Quality Vs Quantity in Higher
Education :
Does the system know its need ?
Priyaranjan
Lecturer
P.G. Department of Education
North Orissa University
Education and National development
Those persons who are making in-depth study on
governance have understood that the future destiny
of any country is dependent on the education of
youths.-Aristotle
Importance of higher Education
Higher education and society
Higher education and productivity
Higher education and economy
Higher education and democracy
Higher education system
Literacy development in India
.
UN Report and Our Position
Who Are Ahead of us ?
Bhutan
Zambia
Vietnam
Ghana
105th Position Is Given To
Us On The Basis Of Data
Given By Our Government
Youth literacy
Country Year Adult Literacy
Rate
Youth
Literacy Rate
China 2010 95.1% 99.6%
Sri Lanka 2007 90.8% 98.0%
Burma 2007 89.9% 94.4%
World Average 2010 84% 89.6%
India 2011 74.04% 81.1%
Nepal 2007 55.5% 62.7%
Pakistan 2007 50.2% 70.8%
Decrease In illiteracy but increase in
numbers
.year Illiterate No.
1951 2948.3
1961 3149.3
1971 3396.5
1981 3856.0
1991 4045.0
2001 3616.6
2010 3026.4
Illiterates of India Vs population of
some country
.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
USA BRAZIL RUSSIA JAPAN BRITAN FRANCE GERMAN IND
ILLITERATES
31.89
20.33
14.6
12.71
6.14 6.21
8.22
30.2
SOME MORE STATISTICS..
Total population of Britain, France, Germany,
Italy, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark, South Korea and Japan is Less Than
Our Illiterates’ Number……
Population of Europe is less than it.
Our dropout is more than the population of
Australia
Class 5th dropout ……. Population of South
Korea
8th dropout is more than the population of Japan
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
population illiteracy
700
112
121
31.4
INDIA
REST
WORLD
REST
WORLD
INDIA
Population V/s Illiteracy:
World and India
Number of Institutes but alone India
1396331 Schools
44 Central Universities
306 State Universities
154State Private Universities
129 Deemed Universities
67 Institution of National Importance
Total 700 Degree-granting Institutions
35,539 Affiliated Colleges
Higher Study of social Science in
Odisha
Sl.
No
Name of university Year of
Establishment
No of Regular
Social Science
Departments*
Percentage
(as Compared to
ICSSR subjects)
1 Utkal University 1943 14 82.35%
2 Sambalpur University 1967 8 47.09%
3 Berahampur University 1967 9 52.94%
4 North Odisha University 1998 1 05%
5 Fakir Mohan University 1999 4 23.52%
6 Ravenshaw University 2006 10 58.82%
7 Central University of Odisha 2009 5 29.41%
Scope of Study At P.G. level
Sl.
No
Name of university Subject wise PG seats
Education Political
Science
Anthropology History Psychology Economics
1 Utkal
University - 64 32
64 48 88
2 Ravenshaw
University 40 48 -
16 16 104
3 Sambalpur
University - 64 16
48 - 40
4 Berahampur
University - 56 -
56 - 40
5 North Odisha
University - - -
- - 30
6 Fakir Mohan
University - 16 -
- - 16
7 Central University of
Odisha - - 30
- - 30
Total no of PG seats
(including colleges) 136 672 94 584 96 534
Obstacles of Higher education system
Problems related to Infrastructure
Miss match in supply and demand
Lack of exposure
Lack numbers of faculties
Lack of progressive outlook of the state
lack of relevant opportunity
Student politics
Banking concept of higher education
Who needs the quality
Student
Teacher
Parent
Institution
State
Some Fundamental Questions
•What we actually need ?
•Quality or Quantity or Both ?
•How, whom and who to assure?
Suggestion
Quality inside the institute
Quantity of the institute
Transparency in system
Curriculum development
Education and Productivity
Thank you…

Quality vs quantity in higher education

  • 1.
    Quality Vs Quantityin Higher Education : Does the system know its need ? Priyaranjan Lecturer P.G. Department of Education North Orissa University
  • 2.
    Education and Nationaldevelopment Those persons who are making in-depth study on governance have understood that the future destiny of any country is dependent on the education of youths.-Aristotle
  • 3.
    Importance of higherEducation Higher education and society Higher education and productivity Higher education and economy Higher education and democracy
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
    UN Report andOur Position Who Are Ahead of us ? Bhutan Zambia Vietnam Ghana 105th Position Is Given To Us On The Basis Of Data Given By Our Government
  • 7.
    Youth literacy Country YearAdult Literacy Rate Youth Literacy Rate China 2010 95.1% 99.6% Sri Lanka 2007 90.8% 98.0% Burma 2007 89.9% 94.4% World Average 2010 84% 89.6% India 2011 74.04% 81.1% Nepal 2007 55.5% 62.7% Pakistan 2007 50.2% 70.8%
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    Decrease In illiteracybut increase in numbers .year Illiterate No. 1951 2948.3 1961 3149.3 1971 3396.5 1981 3856.0 1991 4045.0 2001 3616.6 2010 3026.4
  • 9.
    Illiterates of IndiaVs population of some country . 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 USA BRAZIL RUSSIA JAPAN BRITAN FRANCE GERMAN IND ILLITERATES 31.89 20.33 14.6 12.71 6.14 6.21 8.22 30.2
  • 10.
    SOME MORE STATISTICS.. Totalpopulation of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, South Korea and Japan is Less Than Our Illiterates’ Number…… Population of Europe is less than it. Our dropout is more than the population of Australia Class 5th dropout ……. Population of South Korea 8th dropout is more than the population of Japan
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    Number of Institutesbut alone India 1396331 Schools 44 Central Universities 306 State Universities 154State Private Universities 129 Deemed Universities 67 Institution of National Importance Total 700 Degree-granting Institutions 35,539 Affiliated Colleges
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    Higher Study ofsocial Science in Odisha Sl. No Name of university Year of Establishment No of Regular Social Science Departments* Percentage (as Compared to ICSSR subjects) 1 Utkal University 1943 14 82.35% 2 Sambalpur University 1967 8 47.09% 3 Berahampur University 1967 9 52.94% 4 North Odisha University 1998 1 05% 5 Fakir Mohan University 1999 4 23.52% 6 Ravenshaw University 2006 10 58.82% 7 Central University of Odisha 2009 5 29.41%
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    Scope of StudyAt P.G. level Sl. No Name of university Subject wise PG seats Education Political Science Anthropology History Psychology Economics 1 Utkal University - 64 32 64 48 88 2 Ravenshaw University 40 48 - 16 16 104 3 Sambalpur University - 64 16 48 - 40 4 Berahampur University - 56 - 56 - 40 5 North Odisha University - - - - - 30 6 Fakir Mohan University - 16 - - - 16 7 Central University of Odisha - - 30 - - 30 Total no of PG seats (including colleges) 136 672 94 584 96 534
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    Obstacles of Highereducation system Problems related to Infrastructure Miss match in supply and demand Lack of exposure Lack numbers of faculties Lack of progressive outlook of the state lack of relevant opportunity Student politics Banking concept of higher education
  • 16.
    Who needs thequality Student Teacher Parent Institution State
  • 17.
    Some Fundamental Questions •Whatwe actually need ? •Quality or Quantity or Both ? •How, whom and who to assure?
  • 18.
    Suggestion Quality inside theinstitute Quantity of the institute Transparency in system Curriculum development Education and Productivity
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