Abstract
The higher education system in India is massive and structurally diverse with 4.3 million students in 1043 university and more than 43858 college level institutions. The educational planners, researchers and administrators may frequently need to evaluate various indicators of education using the data. The objective of the study is to compare the states in the light of few variables from AISHE database. The variables considered are number of universities-colleges/institutions, number of students enrolled (STD)- different levels and category, average number of enrolment per college(AEC), college population index (number of college per 1 lakh population)(CPI), gross enrolment ratio (GER), gender parity index (GPI), Human Development Index, etc. For this analysis only 14 states have been considered – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The states have been compared in the light of each variables over last 9 years from 2011-12 to 2019-2020.
Highlights
1 The higher education system in India is massive and structurally diverse with 4.3 million students in 1043 university and more than 43858 college level institutions
Education increases the economic returns and has a significant effect on poverty, income distribution, health, fertility, mortality, population growth and overall quality of human life.In order to take note of the effects of the New Economic Policy on social sector investment in general and educational sector in particular, it is necessary to identify the significant aspects of structural reforms in India, the measures already taken and the expected direction of the reforms
It may be informative that the ratio of post-graduate enrolment to under-graduate enrolment is around 18% in Andhra Pradesh, 9% in Bihar, 13% in Gujarat, 15% in Haryana, 12% in Himachal Pradesh, 16% in Jharkhand, 15% in Karnataka, 16% in Kerala, 14% in Madhya Pradesh, 14% in Maharastra, 9% in Odisha, 12% in Rajasthan, 20% in Tamil Nadu and 11% in West Bengal
Summary
Indicators of educational development such as Institution Density, Gross Enrolment Ratio, Pupil-teacher ratio, Gender Parity Index, Per Student Expenditure will be calculated from the data collected through AISHE. These are useful in making informed policy decisions and research for development of education sector.
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