MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) & (b): The Central Government has set itself a target of achieving a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
of 30% in Higher Education by 2020. However, to achieve this goal, the process of creating additional
capacity in existing institutions and establishing new institutions is primarily the responsibility of
the State Governments. The Central Government on its part, has set up 40 Central Universities, 15 Indian
Institutes of Management (IIMs), 16 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), 30 National Institutes of
Technology (NITs), 05 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and is funding their
plan and non-plan expenditures.
The 12th Five Year plan has been finalized. A sum of Rs. 1,10,000 crores is provided for the Department
of Higher Education in the Plan. A sum of Rs. 25,000 crores is set apart exclusively for strategic support
to state higher education system.
(c): As per the information supplied by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the
enrolment in technical institutions in 2013-14 is 1.2 million approximately. As per a survey conducted
by the AICTE and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 2012, in which 156 institutions participated,
30% of the institutions were found to have good industry interaction, 60% moderately so and 10% had
inadequate industry interaction. As per the AICTE, CII has a list of about 4000 industries with whom
the technical institutions in the country can collaborate.
(d): No, Madam. No such increase in the dropout rates of SCs and STs has been noticed.
(e) & (f): Do not arise.
