| |19 FEBRUARY 2023HIGHERReviewIndian Higher Education: An OutlookQuality higher education is crucial for sustainable human development. College is the time when a student changes from an irresponsible teenager to a person with definite goal and perspective of life. Even though this perspective and goals couldn't be final as they are still mature, higher education plays a major role in developing personality, setting life goals and enabling economic, physical and social well-being to a student. Higher education helps to develop analytical and problem-solving skills in individuals and help them to develop intellectual curiosity and character. It pushes the students to identify and set career goals that make them ready for professional setups. India has one of the largest higher education systems in the world that stands second in terms of the higher education network. Next to China and United States India has the third largest higher education system in the world in terms of size and its diversity and largest in the world in terms of number of educational institutions. Indian institutes are well-equipped to provide good coaching in both STEM and Non-STEM subjects but underfunding for R&D activities is the main problem faced by all institutes.The Upcoming Wind of ChangesIn past year, India's higher education system has suddenly become hot with delegations of global university leaders and politicians flocking to the country. Governments and universities from around the world are signing memoranda of understanding with Indian counterparts and making big plans for research collaboration, joint degrees and other initiatives. Another important change sweeping India is upcoming new job opportunities have resulted in integrating new subjects such as Liberal Arts and many of them are upcoming stream of education in India and it is garnering a lot of attention from all quarters. This issue of Higher Education Review talks about some of the professionally managed colleges in the country, which has been nurtured with best technical and professional infrastructure and assistance from efficient and skilled faculties ensuring delivery of quality higher education and research. This issue spotlights a list of `Top 10 Arts & Commerce Colleges ­ 2023', the list has been crafted by a team of Industry veterans, CEOs, VCs and the CEO Insight editorial team.ARTS & COMMERCECOLLEGES - 2023 HIGHER EDUCATIONReviewTOP 10
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