Need for Performing Arts higher education in J & K

India is growing fast outpacing Japan to be the fourth largest in the World.The demand for higher education is constantly rising, likely to be 160 million by 2025, the state support in terms of funding per student as unit, is declining.

- PROF. K.S.CHANDRASEKAR

India and China will be the two biggest countries seeking higher education. Demand is growing at the rate of 20 per cent per annum in India. India has over 56,000 institutions that cater to 40 million students, supported by 16 lakh teachers. India aims to add 26 million enrolments by 2035, which requires increased investments in staff, technology and infrastructurein order to reach the GER of 50%.It is important to note that Science and Technology is being given lot of significance as compared to Arts, Humanities and Social sciences. Worldwide India is known for its arts, culture, culinary and humanities. Jammu and Kashmir has shown greater emphasis for the higher education and has been able to retain their aspiring higher education students to the state as they were earlier resorting to travel to Punjab, Himachal and Delhi. Those who were moving were primarily in the Science and Engineering programs. With the advent of more colleges and addressing more student community, the number of students opting for multiple fields have increased tremendously. It is worthwhile to note here that those seeking arts and humanities subjects are not interested in pursuing their studies in other states and want to study in the local environment. Here comes the importance of programs in this direction.