Abstract
The system of higher education in the state of Kerala, on India's southwest coast, has developed under unique social and political circumstances. Kerala is by most educationally measures the most advanced state in India. Its current government is a coalition dominated by the Marxist Communist Party of India. The state's higher education future is complex but practical. Careful attention needs to be given to the organization of the higher education system.
Highlights
While not wealthy even by Indian standards—it ranks ninth in gross domestic product among India’s 28 states—Kerala is by most measures the most advanced state in India in education
The communists, who have been in power off and on since the 1950s, have in many ways shaped modern Kerala’s society
Kerala was the first state in the world to elect communists to power
Summary
While not wealthy even by Indian standards—it ranks ninth in gross domestic product among India’s 28 states—Kerala is by most measures the most advanced state in India in education. Altbach is the Monan University Professor and director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College. The growth in recent years of private colleges, mainly in such fields as medicine, engineering, information technology, nursing, and management studies that receive no government funding—many of which are quasi-for-profit—has created problems for the university authorities as they are asked to provide affiliation to institutions that may be of questionable quality.
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