Status of Higher Education in Nagaland

The formal education in Nagaland started only after the Nagas came in contact with the British people. Higher education in Nagaland started after more than a decade of India’s Independence. The State has made an appreciable quantitative progress in terms of literacy rate compared to the national average of India. However, the state still lack in the field of Higher Education in terms of quality education and Infrastructure. The Private agency seems to be the Key player in the Higher education sector in Nagaland. This has certain drawbacks in a state like Nagaland where the majority of the students are poor tribal. This study depicts the status of higher education in Nagaland and tries to identify the various strengths as well as weakness of Higher education in Nagaland and try to suggest some viable measures. It also highlights the importance of the concerned stakeholders in order to upgrade the quality of Higher education in Nagaland.