Higher Education in India: Challenges and Radical Transformation towards Knowledge Based Society

Education as a whole has been the key to the future and provides to the students with skill that they could not get anywhere. The new age has clearly shown us that education is a vital ingredient for a person’s future. Education has shown that one who studies further has a better lifestyle and will be highly respected, but what education cannot do is offer everyone the opportunity to succeed. Only a few students can take advantage of education; because if suddenly

The evolution of time is the cause of the various changes in the universe; it keeps on producing new concepts to challenge and a better understanding of the importance of education in everyone’s life. Despite all of the struggling college students might face, yet college education is always a smart decision and the right investment towards the future. Earning a bachelor 's degree is an extremely valuable step which prepares the person for a long journey of a wide variety of job opportunities, high payment, better economy, and a brighter future.

In today’s world, young people think that if they continue their tertiary education, they can access a better job, no matter which subject they take. This situation indirectly causes a huge enrollment of students into universities and colleges, which may drop off the quality of education. As the author says, “quantity trumps quality” (pg. 168) which certify that the environment is skipped from education to jobs; meanwhile, the knowledge part is ignored by the students. In detail, they do not expect to learn something but just to get a degree which acts as “a passport to consideration for a job”. (pg. 164) This condition gradually turns credentialing into the norm. Everyone only cares about the degree that they will receive rather than concerning about what they will learn and develop through their subject’s material.

`Education is the most crucial part of each and every person’s life. But the higher tuition fee is the serious problem seen in America. Student are not able to go to university after completing their high school due to the monetary problems. They are studying till the high school as the education is free up to that level and after that they are compelled to stop their further education. Rising tuition fees is the today’s burning issue of the United States. Removing tuition hurdle allows everyone to achieve their goal. The escalating cost of higher education is causing many to question the value of continuing education beyond high school. Providing world-class education system for everybody is the prerequisite

Higher education has a vast history; beginning in the early colonial period and spanning ten generations. With its wide range of history, aspects of higher education have changed as the ideals and reforms of society adjusted. Albeit, the missions and purposes of college have remained the same. In this paper, I will clarify the three main missions and purposes of higher education. Then, I will shift the focus of the paper to the area I would like to pursue in higher education and how it reflects those purposes.

Educational goals are seen to be an area of great concern in the era of globalization. Universities will continually play a immense role increasing a better society. (S. Chinnammai, 2005)

The only way higher education can surely be worthwhile is if the right measures were taken to lead each student to the right path that suits them, in doing what they love and enjoy at the same time of building their road to success. Everything should matter to the higher institutions in order to bring the best possible outcomes for the students by achieving their well being which according to Busteed is the sum of several factors which include mental, physical, social, and financial state all together to achieve the real meaning of success and make college worth

Education is a complex thing. There are many things that contribute to its development, one of them being the history of the country or, in Europe's case,

I have come to realisation that studying and learning at an institution of higher level

Other countries, such as India, are ahead in supporting “hands-on” vocational studies. India has aspired to be an important source of talent for global and national businesses. In her paper ‘National Strategies for Vocational Education and Lifelong Learning’, Sudha Pillai (2009), Secretary, Member Planning Commission stated that while India is a storehouse of a vast pool of skilled manpower, India’s huge challenge is to ensure that its manpower possess skills appropriate to the needs of both its internal economy and the global economy. Citing the forecast made by the US Census Bureau and the Boston Consulting Group, she said that while the whole world will face a deficit of skilled manpower by 2020, India will have a surplus of 47 million youth who will have the potential to become self-sufficient and to become a major source of skilled manpower at international standards. A recent survey from The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), a survey that compares workers in more than 20 wealthy countries on critical written and numerical information processing skills, recently revealed the unadorned truth about workforce readiness proves that the education system of today still has a long way to go. According to the

To compare the quality of an education, one has to consider the goals of higher education. These goals have been debated for as long as education has been around. The goals can often be separated by two key perspectives: utilitarian and

Higher education should be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. Professional and technical education should be made generally available.

As the rapid development of human society, people pay more attention to the education in order to enhance their ability. As we all know, there are two main types of education: general education and specialized education. Some people think general education is more beneficial for individual’s whole life because it can develop individual’s ability in an all-round way; while others think the specialized education is more efficient and purposeful which can save individual’s money and time. There is no doubt that both general education and specialized education has advantages and disadvantages. As a result, in reality, individual should choose the type of education depend on his or her needs, preferences and the money and time he or her can afford. (Trillium College)

As Indians we take pride in the fact that we have the highest youth population. “India’s Demographic Dividend” has become a catch phrase that is often used to highlight our growth prospects. India is expected to become the largest contributor to the global workforce, with the working-age population likely to swell from 749 million to a whopping 962 million over 2010 to 2030. Given this massive supply of potential workforce, should Indian organizations feel contented? Unfortunately, there lies a dangerous paradox. Extrapolating current trends of labour participation and unemployment, a staggering 423 million of the working-age population will be unemployed or unable to participate in the job market by 2030. India faces a considerable skill development challenge, especially related to imparting “employable skills” to its workforce. As per an Economic Times report, as much as 85% of the workforce is unskilled and unemployable. If you take engineering for instance, out of 0.4 million students graduating every year in India, only 20% are employable. The demand from industry is turning towards high-skilled labour which will further intensify the problem. Research indicates an acute skill deficit in India, for instance in the Auto industry, the shortfall in 2022 is expected to be a staggering 35 million. These are the beginnings of an intense, “never seen before” war for talent.

On June 11, 2014, PM Modi had said in his first address in the Lok Sabha that only a graduation certificate is not enough. We need skills. We need to concentrate on skill development. Young people’s participation on the development and employment prospects are essential. Following this the long term development goal, our objective of the program is to contribute to society for the improvement of youth economy and the promotion of youth entrepreneurship. In the current scenario the increase in the youth population is not matched by an increase in job opportunities. The schooling system is