Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can play a pivotal role in fostering social responsibility and community engagement. Programmes such as Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 have been critical in bringing a transformative change in rural development by the active participation of higher education institutes with rural communities. University Grants Commission launched a policy entitled “Fostering Social Responsibility & Community Engagement in HEIs” in 2019, which emphasises the importance of socially relevant courses to enable students to find local solutions for the most pressing challenges confronting the Indian society.