Oct 06, 2025, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Providing a platform for policy advocacy and influencing reforms pertinent to the industry needs
- Creating sustainable linkages between Industry and Academia
- Facilitating networking and knowledge sharing
- Promoting collaborative ventures in academic exchanges, industry oriented research/ consultancy and value added services
With over 840 Universities, 51000 and 34.6 million students the Indian HE boasts of having the largest HE system in the world in terms of institutions and second-largest in terms of enrolment. Government has set a target of 30% GER in higher education by 2020, from the current 24.5%.
Indian Higher Education Sector witnesses spending of over Rs 46,200 crore (US$ 6.93 billion) and it is expected to grow at an average annual rate of over 18 % to reach Rs 232,500 crore (US$ 34.87 billion) in next 10 years. However, according to a FICCI estimate, the Indian higher education sector would need up to INR 8,00,000 cr. (USD 133bn) of investment by 2030 to reach 50% GER.
By 2030, with nearly 140 million people in the college going age-group, one in every four graduates in the world will be a product of the Indian Higher Education system.
As a nation of young people, India has been bestowed with a demographic advantage - out of a population of above 1.25 billion of which 672 million i.e. almost 50% are in the age-group 15 to 59 years, which is usually treated as the ‘working age population’.
India is expected to be the fastest growing economy touching a GDP of USD 7.5 trillion by 2030 and one of the youngest nations in the world with a median age of 32. Projections show that our country would require a gross incremental workforce of 250 million by 2030.
The greying developed world is expected to face a skilled talent shortage of approximately 56 million by 2030 and India alone would provide 47 million skilled talent
Private sector plays a huge role and accounts for 64% of the total number of institutions and 62% of enrolment. Over 80% of investment in professional education is done by the private sector.
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Rajesh Pankaj
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