Indian Higher Education System Research Articles

WHAT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION REAPS IN INDIA - A DIVIDEND OR A DISASTER

Demographic transition has been experienced by every country. Demographic dividend not only depends on changing age structure but also on human capital. With more people in the labor force and fewer children to support, a country has a window of opportunity for economic growth if the right social and economic investments and policies are made in health, education, governance and the economy. Indian economy has been experiencing a steady economic growth rate for the last two decades (though in recent times it shows a declining trend). The most significant feature of this growth phenomenon is that it has been service sector led growth and there has been a marked change in employment pattern. More skillful, technically sound, computer literate, vocationally trained human resources are required to achieve faster economic growth. The higher education system in India has undergone massive expansion in the postindependence period with a national resolution to establish several universities, technical institutes, research institutions professional and non-professional colleges across the country. After independence the Government of India laid stress on Primary Health Care and India has put in sustained efforts to better the health care system across the country. But Indian higher education system has certain limitations such as inadequate physical infrastructure, lack of quality and excellence & dearth of quality faculty members etc. The government initiative was not enough to meet the demands from a growing population be it in primary, secondary or tertiary health care. The present study tries to highlight whether India would be able to transform her favorable demographic structure into demographic dividend or face a disaste

Foreign partnership in Indian higher education: significance, challenges and concerns

ABSTRACT India, as a developing nation, is consistently progressing in the education field. While Indian higher education has expanded tremendously in terms of enrolment, the country has failed to produce an adequate number of world-class universities. Researchers have analysed challenges like demand-supply gap, lack of quality research and innovation, inadequate infrastructure, shortage of quality faculty, etc. Worldwide higher education policies have been transformed by various internationalisation processes that operate in a constant flux of globalisation. Given the projected demand for massification and quality improvements needed, internationalisation of higher education has become an important national goal in India. This paper conceptualises the importance of foreign partnerships in the Indian higher education sector. It delineates major challenges for the foreign enterprises to enter the Indian higher education market and highlights some recent developments on policy initiatives and schemes initiated by the Indian government to bring higher education at par with international standards. Specific hindrances of foreign partnerships in the higher education sector have also been discussed. In conclusion, this paper critically argues for formulating useful regulatory guidelines for foreign partnerships by fostering research on understanding the policy and management of the Indian higher education system.

Indian Higher Education System : Challenges and Suggestions

Indian Higher Education System : Challenges and Suggestions

Reimagining Higher Education in India leveraging Blockchain Technology A study to categorize challenges and opportunities

Blockchain makes debut as cryptocurrency in the world. Later, it starts influencing other areas too. Although its use cases are growing day by day, it will be very exciting to try a different perspective to address the problems in the higher education sector of India. And the potential it inherits can revolutionize the Indian higher education system. Besides a remarkable stature of Blockchain, its real-time implementation, adoption, scaling comprises challenges and opportunities too. This study tries to categorize them all to know better what the higher education system may expect from Blockchain technology and up to what extent.

Analysis of the Indian National Education Policy 2020 towards Achieving its Objectives

Well defined and futuristic education policy is essential for a country at school and college levels due to the reason that education leads to economic and social progress. Different countries adopt different education systems by considering the tradition and culture and adopt different stages during their life cycle at school and college education levels to make it effective. Recently Government of India announced its new Education policy which is based on the recommendations by an expert committee headed by Dr. Kasturirangan, Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). This paper highlights on various policies announced in the higher education system and compare them with the currently adopted system. Various innovations and predicted implications of NEP 2020 on the Indian higher education system along with its merits are discussed. Finally, some suggestions are proposed for its effective implementation towards achieving its objectives.

Comparing States through Educational Indicators for Last 9 Years: AISHE Data Analysis

The higher education system in India is massive and structurally diverse with 4.3 million students in 1043 university and more than 43858 college level institutions. The educational planners, researchers and administrators may frequently need to evaluate various indicators of education using the data. The objective of the study is to compare the states in the light of few variables from AISHE database. The variables considered are number of universities-colleges/institutions, number of students enrolled (STD)- different levels and category, average number of enrolment per college(AEC), college population index (number of college per 1 lakh population)(CPI), gross enrolment ratio (GER), gender parity index (GPI), Human Development Index, etc. For this analysis only 14 states have been considered – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The states have been compared in the light of each variables over last 9 years from 2011-12 to 2019-2020.

Higher Education in India Need To Be More Skilled and Reformed For Internationalization

This article helps us to understand the importance of higher education in India. Education being a powerful tool, it has to be given more importance. India’s renowned scholars like Charaka, Susruta, Vatsayayana and many more had contributed to world knowledge in many diverse fields. In the present study a survey has been done to know the importance of higher education in India. A questionnaire has been made with 15 questions and the sample size of 40 with simple random sampling has been done. The importance of higher education in India, internationalization, value education, use of technology in education, accreditation and also to improve the position of India in the world rankings. The above mentioned parameters were tested in the questionnaire. Majority has given the responses that, the Indian education system need to be reformed and also to be globalised. For the responses the questionnaire was prepared and send using a link. Gender differences was not taken into account. Respondents were from different areas of specialisation. This article can help as an eye-opener for the improvement in the higher education system in India which makes our Indian system in the coming future to be in the world rankings like THE, QS.

