Access and Equity in Higher Education of India: A Literature Review

Abstract

India is one of the largest emerging economies and also the youngest nation with 50 percent of its population aged below twenty-nine. This country’s ability to harness demographic window of opportunity largely depends upon expansion of inclusive knowledge economy. With Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for the age group of 18-23 at 27.1 percent by 2019-20 India is passing through the early stages of massification of higher education. Wits its key role in achieving inclusive growth, occupational and social mobility, this paper seeks to explore literature on different issues related to access and equity in higher education scenario of India.