The Indian Institute of Advanced Study organized some decades ago a seminar on management and organization of Indian universities, with the University of Mysore, in Mysore. These are being republished again because the topics are very relevant today although the knitty gritty of numbers and other data statistics has certainly changed; quantitatively this is true but qualitatively the issues remain the same despite the new educational policies and commissions. The essentials of various conflicts within the system, because of a fragmented approach, continue to disrupt the implementation of new educational ideas, policies and commissions. It is a truism to state that educational needs are imperative and their problems need to be dealt with urgently. And yet today, apart from quantitative expansion, we remain substantially where we were at the time of India’s Independence, as far as management and organization of Indian universities are concerned. There is an increasing need for a practical and detailed consideration of the problem of higher education in the context of its organizational framework. The problems of basic reforms which involve curricula, examinations, research quality and scope of facilities, faculty and student unrest, the problems of denominational institutions, medium of instruction, etc. are also of immediate relevance. One of the major areas in this context is the governance of Indian universities. The pattern of university administration has become obsolete and has never received the kind of specialized consideration and planning. Rules, regulations, techniques and red tape have hampered the real purpose of university education. CONTENTS Preface to the First Edition Introduction Welcome Address – V.K. Gokak Inaugural Address – V.K.R.V. Rao Part I The Problem of Numbers and Pressures on the System I. 1 Some Aspects of the Problem of Numbers: The Lesson of Bihar – S.K. Bose I. 2 Pressure of Numbers: Some Thoughts – K. Mukherji I. 3 Numbers: A Case Study of University of Delhi – K.A. Naqvi I. 4 Numbers: Suggestions for Improvement – N.V. Subba Rao I. 5 Discussion Report Part II Relevance of Courses of Study with Regard to Emergent Social Realities and the Necessary Processes of Change II. 1 Vocationalization of Education – D. Shankar Narayan II. 2 Improvement in Undergraduate Education: A Note – N.V. Subba Rao II. 3 Static Courses in a Dynamic Situation: A Dilemma of Higher Education in India – R.P. Misra II. 4 Discussion Report Part III Structures and Channels of Authority within the University vis-à-vis the UGC, IUB and Government III. 1 Fundamental Reforms in University Structure and Organization – S.S. Bhandarkar III. 2 Structural Aspects of Universities vis-à-vis the State Government (Bihar) – S.K. Bose III. 3 Role of Vice-Chancellors and Their Appointment – R.P. Singh III. 4 University Authority Structure and Growth of Academic Excellence: A Case Study – B.D. Soni III. 5 Structures and Channels of Authority: An Analysis –T.K. Tukol III. 6 Discussion Report Part IV Faculty and Departmental Organization IV. 1 Faculty and Departmental Organization in Aligarh Muslim University – M.Z.R. Khan IV. 2 Faculty and Departmental Organization: Structural Changes – R. Rajaraman IV. 3 Faculty, the Heart of the University – B.R. Seth IV. 4 Discussion Report Part V Relation between Teaching and Administrative Staff and the Allocation of Responsibility V. 1 Teaching and Administrative Staff: The Need for Common Goals – T.V. Chidambaram V. 2 Teaching and Administrative Staff: Require a New Orientation – Amrik Singh V. 3 Discussion Report Part VI Standardization of Methods of Teaching and Student Management VI. 1 Modern Management Techniques in Educational Administration – M.V. Mathur Part VII Financial Management, Evaluation and Planning for Development VII. 1 Financial Management, Evaluation and Planning for Development – B. Das VII. 2 Financial Management of Affiliated Private Colleges – R.Y. Dharwadkar VII. 3 Financial Management and Planning for Development – K.L. Joshi VII. 4 Discussion Report Part VIII Relations with and Management of Colleges VIII. 1 Relations with and Management of Colleges: A Note – Manoranjan Jha VIII. 2 Relations with and Management of Colleges: Problems of Affiliation –Balwant Singh VIII. 3 Affiliated Colleges: Problems Regarding Their Improvement – S.S. Wodeyar VIII. 4 Discussion Report Part IX Problems of Education in General IX. 1 Ends and Means in University Education – K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar IX. 2 The University of Tomorrow – V. Madhusudan Reddy IX. 3 Higher Education and Social Change in Independent India – A.K. Saran IX. 4 The Crisis in Indian Education – Amartya Sen IX. 5 Statement IX. 6 Participants and Contributors