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c m y b c m y b FRIDAY | APRIL 18 | 2014 03 THE TRIBUNE GUIDE TO BEST COLLEGES Fact-sheet ■ India will have the largest population in the world in the higher education age bracket by 2030; increasing urbanisation and income levels will drive demand for higher education ■ India’s GER lags behind that of developed countries such as the US, Switzerland, Japan and the UK as well as the developing countries such as China, Brazil, Malaysia and the Philippines ■ Compared to developed countries India witnesses more enrolment in Arts and Engineering while enrolment in Medical studies is lower. ■ The higher education system has grown significantly in the past two decades in terms of the number of institutions and enrolment. GER in higher education has more than doubled (22.5 per cent) since 1999-2000. ■ Student enrollment has grown 12 times in the last four decades, increasing at a CAGR of 10.4 per cent since 2000-01 ■ The number of universities/institutions of national importance has registered a seven–fold growth in the last four decades. There are 700 universities at present as against 256 in 2000-2001. ■ We now have more than 33,000 affiliated colleges with around 20,000 added after 2000-01. ■ Number of central Compiled and Edited by Roopinder Singh, Geetu Vaid Layout Sanjeev Kumar, Ishmeet Kaur Photos Pradeep Tewari, Thinkstock Inputs by Syed Kazmi, Ambika Sharma, Sunit Dhawan, B.S Malik, D.P Gupta, Gagan Teja, Manish Sirhindi, Deepkamal Kaur. HIGHER EDUCATION AT A GLANCE institutions like IISER, NITs, IIMs, IITs and Central Universities has doubled over the past 6-7 years. ■ Distance education that offers affordable education to masses has grown significantly. Enrolment in distance education has more than tripled in the last decade growing at a CAGR of 11 per cent. ■ The number of institutions offering distance education is almost five times the number two decades ago ■ A variety of courses and career-oriented programs have emerged across different streams ■ Almost half the graduates are not employable in any sector, based on the industry standards of employability. Source: 12th Five Year Plan: Chapter on Higher Education June 2013. MHRD Annual Report 2011-2012 P_3.qxd 4/15/2014 11:31 PM Page 1

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Page 1: HIGHER EDUCATION AT A GLANCE - The Tribune India · 18-04-2014 · HIGHER EDUCATION AT A GLANCE institutions like IISER, NITs, IIMs, IITs and Central Universities has doubled over

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FRIDAY | APRIL 18 | 2014 03THE TRIBUNE GUIDE TO BEST COLLEGES Fact-sheet

■ India will have the largestpopulation in the world inthe higher education agebracket by 2030;increasing urbanisation andincome levels will drivedemand for highereducation

■ India’s GER lags behindthat of developed countriessuch as the US, Switzerland,Japan and the UK as well asthe developing countriessuch as China, Brazil,Malaysia and the Philippines

■ Compared to developedcountries India witnesses moreenrolment in Arts andEngineering while enrolment inMedical studies is lower.

■ The higher educationsystem has grownsignificantly in the past twodecades in terms of thenumber of institutions andenrolment. GER in highereducation has more thandoubled (22.5 per cent)since 1999-2000.

■ Student enrollment hasgrown 12 times in the lastfour decades, increasingat a CAGR of 10.4 per cent since 2000-01

■ The number ofuniversities/institutions ofnational importance hasregistered a seven–foldgrowth in the last fourdecades. There are 700universities at present asagainst 256 in 2000-2001.

■ We now have more than33,000 affiliated collegeswith around 20,000 addedafter 2000-01.

■ Number of central

Compiled and Edited byRoopinder Singh,

Geetu Vaid

LayoutSanjeev Kumar,

Ishmeet Kaur

PhotosPradeep Tewari,

Thinkstock

Inputs bySyed Kazmi, Ambika

Sharma, Sunit Dhawan,

B.S Malik, D.P Gupta, Gagan

Teja, Manish Sirhindi,