Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Higher Education in India: Growth and Challenges

Fr. Dr. Joseph. P. P, Dr. Amit Kumar Nag

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Owing to the nature of the Indian higher education system, which is not only complex in its functioning 
and evolution, but is also large in scope, the higher education system in India is witnessing an exceptional change. The 21st century is the era of knowledge –based economy and the center for change and therefore the 
traditional system of education cannot escape the challenges. More than 600 million populations in India are under 
the age of 25 years. With the increase in the size of middle class populations coupled with India’s young population 
craving for education, the system is under remarkable pressure to develop. India is the largest tertiary age population 
in the world and is the second largest graduate talent pipelined below China and ahead of the USA needs a drastic 
change in the Higher education system. Therefore, the present research paper attempts to highlight the initiatives undertaken by the UGC and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), to update and upgrade the higher education system. 

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Fr. Dr. Joseph.P.P, Dr. Amit Kumar Nag Higher Education in India: Growth and Challenges Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 4 April 2015


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