Emerging Issues and Regulatory Framework in Higher Education in India

Learning is the important aspect of human life and hence it is an individual responsibility. No one can be deprived of the knowledge one has acquired. Acquisition of this knowledge becomes a very crucial and important decision of an individual's life. This learning is imparted through the education. Thus education is a necessary and important aspect of human life. Education not only improves the mental status of human but also develops the society as a whole. During last few decades, the expansion of technical and professional education was phenomenal and it is playing a significant role in the economic and technological development of the country. Various initiatives have been taken such as research and development, modernization and technology Development. The main focus areas of professional and technical education is the areas catering to the need of country, technological up gradation of labs and designing of courses by institutions in such a manner which will lead to the development of rural and undeveloped class of society. In this scenario with increasing demand and enrollment of higher education, there are lots of disparities and issues in the higher education system. The article tries to highlight these emerging issues in higher education and the regulatory framework to fight these issues in maintaining and improving the quality of issues. The paper aims at understanding the emerging and new issues in higher education. These various issues have been highlighted in various plans of UGC especially in the 11th and 12th plan. The issues focus around the Quality, expansion and Relevance of higher education. The paper further tries to bring out various initiatives taken by UGC through different bodies to manage these issues especially to improve the quality of education.