Higher Education in India - a Review of the Current Scenario

Abstract

This review paper is a cumulative overview of the numerous reports and studies done on the prospects of Higher Education in India. The intertwining of Indian politics, economics, demographics and its impact on the field of higher education cannot be underrated. Vision 2030 envisioned by the FICCI Higher Education Summit 2013 and its implications for the future of Higher Education in India as well as its impact on the global scenario is contextualized. An insight on the challenges and problems that hamper the progress of higher education in India is included. The reviewer moots the idea that practices proposed by ESP (English for Specific Purposes) practitioners would be well suited to counter the challenges that dog Higher Education in India.