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The future of Indian universities : comparative and international perspectives /

This volume emphasizes the need for fundamental reforms into the existing institutional structure of higher education and their governance so as to infuse much needed dynamism and renewed sense of purpose in the higher education sector in India. The contributors to the volume argue that universities...

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Other Authors: Kumar, C. Raj (Editor)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:1st ed.
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