The concept of Educational Infrastructure has traditionally been of a campus, classrooms and teaching methodologies. However, with the development of technology, all this is expected to change. There is no reason why the teacher and the taught, should remain at the same place, or indeed the same geographical location. Outsourcing is also likely to become a major issue. Physical costs can be bundled and unbundled according to convenience. All this is likely to accelerate, as soon as the WTO norms come into force and opportunities and threats for the higher education sector become more focused. Distance learning is likely to become more widespread. Capital Investment Strategic Planning will be done more carefully.

With the explosion of knowledge, the need for creation of original knowledge will become necessary. Flexibility in the education planning process will become imperative, with only the basic parameters getting defined. India spends very little on its education infrastructure, as compared to what it does on salaries, and it will have to trim this down significantly and invest more in productive infrastructure.

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