Is the proliferation of privately run colleges and universities in India a good thing or is it leading to a decline in the standards of higher education? More institutions are needed, but how exactly are they being managed? With a rising number of young people with degrees finding it difficult to get jobs, there is reason to be concerned about what is being taught and how.
Simultaneously, government-run institutions, which were at one time important centres of learning and research, are in decline. They are inadequately funded and their faculties have been depleted. In contrast, China has forged. . .
