Citation:

Mohammad Aslam Khan. "A Critical Study of the Importance of Academic Research in Higher Education in Reference to India" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 54-59, 2023.

Abstract:

Academic research is of great value and having acceptance in the field of higher education in India and it provides greater experience and learning curve to the academician and researchers. It also provides valuable inputs into the methodologies & practices. This is ensuring the students and teachers to get more knowledge in all dimensions which assignments and exams cannot imbibe. The main objectives of this study are to obtain the recent challenges, scope and prospects in the filed academic research in reference of higher education in India. 250 standard questionnaires are distributed among the teachers to obtain their views and fulfillment of the objectives. Obtaining the worthy inferences from this study in reference to the learning capability, quality teaching and methods of teaching and designs of curriculum in the field of higher education. Results obtained from this study indicated that academic research helps in the growth & evolution of Indian higher education by increasing the job satisfaction levels of respected teachers with the adaption of advance teaching methodologies. It also excels the methods used in the respective institutions. It is also providing the assistance to the teachers to comprehend the competency of the students. It also provides better attentions to the students. These results are eminently used by the academicians by exploring the present domain of the research.

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Keywords:

Academic research, higher education, learning capabilities quality of teaching, teaching methodologies.