Question

Write a short essay on Does Higher education sector in India needs reforms?(At least 200 words)

Answer 1

The growth rate of India in the last two decades can directly attribute to the higher education system. If India wants to greater growth, it must transform its universities and other higher technical education institution to world class institutions, then its higher education system must be reformed. Since, the country must safeguard the interests of young researchers, besides providing a strong platform for research and ensure permanent appointments for faculty members.There is a huge gap between those who move out from school and who enroll in higher education system, which is really needed to be bridged. India’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is around 19 percent which 6 per cent lower than the world average and it is 50 per cent lesser than countries such as Australia and the US. India has the largest population of young people (100 million) between 17 to 19. When around 19 % students enroll into higher education institutes which translates to 20 million, which very low.

One common platform

In India, apart from UGC (University Grants Commission) there are several regulatory bodies like AICTE, MCI, BCI, NCTE and those under state governments. These individual bodies move in different paths, creating various hurdles like exams, teaching methods for students. So we need to bring all important regulatory bodies on a common platform and develop a common understanding and strategy for managing the change.Most of the Indian higher education system lacks strong teaching-learning process and research. That is the reason why no higher education institution of India figures in the global top 200 higher education institutes around the world. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, which was in the 201-250 band in 2016, has slipped into the 251-300 band. According to World University Rankings– which ranks the top 1,000 universities from 77 countries – performance of Indian centres of learning has deeply deteriorated. Apart from IISc, The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology Madras have also dropped by at least one band.