Lok Sabha Question No. 3597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Number of Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Number of Universities

3597. Ms. Debasree Chaudhuri:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Universities at present run by the Government in the country and the number of students enrolled therein ; (b) the total number of private Universities/Colleges at present in the country and the students enrolled therein; (c)  the  total  number  of  students  belonging  to  reserved  categories  enrolled  in  private Universities/Colleges; and (d)  the  details  of  safeguards  in  the  National  Education  Policy,  2020  which  ensures higher education to students from marginalised, disadvantaged and under-represented

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## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Smt. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a): The details of total number of Universities run by the Government in the country and the number of students enrolled therein are available at Annexure-I. (b) & (c): The details of total number of Private Universities/Colleges in the country and the  category  wise  details  of  the  number  of  students  enrolled  therein  are  available  at Annexure-II.

(d):  The  National  Education  Policy,  2020  aims  to  ensure  that  no  child  loses  any opportunity to learn and excel because of the circumstances of birth or background. It proposes  special  emphasis  to  be  given  on  Socially  and  Economically  Disadvantaged Groups  (SEDGs).  In  higher education, it aims  at addressing  specifically lack of knowledge of higher education opportunities,  economic  opportunity  cost  of  pursuing higher education, financial constraints, admission processes, geographical and language barriers  and  lack  of  appropriate  student  support  mechanisms,  enhancing  access  by establishing  more  high-quality  HEIs  in  aspirational  districts,  Scholarship/Fellowships for SEDGs/Girls/Divyangs, etc

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  A  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3597  TO  BE  ANSWERRED  ON  20TH  DECEMBER,  2021  REGARDING NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES ASKED BY MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI, HON'BLE MP:

| Type of University                      |   Number of Universities |   Number of Students enrolled |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Central Universities                    |                       48 |                        720025 |
| Central Open University                 |                        1 |                       1167336 |
| Institute of National Importance        |                      134 |                        293336 |
| Deemed University- Government           |                       36 |                         39727 |
| State Public University                 |                      386 |                       2578473 |
| Institution under State legislature Act |                        5 |                          6052 |
| State Open University                   |                       14 |                       1208060 |
| Total                                   |                      624 |                       6013009 |

Source: All India Survey on Higher Education 2019-20

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART B AND C OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3597  TO  BE  ANSWERRED  ON  20TH  DECEMBER,  2021  REGARDING NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES ASKED BY MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI, HON'BLE MP:

| Category of Institutio n   | Type of University                   | Number           | Number of Students enrolled   | Number of Students enrolled   | Number of Students enrolled   | Number of Students enrolled   | Number of Students enrolled   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Category of Institutio n   | / College                            | of Instituti ons | SC                            | ST                            | OBC                           | Others                        | All                           |
|                            | State Private University             | 327              | 96284                         | 56292                         | 280333                        | 843292                        | 1276201                       |
|                            | Deemed University- Private           | 80               | 44341                         | 16254                         | 239491                        | 488676                        | 788762                        |
|                            | Deemed University- Governme nt Aided | 10               | 6131                          | 1311                          | 18796                         | 29931                         | 56169                         |
|                            | State Private Open University        | 1                | -                             | 949                           | -                             | 3278                          | 4227                          |
| College                    | Private- Aided                       | 5336             | 796605                        | 330762                        | 2208804                       | 2481154                       | 5817325                       |
| College                    | Private- Unaided                     | 26054            | 1783697                       | 437557                        | 5020087                       | 4957738                       | 12199079                      |
| Total                      | Total                                | 31808            | 2727058                       | 843125                        | 7767511                       | 8804069                       | 20141763                      |

Source: All India Survey on Higher Education 2019-20

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