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Parallel Colleges in Kerala Enrolment, Costs and Employment

Numerous private unregistered educational institutions, called parallel colleges, have emerged in India without governmental or other public support. The growth of such institutions in recent years has been phenomenal in Kerala. They have come to play a significant role in the field of higher educat...

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Main Author: R Gopinathan Nair D Ajit
Format: Printed Book
Published: Economic and Political Weekly Vol XIX Nos 42 & 43. October 20-27,1984 1984
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Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/003898.pdf
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Summary:Numerous private unregistered educational institutions, called parallel colleges, have emerged in India without governmental or other public support. The growth of such institutions in recent years has been phenomenal in Kerala. They have come to play a significant role in the field of higher education in the state. Systematic and detailed studies on the magnitude and economic implications of these 'colleges' in Kerala have hot been undertaken so far. This paper, an attempt in that direction, examines the dimensions of the parallel college system in Kerala in terms of enrolment, costs and employment opportunities