A Scenario of Indian Higher Education

Niranjan R.¹ , Shiva Kumar²

1. Dept of Studies and Research in Economics, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, India.
2. Dept of Studies and Research in Economics, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, India.

Correspondence should be addressed to: shivactg1988@gmail.com.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.3 , Issue.6 , pp.16-23, Jun-2017

Online published on Jun 30, 2017

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Abstract :
Over the year higher education sector has witnessed an incredible increase in its institutional capacity. After China and United States India’s higher education system is the third largest in the world, comprising of 760 universities and institutions of national importance, and 38998 colleges, 44211637 students and 1473255 teachers. The number universities/institutions have increased 18 times from an insufficient of 27 in 1950 to 677 in 2013 and now it’s 760 in 2014-15. Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has profound implications for the whole education process ranging from investment to use of technologies in dealing with issues of access, equity, management, efficiency, pedagogy, equality, research and innovation. According to UGC 11th five year plan the problem of higher education in India is of low enrolment rate and the regional imbalance. It reorganized that 11% enrolment rate too low of 23% world average or 36.5% for countries in transition or more than 55% for developed countries. The present study analysis the scenario of Indian higher education across state wise at 8 levels degree , population on age group of 18-23, and comparison percentage ratio of male and female results to construct a Composite Development Index (Ratio Index) and also analysis of public expenditure on higher education. The population on age group is highest in Uttar Pradesh but the highest enrolment ratio is register in Chandigarh. The result of 8 level degree education have male result is more than female result in 2012-13 41.81% male pass out but the female result only 31.85% in 2014-15 the male result is 41.06 compare to female result 33.13 but in these two year of period the female results are growing 1.28% and the male results is declining of -0.75%.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Higher Education, Enrolment Ratio, Result Ratio, Public Expenditure.

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