Dharma Rakshit Gautam is a doctoral scholar at National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi. His learning has traversed from Hans Raj College of Delhi University to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Research experience at NUEPA is utilized to conduct study on privatization of higher education as a social issue and also a matter of economic concern. He is engaged in exploring the area of social exclusion at higher education.