Lok Sabha Question No. 194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Students under CBSE and ICSE Boards
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.194

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/07/2022

## Students under CBSE and ICSE Boards

## 194. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the number of educational institutions increased/ opened in the country during the last three years to promote higher education particularly in West Bengal, district-wise; and (b) the number of students currently studying both in CBSE and ICSE Boards since 2017?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) As  per  information  available  with  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  and  All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), 141 Universities (Central, State, Deemed to be Universities) and 1360 Technical Institutions have been opened/ increased in the country during the last three years. Out of these, 10 universities and 30 technical institutions are in West  Bengal.  The  district-wise  details  of  these  universities  and  institutions  in  the  State  of West Bengal are given at Annexure.

(b) The  number  of  students  appeared  in  Class  X  and  Class  XII  in  Central  Board  of Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  and  Council  for  Indian  School  Certificate  Examination (CISCE) Board examinations since 2017 are given below:

|                     | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)         | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)           | Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE)   | Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE)   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year of Examination | No. of Candidates Appeared in (Class X) Examination | No. of Candidates Appeared in (Class XII) Examination | No. of Candidates Appeared in (Class X) Examination         | No. of Candidates Appeared in (Class XII) Examination       |
| 2017                | 1659043                                             | 1028196                                               | 175257                                                      | 73633                                                       |
| 2018                | 1624682                                             | 1106772                                               | 183328                                                      | 80880                                                       |
| 2019                | 1761078                                             | 1205484                                               | 196198                                                      | 86713                                                       |
| 2020                | 1873015                                             | 1192961                                               | 207804                                                      | 88417                                                       |
| 2021                | 2113767                                             | 1369745                                               | 219498                                                      | 94013                                                       |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  194  FOR  ANSWER  ON  18/07/2022  REGARDING STUDENTS UNDER CBSE AND ICSE BOARDS ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI.

## District-wise details of Universities/ Institutions opened/ increased under UGC and AICTE

| S.NO                                                               | DISTRICT                                                           | No.                                                                |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Universities under University Grants Commission (UGC)              | Universities under University Grants Commission (UGC)              | Universities under University Grants Commission (UGC)              |
| 1.                                                                 | North 24 Paraganas                                                 | 02                                                                 |
| 2.                                                                 | Howrah                                                             | 01                                                                 |
| 3.                                                                 | Nadia                                                              | 01                                                                 |
| 4.                                                                 | Hooghly                                                            | 01                                                                 |
| 5.                                                                 | Alipurduar                                                         | 01                                                                 |
| 6.                                                                 | Dakshin Dinajpur                                                   | 01                                                                 |
| 7.                                                                 | Purba Medinipur                                                    | 01                                                                 |
| 8.                                                                 | Murshidabad                                                        | 01                                                                 |
| 9.                                                                 | Jhargram                                                           | 01                                                                 |
| Total (UGC)                                                        | Total (UGC)                                                        | 10                                                                 |
| Institutes under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) | Institutes under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) | Institutes under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) |
| 1.                                                                 | Bardhaman                                                          | 4                                                                  |
| 2.                                                                 | Birbhum                                                            | 2                                                                  |
| 3.                                                                 | Cooch behar                                                        | 1                                                                  |
| 4.                                                                 | Darjeeling                                                         | 4                                                                  |
| 5.                                                                 | Hooghly                                                            | 2                                                                  |
| 6.                                                                 | Howrah                                                             | 2                                                                  |
| 7.                                                                 | Kolkata                                                            | 3                                                                  |
| 8.                                                                 | Malda                                                              | 1                                                                  |
| 9.                                                                 | Murshidabad                                                        | 1                                                                  |
| 10.                                                                | Nadia                                                              | 1                                                                  |
| 11.                                                                | North 24 Parganas                                                  | 3                                                                  |
| 12.                                                                | Paschim Medinipur                                                  | 1                                                                  |
| 13.                                                                | Purba Medinipur                                                    | 2                                                                  |
| 14.                                                                | South 24 Parganas                                                  | 2                                                                  |
| 15.                                                                | Utter Dinajpur                                                     | 1                                                                  |
| Total (AICTE)                                                      | Total (AICTE)                                                      | 30                                                                 |
| Grand Total (UGC+AICE)                                             | Grand Total (UGC+AICE)                                             | 40                                                                 |

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