ABSTRACT

Higher Education System of India is considered as the Third largest education system of the world. University Grants Commission of India is the main governing body to enforce the present Higher Education System.  The problems that confront higher education in India today are low rates of enrolment, unequal access, a poor quality of infrastructure and lack of relevance. With new moves being planned on the policy front, it is necessary to find concrete solutions and build on earlier efforts. The National Policy on Education (NPE) that was adopted by Parliament in May 1986 and Programme of Action (POA), 1986, as updated in 1992, are perhaps the last government policy statements on higher education and which have guided actions since the mid-1980s. Now that there are new moves on the policy front, it is necessary to identify the key issues, build on the earlier efforts and then take a step ahead.  The problems that confront education today are low rates of enrolment, unequal access, poor quality of infrastructure and lack of relevance. The goals remain the same — expansion with inclusion and ensuring quality and relevant education. This research Paper will emphasize the basic problems of Higher Education System in India in the Present Educations scenario as well as remedies to make the Present Higher Education System more conducive to the present environment.