India’s higher
education landscape is witnessing an unprecedented transformation, marked by
aggressive commercialization and an overwhelming obsession with technical and
management education.
This research
article examines how the relentless pursuit of immediate employability and
profit margins has systematically marginalized liberal arts and humanities
education, despite mounting evidence that these disciplines cultivate critical
competencies essential for holistic development and long-term career success.
Drawing on recent enrolment statistics, employability data, and institutional trends, this paper argues that India’s educational priorities are creating a generation of technically trained yet intellectually underdeveloped professionals, with serious implications for democratic discourse, innovation, and societal progress.
