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Privatisation of Higher Education in India


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1 Lecturer, Panihati Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
2 Associate professor Department of Commerce, Kalipada Ghosh Tari Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal, India
 

Privatization of higher education is not a new concept in India. While on one hand, expenditure for higher education is gradually increasing day by day, on the other government is gradually decreasing its financial support to the higher education in public sector. As a result, profit making higher education institution is growing rapidly in private sector. How far the rapid growth of higher education institutions in private sector affect various dimension of higher education in India more specifically equity and quality of higher education is the subject matter of discussion of this paper.

Keywords

Higher Education, Privatisation, Professional Course, Universities.
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Authors

Annwesha Chanda
Lecturer, Panihati Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
Dilip Chanda
Associate professor Department of Commerce, Kalipada Ghosh Tari Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Privatization of higher education is not a new concept in India. While on one hand, expenditure for higher education is gradually increasing day by day, on the other government is gradually decreasing its financial support to the higher education in public sector. As a result, profit making higher education institution is growing rapidly in private sector. How far the rapid growth of higher education institutions in private sector affect various dimension of higher education in India more specifically equity and quality of higher education is the subject matter of discussion of this paper.

Keywords


Higher Education, Privatisation, Professional Course, Universities.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23862/kiit-parikalpana%2F2021%2Fv17%2Fi2%2F210545