All India Survey Of Higher Education (AISHE) Released Key Takeaways

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...

Zaheer Hussain
January 30, 2024
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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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Zaheer Hussain

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