• SRINIVASA MURTHY A T

Education has a strong correlation with socio economic development of the country because a society having high literacy rate has more chances of development at the economic and social levels as compare to the nations lacking in it. Revolution in information technology and scientific advancements has linked the production and productivity with knowledge which has increased the need of qualified workforce The process of globalization, powered by information technologies, is changing every aspect of life, including attitudes toward teaching and learning. This paper focusing on the main negative implications of the increasing commercialization of higher education, of viewing education as a commodity, students as consumers, and educators as service providers as they relate to the outcomes of the liberal education for the twenty-first century. Commercialization means materializes itself in mushrooming private schools at different levels and public and private universities at high education level. It affects millions of families and as a result there is a significant change in the traditional concepts of education in society, including student-teacher relationship, educational purposes, and attitudes towards knowledge. Commercialization of education may change the relationship among these players through a cost-effect process and product evaluation re-structuring.

Education, Commercialization, higher education

"IMPACT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.235-238, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDL06041.pdf

"IMPACT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp235-238, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDL06041.pdf