Private universities in India have doubled in number in the last six years to 107 as the  demand for higher education is increasing, says a new report by Parthenon, a  management-consulting company, according to the Hindustan Times. “Private education serves to bridge the employability gap for students and employers,” says the report. “Private scale universities are capital efficient and self-sustaining enterprises for entrepreneurs and investors.” Some Indian academics applaud the growth of private universities, saying they will pay instructors better, which will give them greater motivation to innovate. But others says that private universities are problematic and will not solve the problem of lack of access to higher education in India.