Higher Education in Punjab Vision 2020: A Report of the Committee Set up by Government of Punjab Department of Higher Education

Abstract

From Preface: His Excellency the Governor of Punjab vide Notification No.8/195/2001-4 Edu.1/1101 dated 14.1.2002, constituted a Committee consisting of: Prof. G. D. Sharma, Dr. B.S. Bhatia, Dr. Satish Verma, Prof Paramjit Singh, and Smt. Nisha Sarad to explore and submit its report. The Committee held a number of meetings in Universities in the State, namely, Panjab University, Punjabi University and Guru Nanak Dev University and at Consortium for Educational Communication. The Committee held discussions with eminent persons involved in higher education in different capacities to elicit their views about policy formulation, finances, management and promotion of higher education in the State. Appendix-I gives dates and venues of the meetings held by the members of the Committee. The Committee also visited a few colleges in the State to have an on the spot assessment of the status of higher education in these institutions. In addition, data were collected to study: (a) growth of higher education, (b) financing and unit cost of higher education in universities and colleges, (c) management of universities, (d) teaching-learning process, quality assurance and (e) the socio-economic background of the students in the universities and colleges of the state.