Explanation:

Explanation

Context-  All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) is an annual report that is published by the HRD Ministry to given an overview and understand about the latest developments in the field of higher education

Key findings

• Gross enrolment ratio (GER) -is at the highest level ever for 2018-19 period. The GER increased from 25.8% in 2017-18 to 26.3% in 2018-19.
• Gender Parity Index measures female:male ratio in higher education and showcases the progress towards gender equality in the higher education sector?
• More Girls in two states: In Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, there are now more females in the age group of 18-23 enrolling for higher education than male students.
• Female enrolment- improved from 47.6% in 2017-18 to 48.6% in 2018-19.
• Number of universities has grown from 903 in 2017-18 to 993 in 2018-19 and total HEIs (higher educational institutions) from 49,964 to 51,649 in the same period.
• Number of faculty has also increased from 13.88 lakh to 14.16 lakh.
• Preferred stream at PG level: While one-third of undergraduate students are enrolled in humanities, management seems to be a preferred stream at the postgraduate (PG) level. Science and engineering technology registered relatively more enrolment in M. Phil and Ph.D programmes.
• Preferred stream at the UG level, 35.9% of the total enrolment was in arts/ humanities/social science, just 16.5% students are pursuing science, followed by commerce with 14.1%. Engineering is the fourth choice.