State public universities in India, enrolling 81% of higher education students, face significant faculty shortages and outdated infrastructure, impacting academic excellence and research. A Niti Aayog report recommends increasing public investment to 6% of GDP, implementing performance-based funding, and granting greater autonomy to improve governance and research capacity.
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