Volume : 3, Issue : 6, June - 2014
Public–Private Participation in higher education; An introspection on the quality delivery and of social inclusion
Prince. Tc
Abstract :
It is my earnest attempt to view the public–private venture in Indian higher education through the prisms of quality delivery and of social inclusion of marginalized sections; and furthermore, whether the collaboration acts as a catalyst for an organized upward social mobility? While this is the case, (PPP model) what is the role of the government and its various agencies in sustaining the very objectives of the University Grants Commission such as expansion, equity and excellence of higher education?
The strategic role of private sector in Indian higher education
The public–private partnership involves long lasting relationships between these sectors and both are equally benefiting out of the venture. Many countries in the world over have successfully been experimented this partnership model in different sectors including health, education, telecom, banking, construction etc. Indian higher education, on the one hand is undergoing a phase of apprehension–cantered transition, as opportunities along with required standard of facilities on a wide variety of subjects remain disproportionate to the number of students eligible for higher studies, followed by irregular funding; and on the other hand is a series of crisis ranging from policy–paralysis to implementation delay and from autonomy to assessment as well. The private sector now accounts for nearly 64% of the total institutions for higher education and 59% of total student enrolment of higher education in India. We therefore should not omit the role and contribution of private sector side by side with public sector for the sustained growth of Indian higher education system , in general and of professional education , in particular. The very debut of private– stake in Indian higher education therefore, seeks mainly to address two extremes of problem that policy bottle–neck and financial bottle neck
The quality delivery and social inclusion of Indian higher education
The public–private partnerships in higher education are often found of not fulfilling the mandatory provisions of India, including quality delivery of services against international standards and inclusion of weaker sections –SC/ST/OBC, minorities and physically disabled population, as well. For the better quality assurance, it is inevitable to make a shift of criteria for measuring the effectiveness of higher education from traditional point of view (teaching, research and community services) to modern point of view (market ready work force, the conducive input support system with a modern outlook for academic improvements and research &teaching capabilities with world class quality retention).
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Prince.TC Public-Private Participation in higher education; An introspection on the quality delivery and of social inclusion Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 3, Issue: 6 June 2014