The Indian education market is undergoing rapid transformation since the new minister of education, Mr. Kapil Sibal took charge in May 2009. It all started with the minister's announcement of a 100-days plan to improve quality and access. This also raised expectations for much awaited clarity on the regulations related to entry of foreign universities. More recently, government has announced that 14 innovation universities will be open for private investments.
Several international education institutions including universities and colleges, K12 schools and support service organizations are keen on engaging with the Indian market. The market is just getting ready for the big investments and is edupreneurs are also sensing the opportunity. A Business Today magazine recent cover story The Advent of Edupreneurs focused on this emerging opportunity.
I also covered this trend of emerging models of education entrepreneurship in India on my blog. There is a lot of optimism and expectations from the new minister and if the changes do take place in the direction conducive to investors, speed to market and deep understanding of the market characteristics will emerge as the critical success factor.
Posted by
Rahul Choudaha, PhD
New York
Dr. Education
rchoudaha[at]yahoo.com
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