MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI M.A.A. FATMI )
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 305 DATED 16.8.2005 ASKED BY SHRI
SWADESH CHAKRABORTTY AND DR. RAM CHANDRA DOME, M.P.s REGARDING
ENROLMENT RATIO IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(a) to (e): According to the Central Advisory Board of
Education (CABE) Committee Report on Financing of Higher and
Technical Education, the present rate of access to higher
education in the country for the relevant age group of 18-23
years of age, is estimated to be 8.97 percent. Sixteen States,
as per Annexure I, have an access rate lower than the national
average. Apart from availability of institutions, enrolment in
higher education also depends on the status of secondary
education in each State.
In view of the priority required to be given to
elementary and school education, resources available to higher
education are limited. Provisions made in the Central
Government’s budget are primarily meant for Central
Universities with only a limited developmental assistance for
the State Universities which are established by State
Legislatures.
The present level of enrolment of students in 326
universities including open universities and in the affiliated
colleges, is approximately at 120 lakhs.
The target for enrolment in higher education during
the Tenth Five Year Plan period (2002-2007) is to reach a level
of 10% of the relevant age group. Expansion of capacity,
improvement in quality and relevance in the conventional
university system, along with strengthening the Open and
Distance Learning system of education is the broad strategy
adopted for increasing higher enrolment in education.
Annexure-I
ANNEUXRE REFERRED TO IN THE STATEMENT OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 305 DATED 16.8.2005 ASKED BY SHRI SWADESH
CHAKRABORTTY AND DR. RAM CHANDRA DOME, M.P.s REGARDING
ENROLMENT RATIO IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Sl. Name of the Population No. of No. of Gross
No. State universities colleges enrollment ratio in Higher Education
1 Arunachal 1097968 1 11 6.37 Pradesh
2 Assam 26655528 7 386 8.67
3 Bihar 82998509 13 661 7.3
4 Chattisgarh 20833803 5 317 7.27
5 Jammu & 10143700 4 160 4.95 Kashmir
6 Jharkhand 26945829 7 174 8.12
7 Kerala 31841374 9 573 7.66
8 Madhya Pradesh 60348023 17 1074 7.77
9 Nagaland 1990036 1 42 4.33
10 Orissa 36804660 11 780 8.71
11 Punjab 24358999 10 416 8.53
12 Rajasthan 56507188 19 587 8.77
13 Sikkim 540851 1 9 6.29
14 Tripura 3199203 1 22 5.84
15 Uttar Pradesh 166197921 29 1997 7.03
16 West Bengal 80176197 17 541 8.21
