DOI: 10.1177/09737030231194855 ISSN:
The Withering of Kerala’s Higher Education Sector?: Concerns, Choices and the Way Forward
Justine George, Akhil Menon- Economics and Econometrics
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
The transformation of labour markets has generated various concerns for policymakers in the higher education sector in Kerala, ranging from skill mismatches, student migration, and vacant seats in the higher educational institutions being some of the most pressing issues raising concern withering the progress made in the sector till now. It is time for policymakers to take serious note of the problem, and they must embrace all the suggestions they could receive to improve the higher education sector in the state, which is well integrated into the global labour markets.