Higher Education

Higher Education NEW DELHI: Expenditure on teaching in Bharat as a share of its GDP has remained stagnant at zero.37% over the previous few years, in keeping with Assocham. The percentage of GDP spent on higher education in countries such as the US, the united kingdom and China is about 1.41%, 1.07% and 0.50%, respectively. Assocham findings show that in India public funding is low and its allocation is also skewed. Majority of the central government funds head to around a hundred thirty (out of one,80,000) NEWS Governance of upper education June 1, 2010 | Kiran Karnik The previous few months have witnessed intense activity within the education sector, with a flurry of recent legislation. aside from the correct to Education Act, guaranteeing primary education to all or any youngsters, there's a good deal happening at the tertiary or university level. After over half a century, radical changes square measure being led to within the governance of upper education. The University Grants Commission ? created in 1952, and given statutory kind in 1956 ? is to be abolished; thus additionally the corruptiontainted All...