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Abstract - Indian higher education system is on third number in size after USA and China. Indian educational institutions have to face a lot of competition from abroad as well as domestic education providers in the present scenario of higher education. The present paper is divided into parts. The first part is introductory consisting of objectives and hypothesis & state of higher education. Need for vocational of courses, networking with the educational institutes and partnership between industry and universities are included in the first part. Second part examines need for choice best credit system, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary courses. Third deals with financial problems and scarcity of funds for innovative projects. The last part consists of literature review, suggestions and conclusions. Utility of education for employment and quality have become normal currency. Instilling skills, adoption of best practices, focus on the concepts of employability by equipping students with skills and competencies, partnership with industry and government and constant training of the workforce to meet the ongoing challenges of the global economy, vocationalization of courses, freedom of CBCS, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary courses will enable higher education institutions to increase quality and competitiveness at international level. Only highly skilled and balanced personalities having good human values need to be produced to complete in the global market. Indian higher education system is on third number in size after USA and China. Indian educational institutions have to face a lot of competition from abroad as well as domestic education providers in the present scenario of higher education. The present paper is divided into parts. The first part is introductory consisting of objectives and hypothesis & state of higher education. Need for vocational of courses, networking with the educational institutes and partnership between industry and universities are included in the first part. Second part examines need for choice best credit system, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary courses. Third deals with financial problems and scarcity of funds for innovative projects. The last part consists of literature review, suggestions and conclusions. Utility of education for employment and quality have become normal currency. Instilling skills, adoption of best practices, focus on the concepts of employability by equipping students with skills and competencies, partnership with industry and government and constant training of the workforce to meet the ongoing challenges of the global economy, vocationalization of courses, freedom of CBCS, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary courses will enable higher education institutions to increase quality and competitiveness at international level. Only highly skilled and balanced personalities having good human values need to be produced to complete in the global market.