Open AccessPaying the Professoriate: Trends in India
Author(s) -
N. Jayaram
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2012.68.8630
Subject(s) - higher education , political science , economic growth , public administration , economics
Academic salaries in India have recently been significantly improved. Yet, these raises have not been accompanied by higher standards of teaching or research. This article focuses on the realities of Indian higher education as they relate to academic salaries and contracts.