HIGHER EDUCATION
Note :-Statistics Supplied by U.G.C. may not tally with those Collected by the Department of Education because of difference in concepts and definitions and the methods of collection adopted by the two organisations.
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TABLE No. 6.1
Growth of Student Enrolment 1960-61 to 1984-85
Year Total Enrolment Increase over Percentage increase
the preceding year
1 2 3 4
1960-61 5,56,559 175,025 15.6
1961-62 6,63,661 1,07,102 19.2
1962-63 7,52,905 88,434 13.3
1963-64 8,42,110 90,015 12.0
1964-65 9,50,277 1,08,167 12.8
1965-66 10,66,884 1,16,607 12.3
1966-67 11,90,713 1,23,829 11.6
1967-68 13,70,261 1,79,548 15.1
1968-69 15,66,103 1,95,842 14.3
1969-70 17,92,780 2,26,677 14.5
1970-71 19,53,700 1,60,920 9.0
1971-72 20,65,041 1,11,341 5.7
1972-73 21,68,107 1,03,066 5.0
1973-74 22,34,385 66,278 3.1
1974-75 23,66,541 1,32,156 5.9
1975-76 24,26,109 59,568 2.5
1976-77 24,31,563 5,454 0.2
1977-78 25,64,972 1,33,409 5.5
1978-79 26,18,228 53,256 2.1
1979-80 26,48,579 30,351 1.2
1980-81 27,52,437 1,03,858 3.9
1981-82 29,52,066 1,99,629 7.3
1982-83 31,33,093 1,81,027 6.1
1983-84 33,22,939 1,89,846 6.1
1984-85* 35,38,930 2,15,991 6.5
*Estimated.
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TABLE NO. 6.2
Distribution of Colleges According to Courses of Study (1980-81 to 1984-85)
Number of Colleges*
Courses of Study
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85
1 2 3 4 5 6
Arts, Science and Commerce 3,393 3,504 3,617 3,758 3,925
Technical/Professional 490 510 522 563 608
Break up
(a) Engineering/Technology 149 155 158 191 215
(b) Medicine/Pharmacy/
Ayurveda/Nursing/
Dentistry/Homeopathy 262 272 279 286 304
(c) Agriculture 54 56 57 58 61
(d) Veterinary Science 25 27 28 28 28
Law 163 168 179 186 192
Physical Education & Educa-
tion 350 364 377 391 416
Oriental Learning 274 282 283 283 276
Music/Fine Arts 52 58 61 65 65
Total 4,722 4,886 5,039 5,246 5,482
*Excludes Junior Colleges and Colleges having only Diploma/Certificate Courses.
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TABLE NO. 6.3
Student Enrolment in the Universities : Stagewise ; (1980-81 to 1984-85)
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85
Stage Enrol- Percent- Enrol- Percent- Enrol- Percent- Enrol- Percent- Enrol- Percent-
ment age of ment age of ment age of ment age of ment age of
Total Total Total Total Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Graduate 24,01,485 87.2 25,88,759 87.7 27,57,893 88.0 29,26,286 88.0 31,14,259 88.0
Postgraduate 2,73,357 9.9 2,85,892 9.7 2,96,103 9.4 3,14,601 9.5 3,36,198 9.5
Research 32,171 1.2 34,588 1.2 36,731 1.2 36,249 1.1 38,928 1.1
Diploma/
Certificate 45,444 1.7 42,827 1.4 42,366 1.4 45,803 1.4 49,545 1.4
Total 27,52,437 100.0 29,52,066 100.0 31,33,093 100.0 33,22,939 100.0 35,38,930 100.0
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TABLE No. 6.4
Growth of Colleges during the Period 1980-81 to 1984-85 (Statewise)
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 Increase
during
State/Union No. of No. of Increase No. of Increase No. of Increase No. of Increase 1980-81
Territory Colleges Colleges over the Colleges over the Colleges over the Colleges over the to
(UC+ (UC+ preced- (UC+ preced- UC+ preced- (UC+ preced- 1984-85
AC) AC ing year AC) ing year AC ing year AC) ing year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1. Andhra
Pradesh 363 399 36 410 11 420 10 429 9 66
2. Assam 149 148 7 154 6 154 - 163 9 22
3. Bihar 386 417 31 442 25 473 31 493 20 107
4. Gujarat 271 279 8 283 4 285 2 288 3 17
5. Haryana 131 137 6 139 2 143 4 143 - 12
6. Himachal
Pradesh 27 27 - 27 - 27 - 27 - -
7. Jammu &
Kashmir 38 40 2 40 - 41 1 39 -2 1
8. Karnataka 436 440 4 466 26 498 32 533 35 97
9. Kerala 179 180 1 183 3 184 1 184 5
10. Madhya
Pradesh 344 360 16 379 19 396 17 410 14 66
11. Maharashtra 600 611 11 625 14 693 68 802 109 202
12. Manipur 22 22 - 22 - 22 - 23 1 1
13. Meghalaya/
Nagaland 30 32 2 33 1 33 - 34 1 4
14. Orissa 119 137 18 150 13 179 29 214 35 95
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TABLE No. 6.4 (Contd.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
15. Punjab 219 222 3 228 6 228 - 229 1 10
16. Rajasthan 201 204 3 211 7 221 10 222 1 21
17. Tamil Nadu 282 282 - 285 3 285 - 285 - 3
18. Uttar Pradesh 547 548 1 559 11 561 2 561 14
19. West Bengal/
Tripura/
Sikkim 332 347 15 349 2 348 -1 348 16
20. Delhi 54 54 - 54 - 55 1 55 1
Total 4,722 4,886 164 5,039 153 5,246 207 5,842 236 760
UC-University Colleges. AC-Affiliated Colleges. Note : Colleges situated in the Union Territory of A. & N. Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Pondicherry, Goa, Daman & Diu have been merged with the Colleges of Punjab, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat respectively. Colleges in Chandigarh have been merged with Colleges in Punjab.
