  This study presents a comparative SWOT analysis to comprehend the pattern of
development of ICT within six universities of western Himalayan region of
India. With the objective of achieving quality and excellence in higher
education system in the region, this study provides a basis to decision makers
to exploit opportunities and minimize the external threats. The SWOT analysis
of different universities, placed under three categories, has been undertaken
within the four-tier framework used earlier by the authors. Guided by the
initiatives of National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT) for SWOT
analysis, findings of this paper reveal, relative consistency of these three
categories of universities, with the earlier study. A few suggestions, as
opportunities, with an emphasis on problem solving orientation in higher
education, have been made to strengthen the leadership of universities in the
field of ICT.
