Not all state universities lag behind but most of them do. Problems are regarding overloaded faculty due to vacant positions, lack to infrastructure for teaching and learning, mediocre faculty and disproportionate student - teacher ratio. If policy makers work on these issues and come out will a solution for all of India it will help.

Suggestions: 1. Immediately banned association ship of university authority with affiliated colleges by changing provisions of the state university acts 2. Immediately recruit Registrar and Controller of Examinations by creating State level University Cadre of Officers 3. Strictly implementation of UGC regulations instructions of affiliated colleges by the officers of the state universities. 4. Provisions for Election of Deans, Members of Syndicate/EC/Board of Magt. be change immediately

5. The no. of Students admission (Intake) in the BA, BCOM,BCA,BSC etc. courses are not maintain as per UGC regulations. Because the financial interest of highest authority of the University are associated with these colleges which are offering these courses. If more no. of students are admitted than more money will be received by the colleges. This will also affect the quality of higher education in the state of Gujarat

3. While recruiting qualified teachers in the affiliated colleges, Dean and Vice-Chancellor nominees are required to remain present in the selection committee meeting. Since the Dean and Vice-Chancellor are associated with affiliated college management the partiality in the decision of selecting selection of faculty reflect and qualified teachers is not selected. This will also affect the quality of Higher education in the state of Gujarat.

4. The posts of Registrar, Controller of Examinations, Finance officer are vacant in all the Universities, because of authority of the University i.e. members of Syndicate/ Board of Management/ Executive Council required the person on the posts who will work as a STAMP man for them. The person selected on the above posts has to work as per direction of this members and they insist this type of person. As you aware that The Registrar and Controller of Examinations is the highest admn. post in un

3. No. of qualified teachers, required infrastructure, required books and journals, required work shops, laboratory etc. for providing quality higher education in the colleges, where this Head of Departments or Principal of the colleges are associated are not available. Because of the monitoring/controlling/directive authority at university level is same i.e. Head of Department or Principal of Colleges.

2. The Heads of Department or Principals of affiliated college of same university were become highest authority i.e. Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dean etc. So while taking any necessary steps for quality improvement in the higher education at University level, naturally they were first look their private college interest instead of University/Higher education interest. This will also affect the carrier of the students and spoil the society at large.

The reasons behind lower level of Higher education in the state of Gujarat are summarized below: 1. Actively involvement of Head of Department of the University and Trustees of affiliated colleges in the Syndicate/Board of Management/Executive Council, which is highest policy and decision making body in the state universities system as per the provision of the University Act. They are also associated with private affiliated colleges by any way for making money and give worst impact on quality

Hon'ble Prime Ministersir and Hon'ble HRMmadam The level of Higher education and the quality of Higher education provided by the state universities in the state of Gujarat is going down day by day since last 10 years. The quality of passed out students from these state universities will be seen when they come in to the job market. Everyday in the daily Gujarati news paper a news article about the quality and administration of these universities were published.

Education should be based on practical and application oriented instead of only theory. Most of the engineering colleges in India are busy in producing a labor for industry. They should focus on making entrepreneurs than just machines. The exam for passing engineering should be difficult. The exams should be like GATE exams. One who passes this exam, only he should get degree.