Sudhanshu Bhushan is Professor and Head of the Department of Higher and Professional Education in the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India. He specializes in the internationalization of higher education, policy issues in higher education and educational planning. His recent contributions include Restructuring Higher Education in India (2009), Public Financing and Deregulated Fees in Indian Higher Education (2010) and Quality Assurance of Transnational Higher Education: Australia and India Experiences (2011). He is the co-editor of the book Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in India and Australia (2020) and editor of Future of Higher Education in India (2019). He conducts and guides research, and provides policy support to the Government of India. He is the recipient of the Amartya Sen Award 2012 for Distinguished Social Scientist, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. He is the Managing Editor of the Indian Economic Journal.

• 1. Introduction 2. Apex Institutional Structure and Governance Bodies 3. University Governance 4. Governance at the College Level 5. Issues and Challenges of Teachers 6. Private Higher Education 7. Financing of Higher Education 8. Students’ Experiences 9. Governance Conundrum: Higher Education Scenario 10. Conclusion. Appendices

Sudhanshu Bhushan is Professor and Head of the Department of Higher and Professional Education in the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India. He specializes in the internationalization of higher education, policy issues in higher education and educational planning. His recent contributions include Restructuring Higher Education in India (2009), Public Financing and Deregulated Fees in Indian Higher Education (2010) and Quality Assurance of Transnational Higher Education: Australia and India Experiences (2011). He is the co-editor of the book Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in India and Australia (2020) and editor of Future of Higher Education in India (2019). He conducts and guides research, and provides policy support to the Government of India. He is the recipient of the Amartya Sen Award 2012 for Distinguished Social Scientist, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. He is the Managing Editor of the Indian Economic Journal.

• 1. Introduction 2. Apex Institutional Structure and Governance Bodies 3. University Governance 4. Governance at the College Level 5. Issues and Challenges of Teachers 6. Private Higher Education 7. Financing of Higher Education 8. Students’ Experiences 9. Governance Conundrum: Higher Education Scenario 10. Conclusion. Appendices

Sudhanshu Bhushan is Professor and Head of the Department of Higher and Professional Education in the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India. He specializes in the internationalization of higher education, policy issues in higher education and educational planning. His recent contributions include Restructuring Higher Education in India (2009), Public Financing and Deregulated Fees in Indian Higher Education (2010) and Quality Assurance of Transnational Higher Education: Australia and India Experiences (2011). He is the co-editor of the book Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in India and Australia (2020) and editor of Future of Higher Education in India (2019). He conducts and guides research, and provides policy support to the Government of India. He is the recipient of the Amartya Sen Award 2012 for Distinguished Social Scientist, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. He is the Managing Editor of the Indian Economic Journal.

• 1. Introduction 2. Apex Institutional Structure and Governance Bodies 3. University Governance 4. Governance at the College Level 5. Issues and Challenges of Teachers 6. Private Higher Education 7. Financing of Higher Education 8. Students’ Experiences 9. Governance Conundrum: Higher Education Scenario 10. Conclusion. Appendices