Unveiling The Challenges: Building A Genuine Partnership With Indian Universities And Scholars In Overcoming The Problems Of Higher Education In India

Abstract

This paper discusses the challenges that face Indian higher education and assertions that it is time to enter into collaborative agendas to deal with these problems. By functional mixed-methods study design, university faculty and students will be surveyed quantitatively, and, after that, interviewing both is the next step to determine the main obstacles of international organizations' collaboration with Indian universities. Research shows international scholars major challenges that encompass inadequate infrastructure, old curriculum, shortage of faculty staff, administrative barriers and partnership readiness concerns. The deliverance of comparisons between the viewpoints of faculty and students brings about an identification of perception differences as regards partnership readiness and organizational areas. On the one hand, there is an increase in the academic members' willingness to collaborate, whereas students are more likely to be less tolerant of the weak points in the institutions' systems. Also, a more heightened openness of faculty to the promotion of domestic and international partnerships is noted relative to students. The research points out the missing link among the existing partnerships with other universities that should include a wider range of academicians in order to tackle the challenge at various levels of learning, research and access.