Abstract
Indian higher education is undergoing rapid transformation in terms of access, equity and quality. As the GER in Indian higher education is increasing, the government is setting new time-bound targets for achieving 30 % GER. Enhanced allocation of funds, encouraging private initiatives in higher education, collaboration with foreign universities are some of the recent and important developments. These developments are backed by several policy initiatives through the recommendations of National Knowledge Commission, Yashpal Committee Report, four bills pending in the Indian Parliament, 12th five-year plan and Rashtriya Uchchatar Siksha Abhiyan (RUSA). Not figuring in the top 100 or 200 universities have been an issue articulated by several Indian leaders including President of India in several forums. In a way, Indian higher education seems to be charged up focussing sharply on quality. ICT integration is a necessary condition to achieve these goals. There have been several major initiatives in integrating ICT in higher education led by the University Grants Commission. ICT integration in management and administration of higher education has taken deeper penetration in private universities and institutions. With the objective of generating an informed discourse, this chapter documents integrated data and information system in Indian higher education, though it is in its infancy compared to Indian experience of such EMIS in school education especially for planning, monitoring and evaluation, and policy research.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
Since these bills are still pending in the Parliament and not passed, we are not providing the details here. The Higher Education Bills can be accessed at http://www.prsindia.org.
- 4.
- 5.
- 6.
In Indian Higher Education, the word ‘Counselling’ is used to mean advising the candidates about the courses that he/ she can be admitted to; also providing allied information on the course and its prospects.
- 7.
Anna University (AU), ranked ninth best university in India, encompasses within it one of the oldest technical institutes in the world and has a history spanning 218 years (As of 2012). It was renamed 'Anna University' on 4 September 1978 as a unitary university. It became an affiliating university in 2001, absorbing about 250 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. Between 2007 and 2010 it was split into six universities, namely Anna University, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Chennai, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore, Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli, and Anna University of Technology, Madurai. On September 14, 2011, a bill was passed to merge the universities. Anna University has once again become a single affiliating university for engineering colleges all over Tamil Nadu from August 1, 2012 (Sources of information Wikipedia Oct 20, 2013 and www.annauniv.edu/).
Abbreviations
- AIU:
-
Association of Indian Universities
- AICTE:
-
All India Council for Technical Education
- CABE:
-
Central Advisory Board of Education
- IIT:
-
Indian institute of Technology
- INFLIBNET:
-
Information and Library Network
- NCHER:
-
National Commission for Higher Education and Research
- NMEICT:
-
National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology
- NKC:
-
National Knowledge Commission
- NAAC:
-
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
- NCTE:
-
National Council of Teacher Education
- NPTEL:
-
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
- NUEPA:
-
National University of Educational Planning and Administration
- RUSA:
-
Rashtriya Uchchatar Siksha Abhiyan
- SAMS:
-
Students Academic Management System
- SSA:
-
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
- UGC:
-
University Grants Commission
- INSAT:
-
Indian National Satellite System
References
Duraisamy, P. (2008). Enrolment forecast of higher education for inclusive growth in the 11th five year plan. Higher education in India: Issues related to expansion, inclusiveness, quality and finance. New Delhi: UGC.
eIndia Education Summit. (2011). Digital University Framework—Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited. Retrieved on October 5, 2013, from http://eindia.eletsonline.com/2013/Hyderabad/Education/digital-university-framework-maharashtra-knowledge-corporation-limited/
Governance Knowledge Center. (2013). Student Academic Management System. Government of Odisha. Retrieved on October 10, 2013, from http://indiagovernance.gov.in/bestpractices.php?id=2085
Government of India. (2013a). Planning Commission. 12th five year plan. Retrieved on October 5, 2013, from http://12thplan.gov.in/
Government of India. (2013b) MHRD. All India Survey on Higher Education. Retrieved on October 4, 2013, from http://aishe.nic.in/aishe/home
Government of India. (2013c). Press Information Bureau. Retrieved on October 4, 2013, from http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=87875
Higher Education Institutions. (2013). Retrieved on October 16, 2013, from http://www.daaddelhi.org/imperia/md/content/passage-to-india/higher_education_institutions_.pdf
Indcat. (2013). Online Union Catalogue of Indian Universities. Retrieved on October 5, 2013, from http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/
International Standard Classification of Education ISCED 2011. (2012). Retrieved on October 10, 2013, from http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/isced-2011-en.pdf
IT for Change. (2013). Retrieved on October 5, 2013, from http://www.itforchange.net/
Lovely Professional University. University Management System. (2013). Retrieved on October 7, 2013, from http://www.lpu.in/student_services/university_management_system.php
Mukhopadhyay, M. (2005). Total quality management in education. New Delhi: Sage.
Mukhopadhyay, M. (2006). Story of EDUSAT. New Delhi: Shipra Publications.
National Knowledge Network. (2013). Connecting Knowledge Institutions. Retrieved on October 9, 2013, from http://nkn.in/
Parhar, M. (2002a). Enrolment Projection in Higher Education. University News. 40 (27). New Delhi.
Parhar, M. (2002b). Access in Higher Education. University News. 40(45). New Delhi.
Ramanujan Computing Center. (2013). Anna University. Retrieved on October 19, 2013, from http://www.annauniv.edu/rcc/projects.php
Rao, M. (2012). ERP System Implementation at IGNOU. IGNOU (Unpublished Document).
Sakshat. (2013). Retrieved on October 5, 2013, from http://www.sakshat.ac.in/
Sharma, Y. (2012). Fast pace of higher education enrolment growth predicted to slow, 13 March 2012 Issue No: 213 from http://www.universityworldnews.com
University Grants Commission. (2013). Annual report 2011–2012. Retrieved October 4, 2013, from http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/Annual_Report_2011-2012_English_Final.pdf
Wikipedia. (2013). Higher education in India. Retrieved on October 4, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education_in_India
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Mukhopadhyay, M., Parhar, M. (2014). ICT in Indian Higher Education Administration and Management. In: Huang, R., Kinshuk, ., Price, J. (eds) ICT in Education in Global Context. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43927-2_15
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43927-2_15
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-43926-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-43927-2
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawEducation (R0)