Dr. Anju Pandey, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
“Learning takes place through the active behavior of the student: it is what he does that he learns, not what the teacher does.”
Ralph Tyler
Introduction
Time is changing very fast with the globalization, privatization and liberalization. This change has added new dimensions in every sphere of life and academic institutions are not exceptions. Education had become a critically important aspect of social and economic development. Neo-liberal economic reforms have seen an expansion in the role of the private sector in education1. With this reform, there has been a sudden and significant change in approach to higher education in recent years. It has been realized that if India wants to get benefit from neo-liberal reforms there should be a knowledge society.
In order to build that knowledge society, strengthening of the institution of the higher education is a condition precedent. Therefore, institutionalization of education system underwent a massive change to offer desired socio- economic development by imparting knowledge and skills. What sets of knowledge and skill in higher education is required to be offered has drastically changed with the change in time and this change is still in progress. With the changing demands of the global market, academic institutions offering higher education are focusing on innovative means and methods of teaching. In the process of this innovation, curriculum design and its innovation is in the categories of must to accommodate changing demands and aspirations of higher education.
