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Envisioning the Future of Indian Higher Education in the Post-Covid Era: Challenges and Possibilities

In: Managing Pandemic and Correcting Development Fundamentals

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  • Saumen Chattopadhyay

    (Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, SSS, JNU)

Abstract

This chapter seeks to understand and anticipate the future of the Indian higher education in the Post-Covid era in the wake of the implementation of the New Economic Policy (NEP) 2020. The chapter begins with the conceptualization of the debatable issue of whether higher education as a public good or common good. This is followed by a brief discussion of the challenges facing the Indian higher education system and how are they being addressed in the proposed NEP. This is followed by a discussion on the possible implications for the two major functions of the universities such as teaching and doing research with the academic profession being at the center of discussion. We broaden the context of the discussion by bringing in a major force which is gaining momentum, i.e., internationalization. We end this chapter with a discussion on the major issues and objectives, access and equity, conceptualization of quality, autonomy and accountability and the nature of public good character of higher education. We conclude with observations for the evolving market for higher education and the nature of public character of higher education focusing on inclusive expansion and attainment of quality education.

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  • Saumen Chattopadhyay, 2023. "Envisioning the Future of Indian Higher Education in the Post-Covid Era: Challenges and Possibilities," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Ajitava Raychaudhuri & Arpita Ghose (ed.), Managing Pandemic and Correcting Development Fundamentals, pages 65-83, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-19-8680-2_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-8680-2_5
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