Higher Education is a very important sector for the growth and development of human resource which can take responsibility for social, economic and scientific development of the country. Indian higher education system is the third largest system in the world. There has been huge quantitative increase in the number of institutions and enrolments. This has lead to deterioration of higher education system. But the condition is even worse in rural areas. So, to study the status of higher education in rural areas, present study was undertaken. Findings of the study revealed a dismissal picture of infrastructure in rural colleges, outdated curriculum which has no relevance according to market needs and finally graduates passing out from rural colleges do not possess necessary practical and soft skills in getting job.
Higher education, rural, infrastructure, curriculum, college-industry interface, employment
