TY  - BOOK
TI  - Encyclopaedia of Higher Education: Scientific and Technical Education 
SN  - 8183240127
U1  - 378.54 23
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Mittal Publication
N1  - 1. Ancient european and indian universities;
2. Taxila -- Ameeting ground of nations;
3. Taxila -- The seat of learning in ancient university;
4. Nalanda -- India's ancient university;
5. The university of nalanda --Now and then;
6. Nalanda and Vikramasila;
7. Secondary and higher education in the buddhist;
8. Universities in India;
9. Establishment of Indian Universities;
10. Universities in British India;
11. Universities in India;
12. Education policy of the D.A.V college movement;
13. The D.A.V. college movement;
14. Foundation and early growth of the dayanand college;
15. Mahatma hansraj and the Dayanand college;
16. Gurukula kangri vishwa vidyalaya;
17. The hindu university speech;
18 Shortcoming and needs of the universities in India; 
19. A plea for an Independent University for womwn;
20. Higher education;
21. Higher education and training of leaders;
22. The universities;
23. Post-War university education in India;
24. Higher education in India
N2  - The progress of higher education in a society shaoes the advancement of technology and enhances the skill of human resources to scale the peak of human development. Undoubtedly, universities, now-a-days are confronting challenges which are multi-dimentional and multi-faceted. The 21st century has rightly been epitomized as the 'Century of knowledge; as there will be an explosion of information.
Higher education, over the years, has made substantial contribution to the socio-economic development needs of our country. The present work--Encyclopaedia of Higher education: The Indian Perspective--has been categorised in the following manner:
Vol. 1 Historical Survey--Pre-Independence Period
Vol. 2 Historical Survey--Post-Independence
Vol. 3 Committees and Commissions
Vol. 4 Convocation Addresses
Vol. 5 Scientific and technical education
ER  -