Indian higher education system is third largest in the world. The role of Indian higher educational institutes in the present time is to provide quality-based education in the field of education, research etc to empower youth for self sustainability. Moreover, higher education imparts knowledge, develops the student’s ability and also gives them a wider perspective of the world around. Higher education system in any nation today seeks a relook. The challenges that confront education today are low rates of enrolment, unequal access, poor quality of infrastructure and lack of relevance. There is a need for greater coordination of activities and the Government as well as the private institutions can co-exist and mutually support to fill in the gaps in higher education.