Higher Education and Research in India

With the fast pace of change and due to the impact of globalization, the role of the higher education institutions in furthering research and scholarship is becoming important. The term 'research and scholarship' usually refers to uncovering or generating new knowledge, or solving particular practical or theoretical problems. With its increasing importance, various definitions have been given to account for a wide range of activities and disciplines. While 'research' means systematic and rigorous enquiry leading to research outputs, 'scholarship' is seen as the means by which academic keep them up-to-date with changes in their own disciplines so that they can communicate the latest knowledge on the discipline to their students and peers. Research and development activities are aimed at making scientific discoveries and inventions that are commercially attractive the focus of this section is primarily, though not exclusively, on R&D activities.