This document discusses issues in higher education in India. It notes that India has the largest higher education system globally but spends relatively little on education. While enrollment in higher education has expanded dramatically, Indian universities rank low internationally in terms of quality. There is also a need for more practical and skills-based education as well as less emphasis on examinations. The document advocates for improvements in areas like faculty quality, internationalization, research, and technology-enabled learning to help reform India's higher education system.

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Prof M P •Poonia
Director
Issues in
Higher
Education
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INDIA’S SCENARIO…
 Largest Democracy in the World,
 “Youngest Nation” in the world with
54% population under the age of 25 years.
 Total Workforce of 459 million.
 India has 3rd largest education system globally.
 Spends at 3.7% of GDP.
 Global Skilled Manpower Shortage of 56.5 m by
2020 while India to have Surplus of 47 m.
 Economic Growth @ 9%.

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Dramatic Expansion
more students enrolled in higher
education every single day
institutions set up every single day
over the past 5 years
Current Gross enrolment ratio
Total enrolment
Number of higher education
institutions

5. Supported by Academic
Reforms
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Indian Higher Education
1. Expansion
2. Inclusiveness
3. Quality and Relevance
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6. QS Rankings of 2012
The Rankings of the best Universities of
Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore
continue to be ahead of that of the best
University of India.
IIT-Kanpur (2012: 278; 2011: 306; 2010: 249;
2009: 237)
IIT- Kharagpur (2012: 349; 2011: 341; 2010:
311; 2009: 335)
IIT-Madras (2012: 312; 2011: 281; 2010: 262;
2009: 284)
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7. Share of world research
output in %age in 2010
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Research Output of China
and India
S.No. Area of
Research
India China
1 Mathematics 2 17
2 Materials
Sciences
6.4 26
3 Physics 4.6 19
4 Computer 2.4 15
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9. “Education System in India is not
Education it’s Examination”
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The Times Of India : (once quoted)
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85 86 88
Vocational Skills in India
Compares Unfavorably to
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70
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India Korea Japan Germany Canada Mexico
other countries.
India Receives only 8%
formal Vocational
Training which is very
less.
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13. Theory-Based (we know how seriously
we take our practical's)
Most of the students believe in mugging
up the things and focus on just the marks
without knowing the actual concepts
behind it.
And here, We just want Exams, exams
and exams.
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Reasons
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14. Co-curricular Activities
We believe in studying and that’s what
we run after all the time. We don’t care
what hobbies we have or in what field
we have an actual excellence.
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No Serious Weight age to the
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EDUCATION?
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IT’S NOT
WHAT WE
TEACH,
IT’S WHAT
YOU LEARN

17. Provide skill-based Education.
Practical implementation on what we do.
Doesn’t mug up things instead go for the
concepts.
Facilitate properly the modes of Examination.
 Examinations scares us.
 We must follow some procedures to reduce as
much as we can do to lessen the psycho logic
pressure upon the students
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What We Can Do?
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18. Improve the quality of
Learning
High quality instruction
Higher Level of Student Engagement
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What We Can Do?
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19. What We Can Do?
• Attracting scholars who are global leaders in
their fields.
• Internationalization of faculty and students
• Be Leader in academic research and teaching
• Creating an eco system for innovation -
leveraging academic and industrial research
• Fostering entrepreneurship
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20.  Strategic Alliances
 Technology Enabled Learning
 Global Networking
 E-Content and Resources based Learning
 Research Collaborations
 Demand Driven PG and Ph.D Programme
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What We Can Do?
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21. National Knowledge Network
10 Gbps High Speed Communication backbone
Facilitate access & exchange of knowledge in a
cost effective manner
Interconnect all National Research & Education
Institutes, Leading National Labs, Universities &
IITs etc
Connect more than 5000 nodes across the
Country
E-Sakshat MHRD Project to support e-content
creation under NMEICT
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Establishment of Remote Labs
Technology Enabled Learning –
Initiatives in INDIA
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TEAM FEELING

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FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE

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ANALYTICAL ABILITIES

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ATTITUDE

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SELF CONFIDENCE

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“CLEAR VISION"

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LIFE LONG LEARNER

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IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTITUTE…
MINDS ON
HEARTS HANDS ON
ON

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HEARTS ON

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