Indian PhD enrolment up 60 per cent in five years

Enrolment on PhDs has increased by 60 per cent in India over 바카라사이트 past five years, according to new data.

Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank called 바카라사이트 rise, reported in 바카라사이트 All India Survey on Higher Education, ¡°heartening¡±. India plans to greatly boost innovation with a 500 billion rupee (?5 billion)?National Research Foundation?announced this year.

The survey, released this month, showed growth across almost all key higher education metrics, in line with 바카라사이트 goals of 바카라사이트 2020?National Education Policy (NEP), which aims to double 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 higher education sector over two decades.?

The number of universities rose by 30.5 per cent from 2015-16 to 2019-20: today, 바카라사이트 country counts 1,043 universities, 42,343 colleges and 11,779 stand-alone higher education institutions. ?Among those, 바카라사이트 number of ¡°institutions of national importance¡± increased from 75 to 135. ?

The number of higher education students grew 12.6 per cent, or from 34.2 million in 2014-15 to 38.5 million in 2019-20. One goal of 바카라사이트 NEP is to bring 바카라사이트 current GER of 27 per cent to 50?per cent by 2035.

The number of women heading into higher education grew by 18.2 per cent over five years and, for 바카라사이트 second straight year, female enrolment (27.3 per cent) was proportionately higher in 2019-20 than male enrolment (26.6 per cent).

However, 바카라사이트 total number of male students still exceeds female students?because of a gender imbalance in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s birth rates. Male students still dominate at 바카라사이트 elite institutions of national importance.

Amit Khare, India¡¯s secretary of higher education, said that ¡°바카라사이트 continuous rise in enrolment, 바카라사이트 number of institutions and gender parity is part of our country¡¯s major move towards improving access, equity and quality in light of NEP 2020¡±.

In terms of specific fields of study, medical sciences saw 바카라사이트 largest growth (51.1 per cent), followed by science (13.5 per cent), commerce (8.5 per cent) and IT (4.2 per cent). The arts, humanities and social sciences held steady, while interest in more traditional engineering fields dropped.

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