Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Higher Education in India: Present Issues & Challenges

Ms. Nidhi Wali

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It hardly needs any justification that higher education is an engine of economic growth in any country including India. Higher education has significant role in supporting knowledge driven economic growth strategies. It provides an opportunity to critically reflect upon the social, economic, cultural, moral and spiritual issues facing humanity. It contributes to national development through dissemination of specialized knowledge and skills. Indian higher education system has undergone massive expansion since independence. Keeping in above, present paper seeks to examine the emerging issues and challenges in Indian higher education system in the present era. Issues like access, equity, inclusion, quality, privatization and financing concerning higher education, are very complex and interrelated with political, economical geographical and international dimensions. To develop India as an education hub or to become a prosperous partner in global economy, India has to qualitatively strengthen education in general and higher education with research and development in particular.

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Ms. Nidhi Walia / Higher Education in India: Present Issues & Challenges / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.11 November 2013

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