Conclusions

An intense examination of irrational educational practices and the role of leadership leads researchers to conclude that unless drastic changes are made, a devastating societal image retains. Findings revealed that HE system is thwarted by a number of factors, including pricy education, lack of uniformity in course and fee structure, lack of focus on practical knowledge and unavailability of jobs. Power of decision lies with VCs, who owing to partiality and nepotism have become source of irrational practices. The study maintains that solution lies also within leadership.
Present study imply that it is time to develop uniform curriculum, facilities and examination standards in public and private institutes of all provinces. Uniform education system can override the sectarian factions and class differences. Academic entrepreneurial policy in universities is a good idea but education privatization in 50% literacy rate state may lead nowhere. Appointments of executives of private universities as VCs in public sector universities to expedite the education privatization must be discouraged. Academic revolution can be based on truly entrepreneurial institute with financial support from business communities. Industry is reluctant to supply subvention due to racial appointments of incompetent professors. Xenophobic advisers do gnat knowledge-based economy stories without realizing that superstructures cannot be built in air. Schools constitute the founding and intermediate structure on which remotely visible university superstructure can be built. Priorities must be redefined and direction of action must be readjusted. Despite pouring billions on laptops for elite students, 25 million poor students begging on crossroads must be provided with an access to free education. Oligarchies may live to tell the tale but biased societies cannot survive. Study alarms that if we continue to be foisted to the moorings of decadent racial systems then nothing can stop us becoming a botched state.