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India’s higher education achievements since independence in 1947 are impressive. With some 21 million students enrolled in postsecondary education, India has the third-largest higher education system in the world and is about to overtake the United States and become number two—although it serves approximately 18 percent of the age group.
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Altbach, P.G. (2013). India’s Higher Education Challenges. In: The International Imperative in Higher Education. Global Perspectives on Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-338-6_35
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