Improving Indian Higher Education Quality: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

The core purpose of publicly funded Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) has been to extend the frontier of knowledge and cutting-edge quality research across disciplines. Accordingly, the HEIs should be such that can tackle social and economic questions and impact public policy. Interestingly, for attaining the desired and meaningful outcomes, HE funding should be accompanied by a corresponding development of faculty capabilities, including nurturing a vibrant academic culture and placing an emphasis on quality research. Moreover, every HEI should develop an institution-based research thrust across disciplines as envisaged in the New Education Policy, 2020.