Higher Education has been defined as the mother of all professions.
The higher education in India has been confronted with many challenges as there is huge expansion of education to 1500 universities nationwide. For high quality education, we need world-class institutions. We also need bright students to opt for research. The fundamental purpose of education is to make students employable. Employability does not mean job specific skills, but it means the general level of preparedness of entry level employees. It requires a combination of basic, higher order and affective employability skills and traits.Presently, Indian education system caters to the need of more than 10 million people. The higher education enrollment is only 13 per cent. There is an urgent need for expanding the higher education base in the country.
The various levels of education are -
Primary Education, Secondary Education, Higher Secondary Education and Professional Education which includes Medical, Management, Engineering, Agriculture and other Technical Education
The quality in higher education is the product of 3Es - Excellence, Efficiency and Equity.
The new developments in higher education includes increased supply of education and the emergence of new education providers such as multi-national companies, corporate universities and media companies. In recent years, India’s rapid growth has fuelled a massive increase in the demand for higher education. The potential impact of globalization on higher education provides both opportunities and challenges. The paper discusses the research scenario regarding various issues underlying it. It also focuses on impact of globalization on Higher Education. The paper attempts to bring on surface the factors affecting Higher Education and suggestions to improve the quality of Higher Education.
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