• Arti
• Dr. AmbalikaSinha

Higher education is the foundation of any country. It helps in developing the human being in all aspects by providing adequate knowledge and specialized skills. It converts human being into useful human resource which is very essential for the overall development of the country. Higher education is as crucial as primary and secondary education because it prepares human being for employment opportunities. India is in transition phase in higher education sector. It has imposed some threatening issues, challenges and opportunities. This paper focuses on the present scenario of higher education in India. It also aims to identify various issues like accessibility of higher education to all groups of the society, quality of higher education etc. Secondary data is used to provide statistics of higher education and to give overview of the existing scenario of higher education sector. This study also identifies challenges and suggests effective measures to overcome the obstacles in higher education sector.

Higher education, accessibility, Challenges, opportunities.

"Current scenario of Higher Education in India: Challenges and Opportunities", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.586-593, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806208.pdf

"Current scenario of Higher Education in India: Challenges and Opportunities", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp586-593, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806208.pdf