• Rituraj Abhishek
• Arjun Prasad

The development of any economy depends on various factors. One the factors, playing major roles, is Human Resources; which is purely the result of qualitative higher education. Our economy as well as society depends on economic-development for which the qualitative education facilitates concrete foundation. This increases the productivity, efficiency and consistency of the economy and society as well. The higher education system in Jharkhand is full of doubts and is victim of irrational policies of Governments. The quality of higher education in Jharkhand is comparatively at low level. The budget expenditure on education of Jharkhand is merely 2.37% in comparison to central budget i.e. 4.40%. Challenges in Higher Education: • Lack of rational education policy and division of higher education institutions in various classes. • Irrational appointment of teachers, like ‘contractual’ basis. • Large gap in teacher-student ratio as per UGC norms. • Gap between the required expenditure and actual expenditure per student. • Lack of basic needs in institutions like – sufficient classrooms, laboratories, canteen, common rooms, potable water, toilets, library, playgrounds, Wi-Fi, internet etc. • Year wise rapid growth in admission, but sluggish development in infrastructure. • Poor attendance of students in classes and using unfair means. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently modernized the syllabus pattern of Under-graduate and Post-graduate courses to improve the quality of education system and bring it at par the global standards. The examination system needs improved techniques. So that, the chances of malpractices and use of unfair means may be brought down to zero level. For this, it is necessary to make the infrastructure of institutions sound and relevant. The government also, in its budget, should make provision for enhanced percentage of expenditure on education. Jharkhand has shown remarkable development over the years by taking various initiatives. However, a lot are yet to be done. This includes providing better autonomy to institutions, introduction of branch new regulatory system in order to enhance the existing education system to a world class level, improving teachers’ qualification, making necessary recruitments, providing sufficient funds to education system etc. This will certainly help the quality improvement of Human resources, on which our economic development is depended.

Economic Development, Jharkhand, Education policy, economic growth, Human Development, Education, Higher education;

"Economic Development in Jharkhand: Need of Qualitative Higher Education, Challenges & Opportunities", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.244-249, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906N86.pdf

"Economic Development in Jharkhand: Need of Qualitative Higher Education, Challenges & Opportunities", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp244-249, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906N86.pdf