Human Resource Management in Higher Education- Opportunities and Challenges

With evolving challenges and opportunities faced by institutions of higher learning, responsibility of human resource management (HRM) has bred monstrously. HRM in Indian higher education sector is climacteric, characterized by mixed setbacks, hopes, and puissance of metastasis. This comprehensive study provides laconic tabloid of pressing remonstrances, likelihoods of HRM exercises amid frames of Indian higher education institutions (HEI) and scouts potentials for meliorism. Currently, the sector experiences afterclaps like faculty shortages, budget constraints, skill mismatches, complex regulatory environments, poor working condition, and the ongoing pursuit of academic freedom and shared governance that stymie good breeding and inhibit its titutional novelty. Meeting the needs of diverse stakeholders cites challenges for human resource (HR) professionals that cripple educational opportunities and deter institutional novelty and prosperity. The study portrays a cognitive approach, cocooning in-depth literary critique, legislation, well-founded online repositories, and academic journals. This study offers a snapshot of the status of HRM in Indian HEI, proffers pragmatic remedies, and highlights the bird’s-eye societal impact of optimal HRM protocols. Findings advocate proactive stances like digitalization, administrative simplification, galvanizing investigation, informed decision-making, sustainability, etc. for reformation. By navigating challenges and exploring new avenues, Indian higher education can advance knowledge society.