Motivation: A Building Block of a Nation’s Future

With ever increasing competition in the 21st century academic arena, a majority of learners have found to be lagging behind in the race. The reason which has been identified is, lack of motivating classroom environment, which is the core of all success. The present study aims at highlighting the importance of motivating the learners. To bring into its relevance, a comparative study encompassing the expectations of Saudi and Indian undergraduate students and the respective teachers reach to it, has been made. It brought to light the gap between the demand and supply of the learners and instructors respectively. The gap is wider in the Saudian context than the their counterpart. Therefore, the paper appraises the differences and suggests solutions.