In an alarming article published by “Economic Times” in 2018; over 3700 PHDs, 50000 Graduates and 28000 Post Graduates had applied for peon and messengers jobs in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. These positions require a minimum eligibility of Class X or lower. Similarly, around 129 engineers, 23 lawyers, 1 Chartered Accountant and 393 Post Graduates were interviewed for the position of Peon in the Indian State of Rajasthan.
This situation is common in majority of Indian States where there is little or no correlation between the qualifications and the jobs; which is the result of poor quality of Higher Education and very minimal importance given to Research & Excellence. Quality & Excellence are intrinsic features of Education; and Education without these features can hardly be called Education at all. The need for promoting Quality & Excellence is one of the major challenges for Indian Education System.
Since the dawn of Independence in 1947, there has been a steady progress made by India in developing its Higher Education System. The number of Universities in India has shown a 5 fold increase from 20 in 1950 to 994 in 2019. During 1950, India had around 500 colleges which have increased to a total of over 42,000 in 2019. (Source: UGC Website)
This situation is common in majority of Indian States where there is little or no correlation between the qualifications and the jobs; which is the result of poor quality of Higher Education and very minimal importance given to Research & Excellence. Quality & Excellence are intrinsic features of Education; and Education without these features can hardly be called Education at all. The need for promoting Quality & Excellence is one of the major challenges for Indian Education System.
Since the dawn of Independence in 1947, there has been a steady progress made by India in developing its Higher Education System. The number of Universities in India has shown a 5 fold increase from 20 in 1950 to 994 in 2019. During 1950, India had around 500 colleges which have increased to a total of over 42,000 in 2019. (Source: UGC Website)
