A big challenge is going to arise in the higher education system of the country in the coming years. According to the new report, if India has to achieve the targets set under the National Education Policy, then the number of students studying in higher education will have to increase significantly by 2035. The report released by industry organization CII and Grant Thornton India states that the country will need about 85% more enrollments than the current situation. This simply means that the number of colleges, universities and teachers will also have to be increased on a large scale.

Target of 50 percent GER by 2035

According to the report, the aim of NEP 2020 is to reach the gross enrollment ratio in the country to 50% by 2035. For this, India will have to connect about 8.61 crore students with higher education. This figure is much higher than the number of students currently studying in colleges and universities. The report says that there will have to be a continuous growth of about 5.3 percent per year for the next 10 years, which in itself is not an easy task.

Only routine colleges and universities will not be able to meet this need.

The report clearly states that routine colleges and universities alone will not be able to meet this need. Even though physical campuses will remain the backbone of education. But to accommodate such a large number of students, new methods will have to be adopted. Digital University, Online Credit Course, Virtual Learning System and technology based education have been expressed as a need on a large scale so that the reach of education can be extended beyond the campus. It has also been said in the same report that job related skills are going to change rapidly in the coming times. It is estimated that by 2030, 40 percent of job skills will change. For this reason, higher education institutes are designing courses keeping in mind employment along with studies. Options like micro credential modular courses, learning in collaboration with the industry and I-based assessment are becoming increasingly popular.

The way of education is changing due to technology

According to the airport, due to technological globalization and changing expectations of students, higher education institutes are making changes in their systems. Along with studies, digital use is also increasing in administrative governance and decision making process. The aim is not to increase the numbers but to improve the quality and experience of education.

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