Indian Education Sector Needs Better Leadership: Survey

It was also noted that low brand-value of India, low or superficial orientation to research and development, poor compensation, high levels of corruption in institutions and society, and management myopia were cited as reasons why well-known academicians did not consider India as a possible destination.

When asked if experienced corporate sector, civil and defence services professionals could fill the leadership gap in the higher education institutions in order to bridge the gaps for leadership challenge, 8 out of 10 percent respondents felt that managing knowledge-based institutions is different from other organizations. However 20 percent of the respondents highly praised them for their greater ability to manage the institutions.

Further, 51 percent of the respondents favored creating a group of academic leaders in India and abroad, for grooming potential leaders annually.

On the question  if "the Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Higher Education Institutions Bill 2011 that provides provision for arresting and imprisonment of chancellors, vice-chancellors, Deans or head of institutions, help to curb malpractices in higher education?" just 20 percent of the respondents felt that it will end  the malpractices in higher education while majority  (80 percent) respondents said that this will lead to wrong examples in higher education systems which is already over strained with numerous constraints.

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