Open AccessIndia: World-Class Universities?
Author(s) -
Philip G. Altbach,
Jamil Salmi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2017.91.10134
Subject(s) - bric , world class , higher education , class (philosophy) , economic growth , political science , development economics , business , economics , china , engineering , computer science , industrial engineering , artificial intelligence , law
India’s higher education and research sectors have been generallyunderfunded, especially in view of the tremendous growth in numbers ofstudents. Compared to the other BRIC countries, the percentage spent oneducation, 4.1 percent of GDP, is second to Brazil. This article explores the Indian higher education system with respect to its potential to create world-class universities.