Indian higher education system: Challenges and suggestions

Pages: 507-509
P. Bhaskar (Department of History, S. V. Arts College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh)

Higher education system plays an important role for the country’s overall development which includes industrial, social, economic etc. Education is the basic need of every society. Higher education caters to the education in colleges and universities. Earlier higher education used to be seen as a luxury, which was available to few only, but now it is proved that it contributes effectively in national, social and economic development. Basic level education makes the person literate while higher education makes him stand out and makes him realizes his true potential also give power to the individuals to get better employment, higher salary, propensity to consume and save. Indian higher education system is third largest in the world. The role of Indian higher educational institutes such as colleges and universities in the present time is to provide quality based education in the field of education, research etc to empower youth for self sustainability. The study is also unique as it throws a gainful insight on the analyses the present position of higher education system in India and the opportunities and challenges faced by the higher education in India. The time has come to address the proper procedure to deal with, only then we can transform our country from a developing Nation to a developed Nation.