Analysis of the Indian National Education Policy 2020 towards Achieving its Objectives

Well defined and futuristic education policy is essential for a country at school and college levels due to the reason that education leads to economic and social progress. Different countries adopt different education systems by considering the tradition and culture and adopt different stages during their life cycle at school and college education levels to make it effective. Recently Government of India announced its new Education policy which is based on the recommendations by an expert committee headed by Dr. Kasturirangan, Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). This paper highlights on various policies announced in the higher education system and compare them with the currently adopted system. Various innovations and predicted implications of NEP 2020 on the Indian higher education system along with its merits are discussed. Finally, some suggestions are proposed for its effective implementation towards achieving its objectives.

Issues, Concerns and Directions for Improving the Quality of Higher Education in India

The higher education system in India has undergone a huge change since independence. It has long been defined by its rote-learning method and textbook-centric teaching. The archaic learning pattern has been blamed for taking away creative thinking from the young minds which makes them hesitant from embracing creative careers. There have been some changes in the education system in the recent years, like the CBSE’s introduction of art-integrated courses. Higher education system in India is one of the world’s largest systems of education in terms of students, which has a great potential to compete with global universities. It is one of the key drivers of growth performance, prosperity, and competitiveness in national and global economies. Education empowers minds that will be able to conceive good thoughts and ideas as it is the key to success in life, and teachers make a long lasting impact. It has been widely acknowledged that no country can alleviate poverty, achieve sustainable economic development and produce skilled human resources without substantial investment in human capital. This study aims to highlight the challenges and the opportunities in higher education system in India and to analyses the various factors which are important for a country to provide word-class education with international norms. It takes stock of the initiatives taken by the government to improve the standards of higher education. Keywords : Education, Opportunities, Challenges, Governance, Development, Colleges, Universities DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-22-03 Publication date: August 31 st 2020

Weaving sustainability in Indian higher education system

Learning outcomes The specific teaching and learning objectives are as follows: to help students manage virtual communication in cross-cultural settings and developing the trust in virtual teams. To have them assess their effectiveness in the virtual collaboration process. To design the strategies to combat the challenges involved in working collaboratively on a common computing platform. Case overview/synopsis Higher education institutions in India are facing intense criticism for failing to impart employability skills to the students. Despite being one of the largest education systems in the world, Indian universities are not listed in the rankings of best international universities. It is grappling with the challenges of adopting the right teaching methodologies that foster deep learning, which may lead to sustainability in higher education. To gain relevancy, the higher education institutions must discover the ways to transit from the knowledge-intensive to skill-intensive institutions. By introducing a virtual collaborative professional project for international business students, Professor Bose proposed a small step of moving from a rote teacher-centric to more hands-on, student-centric teaching methodology. While virtual projects are a common and successful way of enhancing cross-cultural competence in students, Professor Bose is unsure how receptive Indian students will be with this methodology. He visualizes many challenges related to the execution of the project and is worried whether he will be successful in achieving his goal of skill-based knowledge creation. While systems and institutions of higher education in India struggle to address the pressures created by globalization, Professor Bose knew that the one-size-may not fit all. “Flexible pedagogy” and personalizing the methods to suit the requirements of a majority of the students was the way forward. However, he needs to know if the faculty and students will be open to change. Complexity academic level This case is immediately valuable for the students and faculty who are the part of the courses such as “International Business” in which the global leadership challenges, managing virtual communication in cross-cultural settings and developing the trust in virtual teams are main features of the curriculum. The case could also be used effectively in the seminars conducted for the managers working in international organizations and managing the tasks in virtual teams located globally. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS: 5 International Business.

Authentic Leadership, Power and Social Identities: A Call for Justice in Indian Higher Education System

The current socio-political situation in India has gradually shifted the meaning of leader, power and identity in the Indian higher education system. Normalizing the diverse voices, oppression, concretizing the social categories and policing of education created a crisis of ethics. The majoritarian and populist leadership took the shape of an authentic leader, representing the identities of the groups who prejudice towards the minorities. The higher education systems such as universities have become a seat of monitoring and limiting dissenting voices and a neoliberal wave has taken over the whole system in the name of morality, nationalism and religious dominance. This article presents a critical analysis of leadership in the university settings and the way leadership processes are considered to be authentic and ethical in a cultural context.

Toward Acceptance of MOOCs in the Higher Education: A Perspective of Indian Students

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are gaining popularity and these are a matter of appreciation among a large number of students worldwide. Currently, the Indian higher education system is ranked third in the world, and MOOCs are also growing rapidly in India. Therefore, systematic data analysis is the key requirement to understand the acceptance of MOOCs in higher education in India. Statistical data analysis is done on a data of 945 students from Graphic Era Hill University India, where MOOCs are a part of the academic curriculum and students are free to choose any MOOCs in each semester. This statistical analysis reveals the popularity of various platforms among students. It is also found that students’ selection of MOOC is not independent of gender and different academic level of courses. Overall, the statistical analysis suggests that MOOCs are acceptable for different streams and MOOCs offer ease in academic learning.

