Socio-Strategic Perspective to Quality Higher Education in India

IV Academique Youth Congress

AcademiqueFaculty of Law, BHU, Varanasi

onA Socio-Strategic Perspective of Quality

Higher Education in India

Arun Kumar DeshmukhPhD Research Scholar, Faculty of Management

Studies, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

Outline of the Discussion

Introduction

Issues and Challenges or The GAP

Silver Lining

Proposed Industry-Academia Diamond Model

The Way Ahead

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“If the plan is for few days- start working on that, if the plan is for ten-twenty years-plant a

tree, but if the plan is for the whole era-EDUCATE People.”

-Acharya Chanakya

Distinguished Features of Indian Education System

One of the oldest (Nalanda, Taxila)

One of the largest education systems worldwide

The largest Demographic dividend

The rising Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)

Tri-pillar Indian Education System

Higher Education (Technical Education) in India

Source: www.ugc.ac.in

Technical Education: A glimpseNumber of Technical

Institutes in India

Course-wise Number of Seats

Issues and Challenges: The Gap

Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2007) on existing education system

“Our university system is, in many parts, in a state of disrepair.... In almost half the districts in the country, higher education enrolments are abysmally low, almost two-third of our universities and 90 per cent of our colleges are rated as below average on quality parameters.... I am concerned that in many states university appointments, including that of vice-chancellors, have been politicised and have become subject to caste and communal considerations, there are complaints of favouritism and corruption.”  

The Gap-At Policy level

Over centralization

Low global competence

Inadequate Financing

No knack for research

Quality and Quantity trade-off

Poor infrastructure

At Institution Level

Poor InfrastructurePaucity of Quality Faculty resourcesApathy for researchIneffective pedagogy No industry interfaceAlarming student-teacher ratio

On part of studentsDegree / diploma mania over skills

enhancementRising educated unemployment

The Silver Lining “It's not the biggest, the brightest, or the best that will

survive, but those who adapt the quickest” - Charles Darwin

The demographic dividend (64 %)Rising GER (17 % approx)Well Performing Private Sector in Education (TISS,

TIFR, BITS, XLRI, XIMB etc.)Reverse Brain DrainIndian Dominance in Global IT industry

The Way Ahead

“If you don’t become part of solution, you got no right to raise problem.”

-Shiv Khera

Proposed Industry-Academia Diamond

Model

Collaborative Learning & Capacity BuildingCollaboration between industry-university

Collaboration between institute-institute

Collaboration between university-institute

The role of governing bodies

Recent Trends in CollaborationIntroduction of Foreign University Bill, 2010,Meta Universities, Community College, Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for

higher education (Private University Bill, 1995)IIT-B with Monash University of Australia, IIM-A

with Harvard UniversityWipro with IIM- BangaloreIFBI, NIIT and ICICI BankIGNOU with IBMIGNOU with Retailers Association of India (RAI)AXIS with Manipal University, Bangalore

Rationale behind CollaborationIncreased Global CompetenceEnhanced Employability of students Emphasis on quality Resource PoolingFinancial Support for R&DJoint Curriculum DesignAligning ResearchEncouragement to Application Oriented

Researches

Academic Social Responsibility

The degree to which academic institutions(centers of national importance/ excellence) shoulder responsibility to uplift the other institutions, their quality standards, pedagogy etc. and thereby the society as a whole.

Rationale Behind the Diamond ModelSynergistic effectPercolation EffectBetter regulatory control mechanismEnhancement in student employabilityResponsiveness to the changing industry

requirements

Are we ready for the next academic revolution???????

Thank You

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