Financing of Higher Education

Higher education in India has been facing an acute resource crisis with escalating costs and increasing needs on the one hand and shrinking government budgetary allocation on the other. Liberal funding is a critical requirement for making higher education possible. However, the funding pattern has been unsatisfactory. "Part of the problem facing universities is the inadequate provision of budgetary resources from the Government. Consequently, several universities and institutions of higher education are in continuous deficit. This financial crisis in higher education demands urgent attention and alternative provision of the required resources.Based on a study of The M.S. University of Baroda, the present books looks at the financing of a higher education institution.