Institutional Profile of Professional
Higher Education Institutions in India
The Overview
Today, higher educational institutions of India, which have the century-old
history, strong traditions, high world prestige and a big intellectual potential,
unite approximately 15 million teachers, researches, and students. They include
over 17,000 Universities, colleges, institutes, and other educational institutions.
The system of higher education also comprises many research establishments,
experimental design offices, and experimental manufacturing enterprises. Due
to their highly developed educational, research and manufacturing infrastructure,
Indian institutions of higher education are ready to offer students a wide variety
of academic and vocational programmes, qualification improvement and refresher
courses, as well as provide opportunities for participating in diverse fundamental
and applied research programmes.
The fillip to higher education in our country actually came when we became independent
nation. In the year 1947 the number of persons annually enrolled into higher
education, all disciplines put together, was about 40 per 100,00, i.e. about
150,000 persons in all. This number has grown rapidly since Independence to
nearly 10 million at the present time i.e those who have passed successfully
10+2 and become the students of higher educational institutions. (it is only
6-7% of the relevant age group of 17-23 years). Some of them will make their
contribution to the development of home and world science, others will devote
their life to medicine, agriculture, engineering, design, law, economics, management
and other professional courses. The most important thing is that every graduate
will not only receive the training which suits his aspirations, abilities and
diligence, he will develop the skills of constant learning and refreshing his
knowledge, which will become his vital requirement. The graduates with a bent
for research work may pursue their education as postgraduates and even higher
studies.
The Universities, colleges, academies and institutes of India give students
the opportunity to get higher professional education in any field. Hence the
present Catalogue along with the whole profile of the institutes, gives information
about the courses offered by definite educational institutions, where the student
may find all the necessary information. The student will have a chance to study
the profile of the higher professional educational institutions in India, learn
much about their history and development, its structure - physical, academic
and intellectual, its teaching staff, fields of study, offered specializations,
training courses, qualification improvement etc.
It is true that every parent wants his or her child to attend the best college
or Institution. Institutions of higher education have no commonly agreed upon
measures to allow for the comparison of teaching and research programs. The
overwhelming variety in size and purpose of institutions makes the prospect
of comparing colleges a daunting one for students, parents, and the colleges
themselves. For this purpose Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation ASERF
along with AC Nielsen -ORG Marg have undertaken statistical and reputation profiling
of colleges and attempted to provide overall information to prospective students.
An attempt will be made taking all the relevant parameters to what is important
for parents and students to consider when investigating which college or institution
to choose. By gathering information about support for learning ranging from
institutional mission, to curriculum, to campus culture, prospective students
can determine whether a college is a good match for their educational goals
and needs.
With college costs rising as they are, students and their parents want to be
assured that they will get the best value from their institutional investment.
It may help to know that despite all the differences among colleges, there are
characteristics commonly shared among colleges of high quality that one should
consider in its search for the right one. Although these criteria can be used
to evaluate any institution to be most effective one should first narrow his
search and then put these questions to them.
The most difficult tasks an aspirant faces is the selection of institutes which
he should apply to. The options are many and the task seems Herculean. What
most students require is compact and reliable information about the plethora
of institutes. Information which does not need an extraordinary amount of time
and resources together. Through this directory, we seek to provide aspirants
with all basic information about a particular institute at one place.
The professional courses with a number of colleges offering options of specializations
in various programmes very often leaves a student with a mind-boggling number
of options. Today there are large number of institutes in India that offer professional
program.
How does one ensure that you know the right institute to apply to? Keep in mind
the following basic criteria.
1. Infrastructure
2. Intellectual capital
3. Industry Perception
4. Placement record
So watch out for the following when making a choice of institute to apply or
while making a final choice between two institutes.
• Infrastructure is the resources and facilities that an institute has
its disposal. Infrastructure consists of various factors like campus area, number
of classrooms etc. In today's scenario access to computers, connectivity etc
would be of additional importance to deliver an edge in education.
• The Intellectual capital of an institute would consist of the experience
of the faculty, number of books in the library, access to published journals
or online journals etc.
• The experience of the Faculty of the institute is often a clear indication
of the learning imparted at the institute. Keep in mind factors like total number
of permanent faculty and whether there is a fair mix of relevant industry and
teaching experience.
• The level of Industry Interaction is an indication of where exactly
an institute stands in real time with the industry. Consultancy is a telling
factor of how professional institutions are visualised in terms of its capacity
to groom effective professionals/experts. (Higher revenues from consulting also
mean more investment for the benefits of students.)
• The placement record - for foreign jobs, look at the percentage of students
placed abroad. Try to identify if the figures quoted as salaries are inclusive
of both foreign and Indian placements. Gain an idea of the average salary offered
per annum.
• The kind of companies that appear at the institutes and the types of
offers that are being made will largely influence your choice once you have
a call from an institute.
• Exchange programmes, which are common at IIM A, B, the IIT's etc expose
the students to the international professional arena, offering insights into
a global trade environment and business practices. Exchange programs allow student's
placement opportunities through summer placements or internships when they are
abroad.
We're not going to pretend that finding perfect school is an easy task. The
options out there are vast, and choosing among them can be tough. Finding and
affording the right school takes a lot of work. This directory is designed to
help students to navigate through some of those hard questions, by guiding them
through the most important criteria for choosing an professional institutions,
getting in to it, and then paying for it.
Objectives
The objective of the study is to:
Identifying key Institutes in each category (government, government-aided,
private) in selected city/centres providing higher education in following discipline:
• Medical
• Management
• Engineering (technical)
• Information Technology (BCA, MCA)
• Architecture
• Fine Arts and Design
• Journalism, Mass Communication
• Fashion Design
• Law
• Commerce/ Economics BSc, BA, Eco & B. Com
Collecting information on Infrastructural parameters
pertaining to:
Basic Infrastructure, Infrastructure Add-ons, Student facilities (Hostel/ Gym/
complex etc.), Teaching learning processes, Faculty, Teaching Aids etc., Extra
curricular activities, Course Details/Academic Programmes (Duration, fee structure,
placements etc.), Industry Interface (in terms of placement , salary (last 3
years trends), Alumni Support
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