Education is the most powerful weapon to change the social, economic, and
cultural, backwardness. Particularly higher education with research and development
drives the country towards a good economic position in all aspects. India occupies the
second position regarding the highest populated countries in the world. At the same
time, India also enjoys the advantage of demographic dividend occupying the top place
with respect to the youth population. Keeping pace with the global developments, if
effective measures are implemented in the field of education, India’s manpower can be
transformed into quality human resources. As a developing country, India has been
prioritizing universalization of education, resulting in its horizontal growth. Now India
should also focus on vertical growth with skill-oriented education especially at higher
levels. India is the second-highest population country but first place in the younger
(youth) generation. This paper mainly focuses on the overall performance of the higher
education system in India. It also identifies required solutions and plans to be used for
the improvement of quality in higher education in India.
Keywords: Distance Education, Gross Enrollment Ratio, Empower, Enrollment,
Higher Education, Higher Education System, Learning Strategies, Methodology,
Opportunities, Pedagogical Issues, Primary Education, Privatization, Professional,
Self Sustainability, Skill development, Technical Education, Vocational.
