Question : College Density

(a) the State-wise College Density in the country during the last three years and the current year;
(b) whether the Government plans to further improve the College Density in the States where the
density is below the national average;
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) the details of State-wise private managed, private unaided, and private aided colleges/institutions
during the said period; and
(e) the details of State-wise allocation of funds to private aided colleges and Government colleges
during the last three years and the current year?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a ) : As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), State-wise , college density in the
country during the last three years is at annexure I.
(b) & (c): To improve the college density in the States, a new scheme Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan (RUSA) has been launched during the Twelfth Five Year Plan which aims to achieve equity,
access and excellence in higher education system. The scheme supports components such as upgrading
autonomous colleges to universities, clustering colleges to establish a university, setting up of new
professional colleges in un-served and underserved areas as well as providing infrastructure grants to
universities and colleges to scale up capacity.
(d) : A statement showing, State-wise, private managed, private unaided, and private aided colleges
during the last three years is at annexure II.
(e): A statement showing, State-wise, allocation of funds to private aided colleges and Government
colleges during the last three years is at annexure III.
******