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It is rightly claimed that ensuring a quality higher education is one of the most relevant things we can do for our future generation. Higher education refers to education beyond the secondary level of education. It is also known as the tertiary or post-secondary level of education. In the present time, when changes are occurring rapidly, one can adjust himself only when he accepts the changes progressively, and it is only possible when the individuals are educated. Higher education is a confronting challenge that the entire nation is facing. Since independence, substantial development has been witnessed. On the eve of independence, our country had about 27 universities and 498 colleges. But as of 1st June 2020, according to the list published by the UGC, there were about 54 centrals, 416 states 125 deemed, and 361 private universities. There are seven institutes under the State Legislature Act, and 159 institutes of national importance, including institutions like IIT, IISER, NIT, etc. In India, Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the state with the highest number of colleges. Purvanchal was endowed with esteemed institutions like Banaras Hindu University, MMM University of Technology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, etc. However, instead of having a sufficient number of colleges and universities, the education system is still lagging. This study examines the situation of Higher education in Uttar Pradesh (especially in the Purvanchal Region) distribution of colleges and universities, and the various initiatives taken by the government. After analyzing the entire situation, the paper suggests some possible measures to make our educational system the pre-eminent one.