From the Editor’s Desk

The Higher education scenario in India is at crossroads, mainly due to some major upheavals in the existing regulatory authorities. According to experts and academics, a lot more efforts need to be put in to attain the desired levels of research and internationalization of Indian campuses. India has had a rich culture of erudition; in fact the formalized methods of Vedic learning helped inspire the establishment of large teaching institutions such as Taxila,Nalanda, and Vikramashila which are often characterized as India's early universities. Despite such a rich educational heritage, only a handful of Indian varsities feature in global rankings. Paucity of funds coupled with its largely linear models with limited focus on specialization is what ails the Indian higher education scenario. The gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education is 24.5—which means that out of every 100 youths eligible for higher education, less than 25 are pursuing tertiary education.