Higher Education for Knowledge Building Society

Education is an index of human development. It has always been considered as the instrument of social change. It is the most dynamic force in the life of an individual in influencing his physical, mental emotional and social development. Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. It is rightly said that education is a national responsibility which is to transform a static society into one vibrant with a commitment to development and change. The question is what kind of individuals we want our educational institutions to shape. It must remember that to maintain its position of leadership in higher education and fulfill a golden vision of 2050 should be India's next aspiration. “Our future is not in the stars but in our own minds and hearts. Creative leadership and liberal education which in fact go together are the first requirement for a hopeful future for human kind. India constitutes a part of the whole and contributes to the completion of the whole. This is an elementary truth that we tend to forget. India's massive open online courses started by several elite research universities collectively enroll 60%of the world's entire student population. The so called graduates who happen to pass through the portals of these institutions can be called in Mr. S. Narayan Murthy's words, ‘mere prototype robots’ unfit to face the challenges of 21st century and gargantuan task of transformation of the nation.