India Struggles to Meet Demand for Higher Education

Private institutions attempt to fill the gap, but face many hurdles

The campus of Mewar University, one of 108 private universities established in the underdeveloped state of Chhattisgarh during the past two years, is a two-room house on a busy thoroughfare. One room is empty, except for a telephone; the other -- also a tiny, empty cell -- has "library" painted on the door. There is not a teacher, student, or book in sight.

At nearby Anna Technical University, housed in

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