AISHE Report 2021-22

AISHE Report 2021-22

News: Recently, the Ministry of Education has released the All-India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE), 2021-22.

What is AISHE report?
• The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Report is an annual web-based survey conducted by the Ministry of Education in India. The survey, which has been conducted since 2010-11, covers all institutions in the country that provide higher education.
• The AISHE Report collects data on several parameters such as teachers, student enrolment, programmes, examination results, education finance, and infrastructure.
• From this data, indicators of educational development such as Institution Density, Gross Enrolment Ratio, Pupil-teacher ratio, Gender Parity Index, and Per Student Expenditure are calculated.

Key Findings:
• The total enrolment in higher education has increased to nearly 4.33 crore in 2021-22 from 4.14 crore in 2020-21.
o Out of 4.33 crore, 15.3% belong to Scheduled Caste, 6.3% belong to Scheduled Tribe, 37.8% are from Other Backward Class and remaining 40.6% students are from other communities.
o The Female enrolment has seen 32% increase in 2021-22 from 2014-15.
o The Minority enrolment has increased to 38% in 2021-22 from 2014-15.
• The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education for the age group 18-23 years has increased to 28.4 in 2021- 22,, from 27.3 in 2020-21 and 23.7 in 2014-15
• The top States in terms of Student Enrolment are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Rajasthan.
• The highest share of foreign students is from Nepal (28%), followed by Afghanistan (6.7%), United States (6.2%), Bangladesh (5.6%), UAE (4.9%), and Bhutan (3.3%).
• The enrollment is highest in Arts (34.2%), followed by Science (14.8%), Commerce (13.3%) and Engineering & Technology (11.8%).
• The top five sub-streams of engineering and technology as per enrollment are Computer Engineering (CE), Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (ME), Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Among these only CE and EE saw an increase in enrollments while ME, Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering saw a dip.
• The total number of faculty/teachers in 2021-22 are 15.98 lakh, of which about 56.6% are male and 43.4% are female.
• Female faculty/teachers have increased to 6.94 lakh in 2021-22 from 5.69 lakh in 2014-15 (an increase of 22% since 2014-15)
• The total number of Universities / University level institutions registered is 1,168, Colleges 45,473 and Standalone Institutions 12,002.