The Report Of The All-India Survey Of Higher Education (AISHE) 2021–22, Made Public On January 25, Found That 4.33 Crore Students Are Currently Enrolled In A Higher Educational Institute Up From 4.14 Crore In 2020-21, And 3.42 Crore In 2014-15.
All India Survey Of Higher Education (AISHE) Released
Why In The News?
- The Report Of The All-India Survey Of Higher Education (AISHE) 2021–22, Made Public On January 25, Found That 4.33 Crore Students Are Currently Enrolled In A Higher Educational Institute Up From 4.14 Crore In 2020-21, And 3.42 Crore In 2014-15.
- The Survey Captures Total Student Enrolment In Eight Different Levels: Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD, MPhil, Diploma, PG Diploma, Certificate, And Integrated Programmes. In All, 10,576 Standalone Institutions, 42,825 Colleges, And 1,162 Universities Responded To The Survey.
Key Takeaways
- The Number Of Women Enrolled In Higher Educational Institutes Has Steadily Increased. From 1.5 Crore Women Enrolled In 2014-15, There Has Been A Jump Of 32% To 2.07 Crores Enrolled In 2021-22. In The Last Five Years, The Number Of Women Enrolled Increased By 18.7%, From 1.74 Crore In 2017–18.
- Gross Enrollment Ratio Indicates How Many Students Are Part Of The Higher Education System In A Given Population. The Estimated GER For The Age Group 18-23 Years In India Is 28.4, The AISHE 2021-22 Report Said (Based On Population Data From The 2011 Census).
- The Survey Showed That The Bachelor Of Arts (BA) Programme Has The Highest Enrolment, With 1.13 Crore Students 34.2% Of Total Undergraduate Enrolment Across India. In All, 3.41 Crore Students Are Enrolled In UG Programmes.
- At PhD Level, However, Social Sciences Stood At Third Spot After Engineering And Science. While 52,748 Are Pursuing A PhD In Engineering, And 45, 324 In Science, 26,057 Students Are Pursuing PhD In The Social Sciences.
- 73.7% Of All Students Attend Government Universities, Which Make Up Only 58.6% Of All Universities. Even Though There Are More Private Universities, Students Prefer Government Educational Institutions.
- During The 2021-22 Academic Year, 1.07 Crore Students Were Estimated To Have Graduated From Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctorate, Master’s, And Other Diploma/Certificate Programmes. Among These 1.07 Crore Students, 54.6 Lakh Or Roughly 50.8% Are Women.
- Category-wise, In 2021-22, Around 35% Of The Students Belong To Other Backward Classes (OBC), 13% Are From Scheduled Caste (SC) Community And 5.7% Of The Graduates Are From Scheduled Tribe (ST) Community.
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