Challenges and Opportunities for India-UK Partnership on Education

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Estimated at USD 34 Bn and growth rate of 14%

Schools (K-12)

It is governed by different school boards e.g.

State Boards, ICSE, CBSE, and SSC Under the purview of HRD

Formal
Higher Education Indian Education System
Estimated at USD 10 Bn and growth rate of 12%

Regulated by UGC and All India Council of

Technical Education (AICTE) Under the purview of HRD

Estimated at USD 1 Bn and highest growth

Pre-schools

rates of 36% Largely unregulated and no constraints on profit making in the pre-school system

Non - Formal

Vocational Training

Estimated at USD 4 Bn and seen significant

growth rates of 25% Public sector institutes are regulated by Ministry of Labor whilst private sector are not

Total market size is

estimated at USD 50 Bn Non Formal sector is smaller and has seen higher growth

Coaching Classes

Estimated at USD 0.6 Bn and growth rate of

17% Largely unregulated and the State of Rajasthan is well known for coaching classes

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Education sector is large and fragmented
The Indian education sector is one of the largest

Significant demand and supply mismatch

There is a significant demand for education due to

education systems in the world

It is estimated to have more than 1 Mn schools

high population growth rate and increasing income levels

There is a significant shortage of education

and more than 18,000 higher education institutes

This sector by many reports has been estimated

at USD 50 Bn and is expected to grow at approximately 10-15%

This sector is also largely fragmented and offers

facilities in all segments and Indias GER is below world wide trend of 23% 84%
52% 12%
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56%

66%

74%

significant opportunities for larger players

16%
China Germany France UK Australia USA

Quality of education in India is lacking

Quality of education in Indian suffers from

UK has shared history, language and culture

Education sector in UK is strong and competitive

theoretical and archaic teaching methods and lack of practical training

The infrastructure and facilities is also lacking in

and is capable of providing world class skills and education that is needed in India
Education players in UK are uniquely placed to

many of the schools

Infrastructure facilities in public schools (%) Schools not having drinking water facilities Schools not having common toilets Schools not having a boundary wall Schools without computer 16% 37% 50% 86%

take advantage of this situation when compared to other countries due to the shared history, language and culture and a similar structure of education system between the two countries

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Securing Accreditation
Foreign universities have to cover

Setting up legal profit making entity

Under the current regulatory

Changing regulatory environment

In India the education sector has

normal regulatory frameworks of the Indian education system

They are also governed by a

framework, accreditation is provided only to not-for-profit organisations

Hence a complicated financial

number of other specific regulations, including:

Establishment of and Maintenance

of Standards in Private Universities Regulations (2003)

Regulations for Entry and

structuring is needed which is time consuming The profits are distributed via the education institution which must be set up as a trust or society and allocated to, for example,
Suppliers of equipment, human

seen a significant number of new regulations and regulations that are pending in the Parliament for approval
The passing of these bills is time

consuming and also might suffer from active lobbying by Indian education providers
Due to this environment Foreign

Operation of Foreign Universities/Institutions Imparting Technical Education in India (2005)

Foreign Direct Investment Norms

resources,
Land/buildings and education

universities are not able to frame their strategies and makes their decision making process to enter India more difficult

services (books, Library services, etc).

India-UK partnership might face challenges in being able to attract UK universities who might be

unwilling to come to India due to the red-tape bureaucratic procedures and regulations
However this is mitigated by the fact that Indian Government is trying to ease the regulations for

foreign universities e.g. introduction of single window clearance for regulatory approvals

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ILLUSTRA
Developing contacts with industry bodies such as the FICCI and the CII Meeting Indian employers to assess future skills requirements. Gaining a commitment from UK stakeholders, including the government, industry bodies and private sector stakeholders Making contact with key individuals in the Indian national and state governments

Business Development Activity

Active Liasoning with Government

Will enable to further ease the process of approval for UK universities and help stay on top of any changing regulatory environment

Competitive The way forward landscape

Use the organizations inhouse resources and contacts and leverage them to help the British Council further its mission and its partnership with India

Leverage inhouse capabilities

Specialist Consultants

Work with any specialized consultants in case of any complex issues or large projects for British Council ?

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