The digitalization of Indian Education System: A Macro Perspective

Rapid digitalization in the modern world has been transforming almost every aspect of human life. It has also entered the education system worldwide. The countries predominantly populated one and their education institutions needed to manage this emerging challenge rationally. In the case of India, the benefits of digitalization in higher education about affordability, high quality, employability, and inclusiveness exist but, whether the higher education would enormously be benefited from the extensive use of digitalization or not is a question. The answer to this question should not be evaluated only within the territory of the education system but also on the front of the aggregate economy. The challenges, such as inaccessibility of the internet, digital illiteracy, and language barriers, would hamper the process of the digitalising education system. In addition to that, the rapid digitalization process, on the front of the macro-economy would create unemployment, inequality of income, and poverty in highly populated countries. This study specifically focused on the digitalization of Indian higher education and its impact on the system and on the aggregate economy.