Academic Leadership Scenario in India after Post Globalization

Higher Education in India is beset with a host of problems pertaining to quality when India is aiming to be an important player in the post globalization knowledge economy. Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) are in a dire need of strengthening individual and institutional effectiveness in imparting higher education that meets the global quality requirements. In such a situation, Academic Leaders who are the gate keepers of the quality standards, imagination and creativity of higher education need to urgently address the maladies and deficiencies of the higher education to make it more professional and global. To do so, training, practice and skill based selection of academic leaders of HEIs is mandatory and relevant for the maintenance of global quality standards. Also there is a need for the Academic Leaders to explore how the concept of globalization, a meaningful integration of local and global forces, can help them inform and enhance their pedagogy and practice.