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Higher Education In India: Issues, Concerns and New Directions

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With the explosive growth of knowledge in the past century and with the development of handy tools of information and communication technologies as well as of other scientific innovations, competition has become a hallmark of growth all over the World. As a result, knowledge is not only going to be the driver of Indian economy, but also, it is going to permeate into all the strata of Indian society for a better quality of life and living conditions. Therefore, India has to rise to the occasion urgently and reorient its higher education system to be vibrant, competitive, meaningful and purposeful, Besides, there is absolutely no substitute to quality of higher education, although the country has been faced for a long time with the serious problem of meeting the quantity needs of our society. It is, therefore, essential that a careful balancing of the two is given priority to meet the twin requirements of the society in the foreseeable future. [Report UGC].

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  • University Grants Commission UGC, 2016. "Higher Education In India: Issues, Concerns and New Directions," Working Papers id:11230, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:11230
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