The tertiary education sector has been an area of both concern and focus lately. The implementation of the National Higher Education Mission and a greater awareness of our dismal performance in university world rankings has garnered a lot of attention and resulted in a renewed focus on uplifting the quality and reshaping the higher education landscape in the country. The role of education in shaping the lives of citizens and future of a nation is undebatable. The need to promote education at tertiary level should be the highest priority in a developing country like India. The recent US election is the biggest example of how economic prosperity at national level doesn’t necessarily trickle down to individual citizens who are disillusioned by the lack of prospects owing to the lack of tertiary level education.