India Higher Education Report 2015 [Paperback]

The unprecedented expansion of higher education in India and the proliferation of providers in turn have posed enormous challenges to equity, quality and financing of the sector. The India Higher Education Report 2015 traces the evolution of higher education and discusses the key role of committees and commissions whose reports and recommendations form the backdrop of contemporary developments. Authoritative and comprehensive, the volume examines a range of themes including equity, financing, employment, quality, and governance. It also engages with new and recent data as well as current issues and debates.

The volume will be an important resource for academics, policy makers, civil society organisations, media and those concerned with higher education. It will also be useful to scholars and researchers of public policy, sociology and economics.

Acknowledgements. Preface. About the Contributors. List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Abbreviations. 1. Introduction Part I. The Higher Education Context 2. Higher Education Policy in India: Emerging Issues and Approaches 3. Commissions and Committees on Higher Education in India: Perspectives and Recommendations on Major Issues Part II. Equity in Higher Education 4. Quantitative Expansion of Higher Education in India 5. Perspectives on Social Group Disparities in Higher Education 6. Gender Representation in Higher Education: Going Beyond Numbers Part III. Quality in Higher Education 7. Quality Assurance in Indian Higher Education-Role of NAAC 8. Research and Innovation in Universities in India Part IV. Diversification of the System