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TABLE No. 6.5
Growth of Enrolment (Excluding PUC/Inter/PP) During the period from 1980-81 to 1984-85
Sl. State/Union Territory 1980-81 1981-82
No.
Enrolment Increase over Percentage Enrolment Increase over Percentage
the preceding increase the preceding increase
year year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Andhra Pradesh 1,93,416 28,379 17.2 2,18,441 25,025 12.9
2. Assam 47,517 --4,504 -8.7 58,781 11,264 23.7
3. Bihar 1,39,341 14,306 11.4 1,66,473 27,132 19.5
4. Gujarat 1,74,786 4,908 2.9 1,95,179 20,393 11.7
5. Haryana 58,900 -3,682 5.9 59,534 634 1.1
6. Himachal Pradesh 12,986 1,137 9.6 14,771 1,785 13.7
7. Jammu and Kashmir 21,968 3,975 22.1 20,286 -1,682 -7.7
8. Karnataka 2,00,829 18,154 9.9 2,15,861 15,032 7.5
9. Kerala 1,13,352 7,055 6.6 1,19,551 6,199 5.5
10. Madhya Pradesh 2,12,823 12,689 6.3 2,18,931 6,108 2.9
11. Maharashtra 3,35,312 1,101 0.3 3,48,814 13,502 4.0
12. Manipur 6,601 -1,090 -14.2 8,098 1,497 22.7
13. Meghalaya/Nagaland 7,416 246 3.4 8,628 1,212 16.3
14. Orissa 57,194 6,782 13.5 61,666 4,472 7.8
15. Punjab 1,12,103 -36 - 1,12,788 685 0.6
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1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 Average
Annual
Enrol- Increase Percentage Enrolment Increase Percentage Enrolment Increase Percentage Compound
ment over the increase over the increase (Estimated) over the increase rate of grow-
