Higher education plays a very crucial role in an economy by providing knowledge workers in industry and services. The state of West Bengal has a great legacy of higher education in India. The book searches for the present condition of higher education in the state by looking into some important parameters in higher education like quality, expenditure pattern, nature of enrolment etc. The book also attempts to find the major areas of concern in the higher education sector with particular reference to the state of West Bengal.
Dr. Sebak Kumar Jana is Reader at the Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University in West Bengal. Dr. Jana was graduated from Presidency College, Kolkata and obtained M.Sc. degree in Economics from University of Calcutta. He obtained M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree in Economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. His area of research includes environmental and resource economics and economics of education. He has publications in both national and international journals. He has also been associated with national and international research projects.
Foreword
Preface
List of Tables and Figures
Abbreviations
I. Perspectives on Higher Education in India
Introduction
Growth of the Higher Education in India
Policies and Recommendations in Higher Education in India
UGC Schemes
Issues in Higher Education in India
State-wise Facts about Higher Education Development in India
2. Higher Education in West Bengal: Trends and Patterns
Pattern and Growth of the Higher Education Institutions
Universities and National Institutes
General Degree Education
District Level Analysis of Higher Education in West Bengal
The Comparative Position of West Bengal in Higher Education with the Other States in India
Expenditure Pattern of Higher Education in West Bengal
Areas of Concern in Higher Education in West Bengal
3. Quality of Higher Education in West Bengal
NAAC Weights
West Bengal in NAAC Assessment
Rural Urban Disparity in Quality in Higher Education in West Bengal
Grade-wise Disparity in Quality in Higher Education in West Bengal:
Ordered Logit Estimation Result: Factors Affecting the Grades of Colleges
4. Higher Education in West Bengal: A Case Study on Vidyasagar University
Enrolment in Colleges under Vidyasagar University
Results of the Colleges
Fee Structure and Budget of the Colleges
Co-Curricular Activities: NSS Activities and Sports in Colleges
Some Primary Survey Results on Facilities in Colleges
Some Results from Primary Survey: Opinion of Students
Achievements and Problem Areas as Identified by Some Colleges
Efficiency Analysis of Colleges under Vidyasagar University
5. Conclusion
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