With over 1,200 universities, 58,000+ colleges and hundreds of private technical and professional institutions, India's higher education landscape continues to expand rapidly. Yet, the country's Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education stands at only 28.4%, far below that of countries like the United States (79.36%), United Kingdom (80.15%), Germany (77.37%), Canada (77.31%), and China (60.2%).