More people getting educated with the combination of technology and ever increasing population would lead to the reduction in worth of a degree. A few years back, if you had a degree you had a job; now the scenario has changed. In today’s world having a degree doesn’t guarantee you a job. Academic inflation has become very prevalent and is the bitter truth of the current education system. Academic inflation is a process in which the academic qualifications for the same job increase considerably over time. For example, it was mandatory for an accountant to have a B.Com degree two years back, but now for the same post having an M.Com degree is a must. This is happening in all other sectors too. It indicates the whole structure of the education system is flawed and we need to radically rethink our standards of intelligence.

Keywords: Academic Inflation, Academic Qualifications, Education System, Standards of Intelligence.