BIMTECH Director & EPSI Alt President Dr H Chaturvedi authors Transforming Indian Higher Education

Transforming Indian Higher Education the book authored by Dr H Chaturvedi, Alt President EPSI and Director BIMTECH Greater Noida has been unveiled by Honble Chief Minister of Punjab S Prakash Singh Badal at inaugural session of EPSIs national summit in Chandigarh on October 8, 2015.

The book is all about the contemporary issues and challenges to the Indian Higher Education. Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI) is convening its national summit at Chandigarh on the theme Higher Education for Skill Development & Employability.

The book releasing and the inaugural session of EPSIs National Summit was attended by more than 150 chancellors, vice chancellors, principal, heads of institutions and academicians from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, NCT Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal.

Dr Harivansh Chaturvedi is professor and Director of the Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) since 1999. He has more than three decades experience in teaching, research and academic administration. He has worked as director in AICTE, a statutory body under MHRD, Government of India; with the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and the Board of Studies in Management of AICTE. Dr Chaturvedi was conferred Honorary Professorship by the St. Stevan University of Hungary in 2007. He is regularly invited by leading electronic channels and news papers to present his views on contemporary issues. He has several books, research papers, and articles to his credit. Dr. Chaturvedi has been a thought leader for higher education in India. He has been the concept maker of Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI) a national association of education institutions to facilitate development of education sector.

The Chief Minister of Punjab Mr Badal complimented Dr Chaturvedi for bringing out the book and marked his signatures on few copies. Dr G Vishwanathan, Chancellor, VIT Vellore and President, EPSI, Dr M R Jayaram, Chancellor, M S Ramaiya University, Bengaluru, Dr Hari Gautam, Ex-Chairman, UGC, Mr B S Baswan, Ex-Secretary, MHRD, Government of India, Dr Mangesh Karad, Chairman, MIT Group, Pune, Dr G D Sharma, Ex-Secretary General, UGC have congratulated Dr Chaturvedi for his efforts to compile the book.

Transforming Indian Higher Education is a collection of writings on Indian higher education by some of the leading educationists, policy makers, academic leaders and edu-entrepreneurs in the country. The contributors to this volume have not only critically examined the evolution of the Indian higher education, but also endeavour to provide a future perspective for coming decades.

The book presents an insight into the growth, transition and other emerging issues and concerns that Indian Universities and institutions of higher learning have experienced during the last few decades. These articles provide an invaluable insight into the various issues that have profoundly shaped Indias higher education system.

The book covers a wide spectrum of current challenges before the Indian higher education system viz. university rankings, faculty quality and development, application of technology, research eco-system, doctoral education, the role of private sector and envisioning the future of Indian higher education.

Several eminent academicians, thought leaders, policy makers, industry leaders and researchers have contributed their papers in the book which includes Dr R Natarajan, Former Chairman, AICTE, Mr TV Mohandas Pai, CEO, Manipal Group, Dr K B Powar, Former Secretary, AIU, Dr RK Mishra, Director, IPE, Hyderabad, Brig (Dr) R S Grewal, Advisor, Chitkara University, Chandigarh, DR Prem Vrat, Former Director, IIT, Rookie, Mrs Sushma Berlia, Chancellor, Ape jay Stya University, Prof Sudha Rao, Member Secretary, Karnataka Knowledge Commission, Dr Mithilesh K Singh, Sr Fellow, Apeejay Stya Foundation, Dr A Sahay, Dean (Research), BIMTECH, Dr Rahul Singh, Faculty, BIMTECH, Dr Manish Upadhyay, Co-founder & Chief Evangelist, LIQVID

Birla Institute of Management Technology was established in 1988 under the aegis of the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, and supported by Birla group of companies. BIMTECH Greater Noida is a highly ranked B school. The B school will accept CAT/XAT/GMAT scores for admission to flagship PGDM 2016-18 batch.