stdClass Object ( [id] => 17690 [paper_index] => 202509-01-024195 [title] => AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA AND KARNATAKA-ISSUES AND CHALLENGES [description] => [author] => Dr.Padmini S.V [googlescholar] => [doi] => [year] => 2025 [month] => September [volume] => 11 [issue] => 9 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/September/202509-01-024195.pdf [abstract] => Higher education system in India includesboth public and private universities.Public universities are supported by the Central government and the state governments, while private universities are supported by various bodies and societies. Research Methodology: Statement of the problem: Higher education sector is facing medium of instruction, poor quality, lack of funds, lack of innovative practices. To make solutions to these problems an attempt made in this study. Overall objective of the study: To examine the issues and challenges of higher education in India.Objectives of the study are: 1.To examine the higher education stages in India. 2.To examine the issues and challenges of higher education in India. 3.To examine issues and challenges of higher Education in Karnataka. Nature and Source of data: The study has been conducted with the help of primary as well as secondary data. Primary data collected with the help of interview schedule. Secondary data collected from Economic Survey, National and International Journals, Government Reports and Internet. Sample design: Sample size is 50. Simple Random sampling adopted for the selection of sample. Statistical tools applied: Likert scale applied for the statistical analysis.Student t test adopted for Regression model. In the last 30 years, higher education in India has witnessed enormous and substantial growth. The increase in the number of institutions is, however, disproportionate to the quality of education that is being dispersed. Unplanned over-expansion is often criticized as one of the biggest downfalls of Indian higher education. Many institutions suffer from subpar quality and a lack of funding. As a result, entry into the top institutions is highly competitive and translates into a contest for higher entrance test scores and better private coaching institutes. [keywords] => University Grants Commission (UGC), National Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF), Deemed Universities, Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) [doj] => 2025-09-30 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 90 [journal_id] => 1 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) [short_code] => IJMR [eissn] => 2455-3662 (Online) [pissn] => - -- [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/11.IJMR.png ) Error fetching PDF file.