GROWTH OF QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION : ROLE OF STATES AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
HIGHER EDUCATION SCENARIO India's future largely depend on how well we equip our students and youth to meet emerging challenges of Viksit Bharat 2047.In this context state public universities have been playing a pivotal role. For the last 7 decades the country witnessed vibrant growth and expansion of State Public Universities (SPU)s.They have been responsible to increase both access to affordable higher education requirements and also addressing the regional imbalances in higher education. Establishment of premier institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Indian Institutes of Management, Central Universities, and other institutions of excellence was the main visionary attempts of the nation in India's higher education development. Currently we have 21 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs),23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) 56 Central Universities in addition to good number of engineering and Medical Colleges. Most importantly India's large nu...