Lok Sabha Question No. 1228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Higher Education System
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## Higher Education System

1228. SHRI P.C. MOHAN: ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether the Government has noticed that lesser number of students from the country are opting research and higher education in comparison with various other countries abroad; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to attract the students to opt for research and higher education and to make it affordable; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b):  The  Central  Government  is  constantly  engaging  itself  with  increasing access and quality in higher education. There are no globally accepted benchmarks of enrolment in higher education. The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in the country, in higher education is consistently increasing and is 22.6 as per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2013-14 (provisional). The ratio gives an indication of the number  of  students  opting  for  higher  education  in  the  country.  The  number  of students  who  are  opting  for  research  (Ph.D  and  M.Phil)  is  also  increasing.  The details of students enrolled in research levels is available in AISHE reports. (c)  &  (d):  The  University  Grants  Commission  is  implementing  several  fellowships and scholarships to attract students towards research. A list of the fellowships and scholarships is available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/XII-Plan-Guidelines.aspx . In order to make higher education affordable the Government is implementing  an  interest  subsidy  scheme  on  loans  granted  under  the  Indian Banking Association Model Educational Loan Scheme. Further a Credit Guarantee Fund Trust has been set up by the Government to mitigate the risks and incentivise banks to disburse loans under the loan scheme.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  of  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 47 DUE FOR REPLY ON 30-11-2015 ASKED BY SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  GRANTS  FROM UGC FOR PRIVATE COLLEGES.

| S. No.   | State            |   No. of Private Colleges receiving salary grant from State Govts. | No. of Private Self-financed Colleges   |   TOTAL |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------|
| 1        | Karnataka        |                                                                321 | 4                                       |     325 |
| 2        | Kerala           |                                                                180 | NIL                                     |     180 |
| 3        | Bihar            |                                                                372 | 7                                       |     379 |
| 4        | Jharkhand        |                                                                106 | -                                       |     106 |
| 5        | Odisha           |                                                                385 | 10                                      |     395 |
| 7        | West Bengal      |                                                                365 | 07                                      |     372 |
| 8        | Maharashtra      |                                                                881 | 15                                      |     896 |
| 9        | Gujarat          |                                                                340 | 02                                      |     342 |
| 10       | Goa              |                                                                 18 | -                                       |      18 |
| 11       | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                                176 | 83                                      |     259 |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu       |                                                                185 | 56                                      |     241 |
| 13       | Puducherry       |                                                                  4 | 01                                      |      05 |
| 14       | Haryana          |                                                                 93 | -                                       |      93 |
| 15       | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                  9 | -                                       |       9 |
| 16       | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                                  5 | -                                       |       5 |
| 17       | Punjab           |                                                                154 | -                                       |     154 |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                364 | -                                       |     364 |
| 19       | Uttarakhand      |                                                                 14 | -                                       |      14 |
| 20       | Chandigarh       |                                                                  7 | -                                       |       7 |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                 58 | 62                                      |     120 |
| 22       | Chattisgarh      |                                                                 18 | 15                                      |      33 |
| 23       | Rajasthan        |                                                                101 | 01                                      |     102 |
|          | TOTAL            |                                                               4156 | 263                                     |    4419 |