AISHE 2021-22

• The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-22 was released recently.
• AISHE 2021-22 has been conducted by the Union Education Ministry and is the 12^th edition of the survey.
• The Ministry has been conducting AISHE since 2011, covering all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in the country registered with AISHE collecting detailed information on different parameters such as student enrollment, teachers, infrastructural information, etc.

MAJOR FINDINGS

• The total enrolment in higher education has increased to nearly 4.33 crore in 2021-22 from 4.14 crore in 2020-21.
  • UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, MP, West Bengal and Rajasthan are top 6 states.
• The Female enrolment has increased to 07 crore in 2021-22 from 2.01 crore in 2020-21.
• Gross Enrollment Ratio has increased to 28.4 in 2021-22 from 23.7 in 2014-15 [as per 2011 population projections for 18-23 years age group].
• Female GER has increased to 28.5 in 2021-22 from 22.9 in 2014-15.
• Gender Parity Index (GPI), the ratio of female GER to male GER is 1.01 in 2021-22. GPI has continued to be above 1 since 2017-18 i.e., female GER continues to be more than male GER for fifth consecutive year.
• The highest number of graduates in 2021-22 as per the AISHE report is from the Arts Discipline.
• The total number of pass-outs increased to 1.07 crore in 2021-22 as against 95.4 lakh in 2020-21
• Availability of different infrastructural facilities in university in 2021-22:
  • Libraries (99%)
  • Laboratories (88%)
  • Computer centers (93%)
  • Skill Development Centre (71%)
  • Play Ground (91%)
• Number of Institutions
  • The total number of Universities / University level institutions registered is 1,168, Colleges 45,473 and Standalone Institutions 12,002.
• Faculty
  • The total number of faculty/teachers in 2021-22 are 15.98 lakh, of which about 6% are male and 43.4% are female.