• Chandni Rani

The world has realized that the economic success of the states is directly determined by their education systems. Education is a Nation’s Strength. A developed nation is inevitably an educated nation. Indian higher education system is the third largest in the world, next to the United States and China. Since independence, India as a developing nation is continuously progressing in the education field. Although there have been lot of challenges to higher education system of India but equally have lot of opportunities to overcome these challenges and to make higher education system much better. It needs greater transparency and accountability, the role of colleges and universities in the new millennium, and emerging scientific research on how people learn is of utmost important. India need well skilled and highly educated people who can drive our economy forward. India provides highly skilled people to other countries therefore; it is very easy for India to transfer our country from a developing nation to a developed nation. Main challenge lack of practical experiences while studying the topics in non science streams, lack of attractive salary packages, lack of identification of dignity of students, lack of concessional courses for meritorious students , lack of adequate facilties in rural and backward areas , lack of uniform policies for recruitment of teachers is to attract the meritorious student to study in India and do the research instead of going to abroad this can be stop by providing scholarship selection on the basis of merit and providing the job with attractive salary . The current study aims to highlight the challenges and to point out the opportunities in higher education system in India.

Education, Opportunities, Challenges, Colleges, Universities

"HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA : CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.138-143, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDL06024.pdf

"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.6, Issue 3, page no. pp138-143, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDL06024.pdf