AISHE-2020

• 11 Jun 2021

Why in News

Recently, the Union Education Minister announced the release of the report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20.

• This Report provides key performance indicators on the current status of Higher education in the country.
• It is the 10^th in the series of AISHE annually released by the Department of Higher Education.

Key Points

• Total Student Enrolment:
  
  • In the last five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20, there has been a growth of 11.4% in student enrolment.
  • Total Enrolment in Higher Education stands at 3.85 crore in 2019-20 as compared to 3.74 crore in 2018-19, registering a growth of 11.36 lakh (3.04 %).
    
    • Uttar Pradesh has highest student enrolment in India, it has 49.1% male and 50.9% female students followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
• Gross Enrolment Ratio:
  
  • The Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) increased by a minuscule 0.8% in 2019-20.
    
    • GER is the number of students enrolled in a given level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education.
  • The percentage of students belonging to the eligible age group enrolled in higher education in 2019-20 is 27.1% against 26.3% in 2018-19 and 24.3% in 2014-2015.
• Female Enrolment:
  
  • There has been an overall increase of over 18% in female enrolment in higher education from 2015-16 to 2019-20.
  • However, the share of girl students is lowest in institutes of national importance while female participation in professional courses is lower in comparison to academic courses.
• Gender Parity Index:
  
  • Gender Parity Index (GPI) in Higher Education in 2019-20 is 1.01 against 1.00 in 2018-19 indicating an improvement in the relative access to higher education for females of eligible age group compared to males.
    
    • A GPI of 1 indicates parity between the sexes; a GPI that varies between 0 and 1 typically means a disparity in favour of males; whereas a GPI greater than 1 indicates a disparity in favour of females.
• Teacher’s:
  
  • Total Number of Teachers stands at 15,03,156 comprising 57.5% male and 42.5% female.
  • Pupil Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in 2019-20 is 26.
• Attractive Disciplines:
  
  • Nearly 85% of the students (2.85 crore) were enrolled in the six major disciplines such as Humanities, Science, Commerce, Engineering & Technology, Medical Science and IT & Computer.
• Recent Initiatives:
  
  • National Education Policy (NEP), 2020:
    
    • It aims at increasing the GER in higher education to 50% by 2035.
  • Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC):
    
    • It aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations between Indian institutions and the best institutions in the world.
  • Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA):
    
    • It aims at providing strategic funding to higher educational institutions throughout the country.
  • Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF):
    
    • It will attract the talent pool of the country to doctoral (Ph.D) programmes for carrying out research in cutting edge science and technology domains, with focus on national priorities.

Source:PIB