ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE: IMPACT AND CONSEQUENCES

The challenges faced by higher education in India are diverse, as expected from any country with its size and population. Statistical data reflects no particular spurt on the higher education front and neither any enhancement in the employment rate. What are these challenges and can a few methods of reform actually bring about a change for the better in the future! A number of reforms have been presented time and again, even by the Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and the Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore) to the Planning Commission for the XI Five Year Plan for meeting the challenges in higher education in both education and research. A review and subsequent implementation of most of them will definitely ensure a path to progress for higher education in our country.