The rise of online higher education: Market trends, UGC regulations and future prospects - The Hindu

The COVID-19 pandemic played a pivotal role in transforming the education landscape by forcing a shift from traditional classroom settings to online platforms. Facilitated by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the UGC Regulations, and cultivated by Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), the online mode of higher education is fast emerging as an attractive alternative to the traditional campus mode of college education in India and is poised to scale up significantly in the days to come. This article scans the landscape of Indian online higher education, market opportunities and challenges, and presents the outlook for the future.The online education market in India is estimated to have grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 23% in the last five years to reach about 4.2 billion.