Lok Sabha Question No. 3085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Number of Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3085 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## Number of Universities

†3085. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  universities  in  the  country  at  present,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the number of students admitted therein;
- (b) whether the number of students taking admission in higher education  is increasing in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to accord the status of university to some of the colleges in order to meet the shortage in higher education and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has invited the proposals from States in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  total  number  of  new  universities  likely  to  be  set  up,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the estimated number of students likely to be benefited in the coming two years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2014-15, State-wise, number of universities  and  enrolment  therein  is  given  in  annexure.  According  to  the  survey,  student enrolment in Institutions of Higher Education has increased significantly as evident from the table given below:

| Year    |   Student Enrolment (In Crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2011-12 |                           2.92 |
| 2012-13 |                           3.02 |
| 2013-14 |                           3.23 |
| 2014-15 |                           3.42 |

(c) to (e): Under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) creation of seven Universities by upgradation  of  autonomous  colleges  and  eight  Universities  by  clustering  of  Colleges  has  been approved.

Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  of  RUSA  has  approved  under  the  component  of  `creation  of Universities by upgrading existing autonomous colleges', one each at Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand , Puducherry and 2 at Odisha. PAB also approved, under the component `creation  of  Universities  by  conversion  of  colleges  in  a  cluster',  one  each  at  Andhra  Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha and 2 at Jammu & Kashmir.

At  present  there  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  new  Central  Universities  in  the  country.  However,  the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014 envisages establishment of one Central Tribal University each in State of Andhra Pradesh and in the State of Telangana and one Central University in the successor  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  12 th and  13 th Plans.  Further  the  Prime  Minister  has announced  a  package  for  Bihar  on  18.8.2015.  This  package  includes  establishment  of  a  Central University near Bhagalpur at the historic site of Vikramshila University.

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Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3085 for 05.12.2016 by Shri Krupal Balaji Tumane regarding Number of Universities

Number of Universities and Enrolment in Universities teaching departments and its Constituent Units/Off -campus Centres for Year 2014 -15

| Sl No.    | State Name                |   Number of Universities |   Total Enrolment |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                        0 |              4940 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |                       28 |            420738 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                        8 |             14364 |
| 4         | Assam                     |                       19 |            106289 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |                       22 |            175474 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                        3 |             47650 |
| 7         | Chhatisgarh               |                       22 |             93209 |
| 8         | Dadra& Nagar Haveli       |                        0 |               100 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu                |                        0 |                 0 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |                       26 |            686565 |
| 11        | Goa                       |                        2 |              9827 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |                       49 |            224047 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |                       37 |            101348 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |                       24 |             68278 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir         |                       11 |            125380 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |                       13 |             67099 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |                       51 |            262608 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |                       18 |            227792 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |                        0 |               280 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |                       41 |            476368 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |                       45 |            714988 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |                        3 |             13056 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |                       10 |             16253 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |                        3 |              9689 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |                        4 |             11185 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |                       21 |             93171 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |                        4 |             18265 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |                       24 |            175388 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |                       64 |            235357 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |                        7 |             15474 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |                       58 |            863391 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |                       20 |            248099 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |                        3 |             20141 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |                       63 |            411468 |
| 35        | Uttrakhand                |                       26 |            123728 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |                       31 |            305246 |
| All India | All India                 |                      760 |           6387255 |

Note :

Constituent Colleges of State/Central Universities not included.

Source :

AISHE 2014 - 15 Final Report