Indian Higher Education in Crisis Amid Artificial Intelligence and Neglect Spiral

Indian higher education is in an even worse state than school education, taking a new blow as artificial intelligence eliminates human learning.

Higher education institutions in India are going through difficult times due to teacher-student and policy neglect. Visiting a college on a weekday morning reveals empty classrooms and teachers who are often absent from classes. While parents expect their children to attend school and teachers to teach in schools, it is noted that this expectation no longer exists in higher education institutions.

While school failures are reflected in the public eye thanks to learning metrics, the lack of such metrics in higher education leads to problems being ignored. Even though employers constantly complain about the quality of graduates, this situation does not find sufficient response in public life, policies, and civil society actions.