Socio-Strategic Perspective to Quality Higher Education in India
1. Arun Kumar Deshmukh
PhD Research Scholar, Faculty of Management Studies,
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
2. Outline of the Discussion
Introduction
Issues and Challenges or The GAP
Silver Lining
Proposed Industry-Academia Diamond Model
The Way Ahead
3. Introduction
“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
4. 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)
9. 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.”
10. The Gap-At Policy level
Over centralization
Low global competence
Inadequate Financing
No knack for research
Quality and Quantity trade-off
Poor infrastructure
11. At Institution Level
Poor Infrastructure
Paucity of Quality Faculty resources
Apathy for research
Ineffective pedagogy
No industry interface
Alarming student-teacher ratio
12. On part of students
Degree / diploma mania over skills enhancement
Rising educated unemployment
13. 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 Drain
Indian Dominance in Global IT industry
14. The Way Ahead
“If you don’t become part of solution, you got
no right to raise problem.”
-Shiv Khera
16. Collaborative Learning & Capacity
Building
Collaboration between industry-university
Collaboration between institute-institute
Collaboration between university-institute
The role of governing bodies
17. Recent Trends in Collaboration
Introduction 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 University
Wipro with IIM- Bangalore
IFBI, NIIT and ICICI Bank
IGNOU with IBM
IGNOU with Retailers Association of India (RAI)
AXIS with Manipal University, Bangalore
18. Rationale behind Collaboration
Increased Global Competence
Enhanced Employability of students
Emphasis on quality
Resource Pooling
Financial Support for R&D
Joint Curriculum Design
Aligning Research
Encouragement to Application Oriented Researches
19. 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.
20. Rationale Behind the Diamond Model
Synergistic effect
Percolation Effect
Better regulatory control mechanism
Enhancement in student employability
Responsiveness to the changing industry requirements
21. Are we ready for the next academic
revolution???????