Managing “Knowledge” in India: A Higher Education Perspective

Knowledge management (KM) is a modern discipline that, in a few decades, has made its mark, appraised its significance and managed to get noticed by industry experts, practitioners, researchers and policy makers. In this context, this paper (i) maps critical success factors (CSFs) that drive the success of knowledge management process and practice in higher education institutions and similar communities of practice, (ii) combines existing research and sums up the findings of different studies on knowledge management in higher education, with major emphasis on Indian context, and (iii) suggest future research directions. In order to realize the above objectives, an intensive review of literature of published research on knowledge management in higher education institutions was performed. The key findings show that CSFs for successful implementation of knowledge management can be broadly categorized into four dimensions namely technological, human or personnel factors, senior management factors and organisational factors. These dimensions further have some more quantifiable elements. Further empirical research on these factors, in combination, must be done in the perspective of higher education system in India.

MOOCs for Professional Development of Teachers through E-Learning System: The Indian Scenario

E-learning is an innovative approach to utilize Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to provide learning opportunities to a wide audience. It allows interaction between learners and teachers. In recent years, in order to adapt to the changing role of the teachers to accommodate 21st century learning practices, E-learning has changed teaching-learning in the higher education system of India. The Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) is one of the gateways of E-learning system for in-service teachers of college and university in India. Academic libraries also play vital role in the changing method of teaching and learning process for MOOCs development. The purpose of this paper is to present changes in the use of the technology in online learning and universal access to knowledge through Swayam, the platform for offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in India. The findings revealed that the online refresher course has different parameters or factors which provide information about distinct aspects of MOOCs for professional development and engagement of in-service teachers

A review of principles and practices of mentoring with reference to selected modern techniques

Higher education system in India and across the world are always on a pursuit for best practices to be incorporated as a part of both the academic domain in the short run, and human capital leveraging in the long run. In this regard, mentorship has emerged as one of the much needed tool to awaken the dormant potential of candidates to serve as excellent initiators of change and development at the micro and macro level. The present study attempts to get started with mentoring by familiarizing with its rudiments, by understanding the role and scope of mentors along with laying down some best practices and techniques to meet varying needs.

Dilemmas in Reforming Higher Education in India

Higher education system in India facing daunting challenges from within—forces from within the institutions, and from outside within the country, and from global forces. The system needs major and somewhat pressing, if not emergency reforms. At the same time, we are confronted with a variety of dilemmas in reforming higher education. It is argued here that some dilemmas are redundant, a few valid and genuine, and some need a little bold re-thinking—drawing from traditional wisdom and contemporary world experience. The paper deliberates on these different types of education dilemmas.

An Investigation of factors influencing student satisfaction with MOOCs in the Indian Higher Education System

An Investigation of factors influencing student satisfaction with MOOCs in the Indian Higher Education System

Role of Libraries in Higher Education in India

The role of the library is important in the field of higher education. It is imperative to serve reader and researcher from various colleges and universities in the country. Accordingly the location of the libraries is indispensable for providing important education in higher education system. It is necessary to utilize the complete tools available in the library from various institution in the country similarly the role of NAAC in the field of higher education is also important. It is important for libraries to participate in the educational institution of the country as they seek the highest level of higher education. The research paper presented discusses the libraries involvement in the higher education system in India.

An Examination to Measure the Satisfaction Level of Faculty towards Work Life Balance Practices of Private and Public Universities of Delhi/NCR Region

Study aims to measure the satisfaction level of the Female Faculty towards the work life balance practices prevailing in their universities. Researcher has used both the primary and secondary data. Secondary data related to the work life balance studies, higher education system of India, universities and its types, and knowledge about the research methodology, has been used in the study. Primary data is collected in the form of perception of female faculty members towards the work life balance in public and private universities of Delhi/NCR. Total sample size was 602 female faculty members. It was found that in public universities, majority of the female faculty were found to be satisfied towards all the work life balance practices except; Facility of yoga and other clubs to cope up stress and career break for the specific purpose such as for higher education. In private universities, majority of the female faculty were found to be dissatisfied towards all the work life balance practices. Hence, female faculty working in public universities were found to be more satisfied than female faculty working in private universities.

Financial Technology and its Scope in Higher Education - A Study with Reference to India

Financial Technology or FinTech means application of technological innovation in financial practices. FinTech came in a big way during the financial crisis of 2008 which led to the necessity of new ways and means of exchange as people had grown skeptical of banks, similar financial institutions. Thus as the proverb goes 'Necessity is the mother of invention' there occurred a host of unique and user friendly technologies that revolutionized the world of finance. Given this the Education sector in India is currently undergoing a huge surge in demand with Indian Higher Education system being the third largest after US and China. The present paper tries to present the need and scope of adopting the FinTech in the Higher Education sector of India. Using secondary data the paper tries to explore the scope and ways of introducing FinTech in the Higher Education system in India.