Title: Assessing the footprints of higher education systems across Indian states: a comparative study

Authors: Meenakshi Dhingra; Subhash C. Kundu

Addresses: Department of Management Studies, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology (PIET), Panipat, Haryana, India ' Faculty of Commerce and Management, Gurugram University, Haryana, India; Department of Management Studies, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology (PIET), Panipat, Haryana, India

Abstract: Higher education is important in delivering employable youth to the existing labour market. In the recent past, most Indian states have spent heavily on educational infrastructure to enable their youth to meet the changing requirements of the labour market in light of globalisation. The study proposes a model to study the potential environment of Indian states' higher education systems, using indicators like universities, colleges, enrolment, population, gross enrolment ratio, pupil-teacher ratio, and expenditure. A composite index is constructed using the Wroclaw taxonomic method, classifying states into high, moderate, low, and very low categories. The findings can help policymakers focus on capacity building of higher education according to individual state needs.

Keywords: higher education institutions; HEIs; employability; potential environment; capacity building; Indian states.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBFMI.2026.152709

International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence, 2026 Vol.11 No.2, pp.213 - 231

Received: 10 Jun 2024
Accepted: 03 Jul 2024
Published online: 07 Apr 2026 *

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