All India study on higher education

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has embarked on an initiative to collate comprehensive data on higher education which will help in framing academic policies for the future. Simultaneously, the Union human resource ministry has constituted a task force to conduct an all India survey on higher education.

The UGC has issued a proforma to all universities and colleges in the country asking for details of the examination results in recent years, number of foreign students enrolled in their institutions and figures relating to the doctorate degrees and MPhil degrees awarded to research scholars during 2008-09 in different subjects of study. Besides, the UGC is also updating its directory of professors.

The HRD ministry's task force would look at key academic data which will help in planning for growth and development, and to achieve the target of 30% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in the eligible age group.

The mandate for the task force includes exploring the mechanism of conducting an all-India survey on higher education in India, identifying the implementation agency to conduct the survey, preparing the modalities to conduct the survey and subsequently monitoring its implementation. After compiling the data and analysing it, the task force would give its recommendations to the ministry.

According to a HRD ministry notification, the task force will comprise the additional secretary of the ministry, UGC secretary, AICTE member secretary and the vice-chancellor of the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA).

"The task force shall submit its preliminary recommendations to the ministry to operationalise the survey within two months," the HRD ministry notification said.

A few months ago, the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education ( TANSCHE) had constituted a two-member expert committee to undertake a survey to ascertain the GER in higher educational institutions in the state. The expert committee is working on the survey

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