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Pradeep Kumar

11/06/21 09:20 AM IST

Report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20

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Union Education Minister announces the release of Report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20, the report reflects the continuous emphasis given by the government on Higher Education.

Report Highlights

Total Enrolment in Higher Education stands at 3.85 crore in 2019-20 as compared to 3.74 crores in 2018-19, registering a growth of 11.36 lakh (3.04 %). Total enrolment was 3.42 crore in 2014-15.



Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), the percentage of students belonging to the eligible age group enrolled in Higher Education, in 2019-20 is 27.1% against 26.3% in 2018-19 and 24.3% in 2014-2015.

Gender Parity Index (GPI) in Higher Education in 2019-20 is 1.01 against 1.00 in 2018-19 indicating an improvement in the relative access to higher education for females of eligible age group compared to males.

Pupil Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in 2019-20 is 26.

In 2019-20: Universities: 1,043(2%); Colleges: 42,343(77%) and stand-alone institutions: 11,779(21%).

3.38 crore Students enrolled in programmes at under-graduate and post-graduate level.  Out of these, nearly 85% of the students (2.85 crore) were enrolled in the six major disciplines such as Humanities, Science, Commerce, Engineering & Technology, Medical Science and IT & Computer.

The number of students pursuing PhD in 2019-20 is 2.03 lakh against 1.17 lakh in 2014-15.

The Total Number of Teachers stands at 15,03,156 comprising of 57.5% male and 42.5% female.

Source: PIB

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