India has the third largest higher education system in the world with over 630 universities and 33,000 affiliated colleges. The educational publishing market in India is large and growing, estimated at $175 million currently. Several factors are driving growth, including a growing economy, increasing education budgets and R&D spending, new university development, and the formation of library consortia to improve access to scholarly publications. The higher education system produces over 1.6 million graduates and research students annually across various disciplines like arts, science, engineering and more.