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Collaboration Between The UK and India

Dr Kamlesh Misra (Director) Institute for International Management and Technology (kmisra@iimtobu.ac.in)Grant Clendining (Principal Lecturer)Oxford Brookes University Business School(gbclendining@brookes.ac.uk)

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IIMT- Gurgaon

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Market Size For Higher Education In India

54 percent of the population in the country, are aged 24 years and below in 2001, constituting 35 percent in the ages 0-14 years and 19 percent in the ages 15-24 years. The combined proportion of these two age groups is expected to fall from 54 percent in 2001 to 39 percent in 2026.

The average Indian will be expected to be of 31 years old in 2026 compared to 23 years old in 2001.

Source: GOI Census 2001

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Percentage of Population by Age Group 2001-2026

Source: GOI Census 2001

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Population Pyramid 2001

Source: GOI Census 2001

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Percentage of Enrolment of Relevant Age Group in Higher Education

Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2004 2006

% 1.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 6.0 6.86 7.1

Source: Report of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Committee

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Structure & Scale of Indian

Higher Education

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Number of Higher Education Institutions

Year Central Univ.

State Univ.

Deemed Univ.

Institute of National Importance

Private Univ.

Total

1950-51 3 24 - - - 27

1960-61 4 41 2 2 - 49

1970-71 5 79 9 9 - 102

1980-81 7 105 11 9 - 132

1990-91 10 137 29 9 - 185

2005 18 205 95 18 7 343

Source: Report of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Committee

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Stage-wise Enrolment of Students

Stage Univ.

Department

Affiliated

Colleges

Total % In Affil.

Colleges

Graduate 864335 8003043 8867378

(89.09%)

90.25

Post-Graduate

315503 598229 913732

(9.18%)

65.47

Research 58321 7170 65491

(0.66%)

10.95

Diploma/

Certificate

58761 48114 106905

(1.07%)

45.03

Grand Total 1296920 8656586 9953506

(100%)

86.97

Source: Report of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Committee

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Faculty-wise Enrolment of StudentsFaculty Total Enrolment % of TotalArts 4490723 45.12

Science 2035059 20.44

Management/ Com 1790636 17.99

Engineering/Tech 716652 7.20

Medicine 313489 3.15

Law 303629 3.05

Education 146039 1.47

Others 83721 0.84

Agriculture 58700 0.59

Vet. Science 14858 0.15

Grand Total 9953506 100.00Source: Report of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Committee

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Public Vs Private Medical & Engineering Colleges

Medical Colleges Engineering Colleges

Zone Govt. Pvt. % Pvt. Govt. Pvt. % Pvt.

North 26 12 31.5 69 186 72.9

South 37 51 57.9 70 597 89.5

East 10 0 0.0 21 75 78.1

West 27 22 44.9 25 149 85.6

Total 100 85 45.9 185 1007 84.5

Source: Based on Medical Council of India and AICTE figures.

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Creating UK-India Academic Partnerships

IIMT-Oxford Brookes University: A Success Model

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Why Indians Want Higher Education?

• Cultural• Social impact of unemployment• Competitive nature of jobs• Noble profession• Many role models• Respect & family status• Means to climb the economic ladder

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Why a British Degree?

• International recognition for quality, credibility comparability and transferability

• Highly competitive nature of state higher education system, especially entrance to premier institutions

• Lack of opportunity and provision in relevant segments

• Increase in purchasing power

• Lack of innovative & contemporary courses

• Education not driven by market forces

• Increase in information & communication

• Post 9/11 visa restriction for USA

• Similarity of the Indian & British systems

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Achieving International Credibility

Mechanisms:

The curriculum and assessmentFacilitiesAcademic staffStudentsWork placement Academic standingEmployment

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Benefits to IIMT Students From a British Degree

• Acceptance of international universities

(Lancaster, Edinburgh, North Texas, Johnson & Whales, Cordon Bleu etc)

• International internships (100% for all students in the last three years)

• International employment (87%)• Credit transfer• Reduced cost of an international degree• Superior infrastructure• Personalized attention & grooming

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Factors Influencing the Credibility of the Partnership

• Commitment of the local partner & OBU• Long-term perspective• Industry support as backers• Involvement of OBU during the design phase of IIMT• Faculty recruitment & development• Administrative process & quality control systems

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Cont…

•Curriculum development, & programme Delivery•External examiners•Liaison manager•Buddy system•Electronic access•Infrastructure

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Problems Faced

• Lack of local recognition• Initial problems in branding• Getting quality faculty to deliver the programme.• Delivery of the first cycle of the programme

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Why the Partnership has Worked

• Openness on both sides of the partnership• Role of liaison manager• Universal quality standards between IIMT & OBU• Detailed operations manual• Constructive system of feedback from the external examiners• Frequent visits and exchange of ideas• Involvement at the highest level of leadership of OBU & IIMT• Excellent working relationship and understanding of each

others problems• Prior experience of IIMT faculty in delivering British degrees.

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SWE PLACEMENTS AROUND THE WORLD

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SWE & Final Placements in

UK

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Participating Hotels

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Employment Success on Graduation

Final Placements

0% 8%

80%

10%2%

Gr aduation Status Last Four Batches Higher Studies

P laced Abr oad P laced in India

Business

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Problems Faced

• Lack of local recognition• Initial problems in branding• Getting quality faculty to deliver the programme.• Delivery of the first cycle of the programme

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The Future

• Government Regulations to be relaxed for Partnerships.

• Government to permit opening of Foreign University Campuses.

• 100% FDI to be permitted in Education.

• Market for Professional & Technical Courses to continue to rise for next 15 year.

• Partnerships from the Top 20 Universities are expected in the next five years.

• Universities that have already created a Brand Name will benefit.

• Twining Programmes will be a major draw.