Growth of Higher Education in India during the Period 1950- 2005

Abstract

Education influences Economic Development directly and also indirectly. The direct impact is through productivity, employment, composition of the labour force, division of labour, mobility of labour, and other such factors. The indirect impact is through savings, limiting family size, inculcating right attitudes and skills, and by removing obstacles to social change and progress. It facilitates attitudinal changes for modernization and social transformation. This study investigates the growth of higher education in India during the period 1950 to 2005. The objective of this study is analyzed using the year wise growth rate formula. The result shows that the there is satisfactory growth of higher education in India During study period.