Private investment in research

Private investment in research needs institutional freedom

Private investment in research now funds 45% of India’s R&D, but total spending remains low, especially in fundamental science. #reserach #education Read more »
Closing schools

Closing schools put the right to education at risk

Closing schools and merging them can improve staffing, but rural access to education must be measured before governments claim savings. #schools #education #NEP Read more »
NEP 2020

NEP 2020: School reform moves from access to outcomes

NEP 2020 changes school structure, teaching and assessment, but implementation will depend on teachers, states and examination boards. #NEP #education Read more »
Private universities

Private universities face a test beyond placements

India needs private universities to expand access, but campuses, rankings and placement figures are poor measures of academic quality. #education Read more »
graduate unemployment

Graduate unemployment shadows India’s degree boom

India has expanded higher education system, but SWI 2026 shows graduate unemployment has outpaced the enrolment boom. #unemployment #education Read more »
Coaching industry

Coaching industry feeds on public education failure

The booming coaching industry is not just a response to aspiration, It is a rent economy built on scarcity, weak public education, and exam opacity. #education Read more »
NEP 2020

NEP 2020’s mother tongue push may deepen India’s school divide

NEP 2020’s language policy is pedagogically sound, but delayed English access can deepen inequality in higher education and jobs. #NEP2020 #education Read more »
India's education system

India’s education system faces a design crisis

The gaps in India’s education system are structural, with learning deficits and system fragmentation driving inequality and weak outcomes. #education Read more »
private universities

Private universities must redesign for outcomes, not scale

India’s private universities are rebooting to face competition, and outcomes will define their credibility in education. #privateuniversities Read more »
higher education

Higher education crisis is driving a permanent brain drain

As global student mobility tightens, India risks losing more talent unless it fixes higher education and research capacity. #education Read more »