preceding preceding preceding th during the
year year year period from
1980-81 to
1984-85
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
2,44,332 25,891 11.9 2,51,930 7,598 3 2,75,359 23,429 9.3 9.2
65,930 7,149 12.2 71,396 5,466 8.3 78,714 7,318 10.2 13.4
1,98,018 31,545 18.9 2,41,478 43,460 22.0 2,90,015 48,537 20.1 20.1
1,98,438 3,259 1.7 1,96,110 -2,328 -1.2 2,04,151 8,041 4.1 4.0
65,022 5,488 9.2 70,329 5,307 8.2 74,689 4,360 6.2 6.1
16,305 1,534 10.4 15,954 -351 -2.2 18,358 2,404 15.1 9.0
20,190 -96 -0.5 24,247 4,057 20.1 26,217 1,970 8.1 4.5
2,32,090 16,229 7.5 2,38,874 6,784 2.9 2,53,206 14,332 6.0 6.0
1,25,111 5,560 4.7 1,29,375 4,264 3.4 1,35,197 5,822 4.5 4.5
2,25,580 6,649 3.0 2,60,055 34,475 15.3 2,73,318 13,263 5.1 6.4
3,73,385 24,571 7.0 4,02,487 29,102 7.8 4,27,844 25,357 6.3 6.3
8,555 457 5.6 9,590 1,035 12.1 11,439 1,849 19.3 14.7
8,207 -421 -4.09 7,534 -673 -8.2 8,118 584 7.8 2.3
64,853 3,187 5.2 66,790 1,937 3.0 70,330 3,540 5.3 5.3
1,17,580 4,792 4.2 1,20,691 3,111 2.6 1.23,708 3,017 2.5 2.5
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
16. Rajasthan 1,44,130 311 0.2 1,53,312 9,182 6.4
17. Tamil Nadu 2,05,382 21,087 11.4 2,19,286 13,904 6.8
18. Uttar Pradesh 4,45,677 14,093 3.3 4,55,949 10,273 2.3
19. West Bengal/Tripura/Sikkim 1,89,849 18,425 -8.8 2,09,494 19,645 10.3
20. Delhi 72,855 -2,006 -2.7 86,223 13,368 18.3
ALL INDIA 27,52,437 1,03,858 3.9 29,52,066 1,99,629 7.3
180 TABLE No. 6.5 (Contd.)
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1,54,863 1,551 1.0 1,63,273 8,410 5.4 1,70,294 7,201 4.3 4.3
2,29,075 9,789 4.5 2,39,711 10,636 4.6 2,50,498 10,787 4.5 5.1
4,55,305 -644 -0.1 4,70,135 14,830 3.3 4,78,597 8,462 1.8 1.8
2,38,498 29,004 13.8 2,51,765 13,267 5.6 2,74,927 23,162 9.2 9.7
91,756 5,533 6.4 91,215 -541 -0.6 93,951 2,736 3.0 6.6
31,33,093 1,81,027 6.1 33,22,939 189,846 6.1 -35,38,930 2,15,991 6.5 6.5
Note The enrolment relating to the Union Territories of Andeman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Pondi- cherry, Goa, Daman & Diu have been clubbed with the enrolments of Punjab, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Mahara- shtra and Gujarat respectively. The enrolment of Chandigarh has been merged with that of Punjab.
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TABLE No. 6.6
Student Enrolment in Universities : Facultywise 1980-81 to 1984-85
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85
Courses of Study
Enrol- Percen- Enrol- Percen- Enrol- Percen- Enrol- Percen- Enrol- Percen-
ment tage of ment tage of ment tage of ment tage of ment tage of
total total total total total
(Estimated)
Arts (including
Oriental Learn-
ing) 11,14,417 40.5 11,90,177 40.3 12,59,587 40.2 13,45,669 40.5 14,29,728 40.0
Science 5,33,859 19.4 5,78,766 19.6 6,23,545 19.9 6,56,223 19.8 6,97,129 19.7
Commerce 5,54,253 20.1 6,28,031 21.3 6,69,813 21.4 7,06,333 21.3 7,43,175 21.00
Education 71,204 2.6 71,168 2.4 74,167 2.4 74,829 2.2 84,934 2.4
Engineering/
Technology 1,28,937 4.7 1,30,189 4.4 1,42,440* 4.5 1,53,703 4.6 1,59,252 4.5
Medicine 1,10,020 4.0 1,13,794 3.9 1,13,902 3.6 1,18,989 3.6 1,34,479 3.8
Agriculture 39,231 1.4 39,318 1.3 39,425* 1.3 41,588 1.2 46,006 1.3
Veterinary Science 7,648 0.3 8,173 0.3 8,797 0.3 9,268 0.3 10,617 0.3
Law 1,74,374 6.3 1,74,445 5.9 1,83,153 5.8 1,95,739 5.9 2,12,336 6.0
Others 18,494 0.7 18,005 0.6 18,264 0.6 20,603 0.6 21,234 0.6
Total 27,52,437 100 29,52,066 100 31,33,093 100.0 33,22,939 100.0 35,38,930 100.0
*Revised.
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TABLE No. 6.7
Stagewise Enrolment : Universities and Affiliated Colleges 1984-85 (Estimated)
University Affiliated Total Percentage in affiliated Colleges
Depart- Colleges
Stage ments/Univer- 1984-85 1983-84 1982-83 1981-82
sity Colleges
Graduates 3,85,134 27,29,125 31,14,259 87.6 87.5 87.8 87.9
Postgraduate 1,47,591 1,88,607 3,36,198 56.1 56.8 56.1 55.3
Research 33,128 5,800 38,928 14.9 150 14.5 15.1
Diploma/Certificate 28,687 20,858 49,515 42.1 44.9 41.2 40.3
Total 5,94,540 29,44,390 35,38,930 83.2 83.2 83.3 83.2
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TABLE No. 6.8
Strength and Distribution of Teaching Staff University Departments/University Colleges According to Designation (1980-81 to 1984-85)
Year Professors Readers Lecturers* Tutors/ Total
Demons-
trators
1980-81 4,123 7,900 25,758 2,183 39,964
(10.3) (19.8) (64.4) (5.5) (100.0)
1981-82 4,170 9,299 26,648 2,069 42,186
(9.9) (22.0) (66.2) (4.9) (100.0)
1982-83 4,624 10,205 28,120 2,007 44,956
(10.3) (22.7) (62.5) (4.5) (100.0)
1983-84** 5,117 11,046 28,650 2,046 46,859
(10.9) (23.6) (61.1) (4.41) (100.0)
1984-85** 5,289 11,370 30,737 2,040 49,436
(10.7) (23.0) (62.2) (4.1) (100.0)