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India is expected to be the fastest growing economy touching a GDP of USD 7.5 trillion by 2030 and one of the youngest nations in the world with a median age of 32. Projections show that our country would require a gross incremental workforce of 250 million by 2030.
FICCI has been playing a proactive role in the Higher Education sector supported by the Higher Education Committee, comprising key representatives from leading Higher Education Institutions/Universities, Industry and the Government.
With over 840 Universities, 51000 and 34.6 million students the Indian HE boasts of having the largest HE system in the world in terms of institutions and second-largest in terms of enrolment. Government has set a target of 30% GER in higher education by 2020, from the current 24.5%.
Indian Higher Education Sector witnesses spending of over Rs 46,200 crore (US$ 6.93 billion) and it is expected to grow at an average annual rate of over 18 % to reach Rs 232,500 crore (US$ 34.87 billion) in next 10 years. However, according to a FICCI estimate, the Indian higher education sector would need up to INR 8,00,000 cr. (USD 133bn) of investment by 2030 to reach 50% GER.
By 2030, with nearly 140 million people in the college going age-group, one in every four graduates in the world will be a product of the Indian Higher Education system.
As a nation of young people, India has been bestowed with a demographic advantage - out of a population of above 1.25 billion of which 672 million i.e. almost 50% are in the age-group 15 to 59 years, which is usually treated as the ‘working age population’.
India is expected to be the fastest growing economy touching a GDP of USD 7.5 trillion by 2030 and one of the youngest nations in the world with a median age of 32. Projections show that our country would require a gross incremental workforce of 250 million by 2030.
The greying developed world is expected to face a skilled talent shortage of approximately 56 million by 2030 and India alone would provide 47 million skilled talent
Private sector plays a huge role and accounts for 64% of the total number of institutions and 62% of enrolment. Over 80% of investment in professional education is done by the private sector.
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Oct
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Azim Premji named Legendary Institution Builder at the FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards 2024
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India can support the global higher-ed ecosystem by getting large number of foreign students in our institutions: Sunil K Barnwal, Additional Secretary, Higher Education
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FICCI - EY Report on Research Ecosystem within Indian higher-education sector: strategic pillars of reform across academic and industry research
Jul
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World to add 100 crore new workers in the workforce in next 20 years; India will have a 25 per cent share: Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC
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1st FICCI EdTech Conclave
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Nov
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Industry professionals to mentor higher education faculty; Govt. working on strategy: Secretary, Higher Education, GoI
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9th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards 2023
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NITI Aayog preparing vision document for 2047; education to play key role in it: CEO NITI Aayog
Aug
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FICCI Higher Education Delegation to Australia
Jul
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Workshop on ‘UGC (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to offer Twinning, Joint Degree and Dual Degree Programs) Regulations, 2022’
May
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Industry-Academia collaboration essential for India becoming a world leader: Dr Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
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2nd FICCI Industry Academia Conference 2023
'Leveraging Synergies: Industry-Academia Partnership for Education & Research'
Nov
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Education with technology, sincerity, hard work, and discipline are the key to success: Dr Bhagwat Karad, MoS Finance
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Multi-disciplinary focus in education key to growth and progress: Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa, India
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Govt committed to transform India into a global education hub: Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar
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Higher Education Institutions can learn from Indian Think Tanks: Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs
Mar
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FICCI announces appointment of Divya Gokulnath, Co-founder, BYJUS as Chair of the FICCI EdTech Taskforce
Sep
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FICCI SRMIST Virtual Global Conference on 'Navigating Boundaries in Higher Education : Relooking at Industry-Academia Engagement'
May
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PSA-FICCI Event on Innovation & Science @Bharat series - Session 2: AI in Agriculture
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Innovation & Science @ Bharat Series
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NEP 2020 going to be the defining feature of the future of education in India: Piyush Goyal
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The 21st century belongs to the Young India - India poised to become R&D capital: Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
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Technology changed the landscape of broadcasting sector, convergence providing new growth opportunities: R S Sharma, Chairman, TRAI
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Allow higher education institutions to invest surplus in alternative asset classes: FICCI
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Good policy comes from good thinking and rely on aggregates and averages - Chief Economic Advisor
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Human touch essential in modern education system - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji
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Hosting foreign students will boost India's soft power: ICCR President Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
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Ideation, innovation and incubation should be given primacy in our curriculum: President of India Ram Nath Kovind
Sep
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Call for Application: 6th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards 2019
Jul
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Industry should design syllabus to resolve unemployment: Parliamentarians
Oct
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Secretary-Higher Education, MHRD felicitates 13 Educational Institutions and Personalities with 5th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards
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Amitabh Kant outlines 6-point agenda to brand India as the education and research hub of the world
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Higher Education must prepare students to respond to Industry 4.0 needs: Suresh Prabhu
Mar
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Graded-autonomy a bold move towards liberalising Higher Eduacation: FICCI
Dec
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Though the responsibilities lie with all the stakeholders, schools need to be proactive and prepared for risk assessment and mitigation - O P Singh, DG, CISF on safety and security in schools
Nov
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Govt. finalizing the new national education policy: JS MHRD
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Focus on learner and university as a driver for creating this ecosystem, backed by technology, in-person guidance & industry-relevant content, vital for leapfrogging to Education 4.0: FICCI-EY report
Aug
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Nurture creativity and innovation in children for economic and spiritual development of the nation: NBT Chairman
May
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FICCI to lead Indian Higher Education leaders' delegation to NAFSA, 2017 at Los Angeles, USA; to set up 'StudyinIndia Pavilion'
Apr
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FICCI ARISE (Alliance for Re-Imagining School Education) advocates creation of progressive policy environment in public and independent schools Govt. of India notifies learning outcomes for each subject in the Right to Education Act: Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for HRD
Nov
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FICCI E Y Report 2016 - Future of Jobs and its implications on Indian Higher Education
Jun
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New UGC (Institutions Deemed to be University) Regulations, 2016 is a much needed relief to the higher education sector
Feb
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The Future of Business Education
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FICCI-EY Index to foster healthy competition & promote collaboration among states in Higher Education to achieve Vision 2030 goals
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Integrated scholarship & loan portals to help students pursue higher education: Secretary
Jun
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The India Skills and Education Innovation Conference
Nov
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HRD Minister releases Knowledge Paper at FICCI Higher Education Summit 2014
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Deepening of the student exchange programme with India on the priority says Ms Nikki Randhawa Haley, Governor of South Carolina, USA
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Round table discussion on the theme 'Creating an Innovation Bridge between Industry and Academia' with Dr. Richard Levin, CEO, Coursera and Former President, Yale University
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Pallam Raju and Shashi Tharoor to address FICCI Higher Education Summit 2013
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Right to Education portal launched at FICCI’s Federation House
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Planning Commission-FICCI-E&Y report identifies six levers to enhance quality of Indian Higher Education Institutes
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iHigher Education in India: Quest for Excellencee: Recommendations
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3rd Leader Speaks Series Lecture
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Interactive Session with US Higher Education Mission to India on "India-US Partnership: The Road Map Ahead"
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Internationalization of R&D and Challenges for IP Development in India
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Luncheon meeting with Prof Richard Levin, President, Yale University, USA on “Education and the Re-emergence of Asia”
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Roundtable with Prof Richard H Brodhead, President, Duke University, USA, on “Finding and Educating Global Talent in the 21st Century”
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Seminar with National Knowledge Commission (NKC) on ‘Building India’s Knowledge Economy: Need for Generational Changes
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Interactive meeting with Prof Alison Richard, Vice Chancellor, University of Cambridge
