EDUCATION/ GOVERNANCE

Topic:

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

Context: The ministry of education released the findings of the All-India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) for 2019-20 on June 10.

Key Highlights of the report

Total Enrolment

In Higher Education

  • 3.42 crore in 2014-15.
  • 3.74 crore in 2018-19.
  • 3.85 crore in 2019-20: Growth of 11.36 lakh (3.04 per cent)

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.

Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
  • 24.3% in 2014-15
  • 26.3% in 2018-19
  • 27.1% in 2019-20

GER in higher education is calculated for the 18-23 age group. It is the ratio of enrolment in higher education to the population in the eligible age group.

 Gender Parity Index (GPI)
  • 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.
Students Pursuing PhD
  • 1.17 lakh in 2014-15.
  • 2.03 lakh in 2019-20 
Total Number of Teachers
  • 15,03,156 comprising 57.5% male and 42.5% female
  • Pupil Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in 2019-20 is 26.

However, the report also contains enough evidence to suggest that India’s higher education sector confronts serious issues of inequality across the gender, caste, and regional axis.

  1. Headline improvement in enrolment numbers hides access to professionally rewarding courses
  1. Multi-layered social inequality among teachers in Higher Education
  1. Geography matters as much as sociology
  1. Regional Distribution of Government Colleges 

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