Indian Higher Education sector has been expanding at tremendous rate to meet the challenges of equity and access but in the process the average quality has greatly suffered.

Most international educational destination have gone through the massification of their Higher Education decades back though the scale and pace experienced were very different except in case of China. The quality and demand gaps being experienced in India need to be the twin focus for the international Universities / Institutions.

In India the acceptance rate at the top institutions such as IITs, IIMs, reputed Delhi University colleges such as St. Stephen’s College, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), top National Law Universities, ranges from 1% to 5%. Large number of candidates denied admissions to these institutions are the extremely bright candidates. A few of these are identified and selected especially by well known US institutions but a large number still remain unnoticed and are denied the opportunity to contribute their best to the education & research sector and also to their own careers.

For Indian families education of their children has a high priority. The expanding middle class present a huge target audience whose need for quality education remains unfulfilled. With Indian demographics this number is growing and shall continue to grow at least for another decade

The international universities/institutions can focus to fulfill these students’ needs either directly through admissions at universities campuses abroad or alternatively through strategic partnerships with large number of tier-2 institutions spread across India. Significant numbers of Tier 2 institutions in India actively seek partnerships and are willing to collaborate through various types of agreements/arrangements including strategic dual degree programs.