Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Quality of Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Quality of Higher Education

## †370. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether any survey/study regarding the quality of higher education has been conducted or proposed to be conducted in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the amount of grant -in -aid provided to improve higher education during the last three years, State -wise; and
- (d) the steps taken to improve the quality of higher education keeping in mind its deteriorating standards?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

( a) to (c) Yes, Sir. All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) of Ministry of Human resource Development is done with the objective to assess and review inter -alia the quality performance of education sector. The details and outcomes of different surveys are available at website http://aishe.nic.in/aishe/home. A sample of the same is attached (Table 35 of AISHE 2017 -18).

Following amount has been allocated through University Grants Commission and All India Council of Technical Education to improve higher education during the last three years.

(Rs. in Crores)

|                                          |   2016 - 17 |   2017 - 18 |   2018 - 19 |
|------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| University Grants Commission             |     4491.94 |     4491.94 |     4722.75 |
| All India Council of Technical Education |      481    |      485    |      485    |

(d) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified regulations pertaining to recognition, accreditation of the higher educational institutions, minimum qualifications for appointment as teacher/ academic staff, for enhancing the quality of higher education in the institutions. The Commission is also running schemes related to scholarship and fellowship e.g. PG Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST etc. for promoting inclusion and equity. Moreover, The University Grants Commission has given skill orientation to higher education under skill development scheme by way of B.Voc degree programme and Deen Dayal Upadhyay KAUSHAL Kendras.

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## Table 35. Out -turn/Pass -Out at Under Graduate Level in Major Disciplines/ Subjects (based on actual response)

| Discipline                    | Discipline                    |   Male |   Female |   Total |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|
| Arts                          | Arts                          | 870860 |  1202991 | 2073851 |
| Science                       | Science                       | 512440 |   540788 | 1053228 |
| Commerce                      | Commerce                      | 457043 |   482174 |  939217 |
|                               | Mechanical Engineering        | 195049 |    10736 |  205785 |
|                               | Electronics Engineering       |  81340 |    79318 |  160658 |
|                               | Computer Engineering          |  74867 |    79613 |  154480 |
|                               | Civil Engineering             |  96033 |    29169 |  125202 |
|                               | Electrical Engineering        |  70699 |    28689 |   99388 |
|                               | Other Engineering &Tehnology  |  35897 |    16734 |   52631 |
| Engineering &Technology       | Information Technology        |  18978 |    20446 |   39424 |
|                               | Chemical Engineering          |   7788 |     2928 |   10716 |
|                               | Architecture                  |   4861 |     5755 |   10616 |
|                               | Agriculture Engineering       |   2515 |     1146 |    3661 |
|                               | Aeronautical Engineering      |   2296 |      793 |    3089 |
|                               | Matellurgical Engineering     |   1886 |      739 |    2625 |
|                               | Food Technology               |   1075 |      831 |    1906 |
|                               | Mining Engineering            |   1524 |       70 |    1594 |
|                               | Marine Engineering            |    798 |       26 |     824 |
|                               | Dairy Technology              |    485 |      142 |     627 |
|                               | Planning                      |     84 |       96 |     180 |
| Engineering &Technology Total | Engineering &Technology Total | 596175 |   277231 |  873406 |
| Education                     | Education                     | 158781 |   329909 |  488690 |
|                               | Nursing                       |   9832 |    53691 |   63523 |
|                               | Pharmacy                      |  19531 |    19651 |   39182 |
|                               | General Medicine              |  17799 |    20308 |   38107 |
|                               | Dentistry                     |   4396 |    15073 |   19469 |
|                               | Medical Science               |   4051 |     7560 |   11611 |
|                               | Homeopathy                    |   2897 |     6168 |    9065 |
| Medical Structure             | Aayurveda                     |   2630 |     4821 |    7451 |
|                               | Physiotherapy                 |   1709 |     5151 |    6860 |
|                               | Hospital Administration       |   3945 |      729 |    4674 |
|                               | Opthalmology                  |    480 |      500 |     980 |
|                               | Unani                         |    467 |      424 |     891 |
|                               | Pathology                     |    140 |      461 |     601 |
|                               | Medical Management            |     83 |      434 |     517 |
|                               | Occupational Therapy          |     94 |      265 |     359 |
|                               | General Surgery               |     71 |      259 |     330 |
|                               | Other Medical Science         |     62 |      132 |     194 |
| Medical Science Total         | Total                         |  68187 |   135627 |  203814 |