Education In West Bengal : Looking Beyond Schools

Contents: Foreword . Preface. List of Tables and Figures.  Abbreviations.  I. Perspectives on Higher Education in India: I. Introduction. 1. Growth of the Higher Education in India. 2. Policies and Recommendations in Higher Education in India. 3. UGC Schemes. 4. Issues in Higher Education in India. State-wise Facts about Higher Education Development in India. II. Higher Education in West Bengal: Trends and Patterns: 1. Pattern and Growth of the Higher Education Institutions. 2. Universities and National Institutes. 3. General Degree Education. 4. District Level Analysis of Higher Education in West Bengal. 5. The Comparative Position of West Bengal in Higher Education with the Other States in India. 6. Expenditure Pattern of Higher Education in West Bengal. 7. Areas of Concern in Higher Education in West Bengal. III. Quality of Higher Education in West Bengal: 1. NAAC Weights. 2. West Bengal in NAAC Assessment. 3. Rural Urban Disparity in Quality in Higher Education in West Bengal. 4. Grade-wise Disparity in Quality in Higher Education in West Bengal: 5. Ordered Logit Estimation Result: Factors Affecting the Grades of Colleges.  IV. Higher Education in West Bengal: A Case Study on Vidyasagar University: 1. Enrolment in Colleges under Vidyasagar University. 2. Results of the Colleges. 3. Fee Structure and Budget of the Colleges. 4. Co-Curricular Activities: NSS Activities and Sports in Colleges. 5. Some Primary Survey Results on Facilities in Colleges. 6. Some Results from Primary Survey: Opinion of Students. 7. Achievements and Problem Areas as Identified by Some Colleges. 8. Efficiency Analysis of Colleges under Vidyasagar University.  Conclusion. References.

Higher education plays a very crucial role in an economy by providing knowledge workers in industry and services. The state of West Bengal has a great legacy of higher education in India. The book searches for the present condition of higher education in the state by looking into some important parameters in higher education like quality, expenditure pattern, nature of enrolment etc. The book also attempts to find the major areas of concern in the higher education sector with particular reference to the state of West Bengal.