An objective based evaluation of higher education in Kashmir

Abstract

History of development of mankind is millennium years old. One of the major sources of their development is the knowledge, which the homosapiens have acquired through experience, observation of natural and social phenomenon and through experimentation. Accumulation, preservation, transmission, and generation of this knowledge through institutional arrangement like, universities, colleges and schools have formed important link in the continuum of development of the mankind. newlineThe development of knowledge through interaction among the social groups gave rise to the knowledge of social order, social institutions, social and individual existence, individual action and social response, family institution and community authorities and the state which were further culminated into regional and global organizations. The interaction between individual social group with nature and physical products gave rise to the knowledge of natural and physical sciences and use of science for the well-being of its members. It also gave rise to economic institution, economic order, economic possessions and its corresponding ability to influence social order and physical products. This interaction further gave rise to complex phenomenon of play of economic, social and physical forces and the knowledge of inter-relationship among these forces. Whereas, these forces operate in the field of life the institutional arrangements of universities and schools continued to provide the information and knowledge of historical past, ability to understand and analyze it, ability to reflect on contemporary phenomenon and ability to cause changes through experimentation, research and through opinion building among people.Thus in the area of knowledge and development, the university education (higher education) occupies a centre stage position. It influences the social changes through opinion building, economic development through human resources development which is caused by education training and Socio-Economic development through Research and Development