The Ministry of Education releases All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-2022.
The female enrolment in Higher Education increased to 2.07 crore in 2021-22 from 1.57 crore in 2014-15.
It is an increase of 50 lakh students, 32 per cent increase.
The enrolment of SC students is 66.23 lakh in 2021-22 as compared to 46.07 lakh in 2014-15 (an increase of 44 per cent).
The total enrolment in higher education has increased to nearly 4.33 crore in 2021-22 from 4.14 crore in 2020-21.
There has been an increase of around 91 lakhs in the enrolment from 3.42 crore (26.5 per cent) in 2014-15.
The enrolment of SC Female students has increased to 31.71 lakh in 2021-22 from 29.01 lakh in 2020-21 and 21.02 lakh in 2014-15.
There has been an increase of 51 per cent since 2014-15.
The enrolment of ST students has increased to 27.1 lakh in 2021-22 from 16.41 lakh in 2014-15 (an increase of 65.2 per cent).
The enrolment of OBC students has also increased to 1.63 crore in 2021-22 from 1.13 crore in 2014-15.
There is a notable increase in OBC student enrolment since 2014-15 of around 50.8 lakh.
About 78.9 per cent of the total students are enrolled in undergraduate level courses and 12.1 per cent are enrolled in postgraduate level courses.
The Government Universities constituting 58.6 per cent of total Universities, contribute 73.7 per cent of total enrolment, and Private Universities account for 26.3 per cent of total enrolment.
The total number of Universities / University level institutions registered is 1,168, Colleges 45,473 and Standalone Institutions 12,002.