Strategic Management of Digital Infrastructure for Digitalization of Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Public Vs Private Universities in Assam

Present paper aims to identify the strategic approaches for management of digital transformation in public and private universities of assam. In digital transformation of higher education existing public and private universities have played an emerging role in the educational scenario of assam. Strategic management of digital infrastructure for digitalization of higher education need right technologies and infrastructure as well as the ability to develop, manage and deliver technological changes. In this regard study tries to identify the managerial aspects of public and private universities of assam with respect to digital transformation as well as problems that has been facing by these universities towards digitalization of higher education. Present study based on primary sources of data that could serve as evidence in the existing body of knowledge in the field of higher education. In this study attempt has been made to highlighted some of the basic suggestions to overcome the challenges faced by the public and private universities of assam to deal with the issues of digitalization in higher education. Key words: Strategic management, Digital Infrastructure, Digitalization, Public Universities, Private Universities, Assam, Higher education.