Indian Higher Education at a Crossroads

About The Book:- The book titled “Indian Higher Education at a Crossroads” edited by Prof. Khwaja M Shahid and Bhanu Pratap Pritam has made an effort to locate the contemporary Indian Higher Education from developmental chronology. Beginning with a stock of historical development of Indian Higher Education and largely the colonial framework of higher education to the recent issues in management and administration has also been categorically placed. Some of the well known educationists of the country have also contributed their thoughts on higher education and its contemporary concerns. The book has been categorized in various sub-themes such as; development of Indian higher education policy issues in higher education contemporary and professional education economic perspectives in higher education excellence in higher education social concerns in higher education global perspectives in higher education and finally the editors of the book have also concluded with a chapter “Indian Higher Education: A Way Forward”. The book expects to present t h e Indian Higher Education fro m governance & administrative perspective before the reader. About The Author:- Dr. Khwaja M Shahid Pro Vice Chancellor Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANU) Hyderabad has extensive combination of academia as well as administration. Presently he is associated with MANUU whereas formerly he was associated with “Institute of Secretarial Training & Management ” as Director and “Union Public Service Commission” New Delhi as Joint Secretary. Apart from these he has also served in a central university as Registrar of Jamia Milia Islama New Delhi. His doctoral work on management of higher education in India is an extensive piece of research in this sector. Besides he has also participated in several national and international Conferences / Seminars as speaker on management and administration in general and higher education in particular. Bhanu Pratap Pritam Assistant Professor of Ed