industries by inculcating

the vocational as well as the soft skills

Faculty should adopt new methodologies through

internet

Instead of routine lecture with presentations,

workshops, seminars, experts lecture series ,

experiments and current analysis of the

curriculum should be adopted.

FDI in Higher Education

More opportunities to study for Indian students

Brain Drain problem will reduce

Ensure world class research facilities for Students

Increase the employability in MNC’s

Interaction with some of top of the professors of world.

To have world class labs and libraries

Competitive advantage to become a Worlds largest

hub for education.

Corporate Visibility

Some institutes don’t have the basic infrastructure

Produce mere graduates rather than True

proffesionals

Curriculum Reforms

Faculty development

Expert Lectures

Industry Networking