- The AISHE report has been published by the Ministry of Education since 2011.
- Aim: To portray the status of higher education in the country.
- The survey covers all the institutions in the country engaged in imparting higher education.
- Data is being collected on several parameters, such as teachers, student enrollment, programmes, examination results, education finance, and infrastructure.
- Indicators of educational development such as Institution Density, Gross Enrolment Ratio, Pupil-teacher ratio, Gender Parity Index, Per Student Expenditure will also be calculated from the data collected through AISHE.
- For the purpose of this survey, Higher Education is definedas education, that is obtained after completing 12 years of schooling or equivalent.
Highlights of AISHE 2021-22
In 2021-22, the overall gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education for the age group 18-23 years increased to 28.4%, from 27.3%in 2020- 21 and 23.7% in 2014- 15, the base year.
Female GER increased to 28.5% (2.07 crore) in 2021-22 from 27.9 (2.01 crore) in 2020-21 and 22.9 percent in 2014-15.
The GER of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) students has also increased by around 2%. In 2020-21, the GER of SC students was 25.6% and ST was 23.4%, while in 2021-22 it increased to 27.2% and 25.8% respectively.
The enrolment of OBC students has also increased to 1.63 crore in 2021-22 from 1.13 crore in 2014-15.
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.
Among disciplines at the undergraduate-level in AISHE 2021-22, enrolment is highest in Arts (34.2%), followed by science (14.8%), Commerce (13.3%), and Engineering and Technology (11.8%).
Among streams at postgraduate-level in AISHE 2021-22, maximum students are enrolled in Social Science (21.1%), followed by science (14.7).
Government Universities constituting 58.6% of total Universities, contribute 73.7% of total enrolment, and Private Universities account for 26.3% of total enrolment.
The total number of Universities / University level institutions registered is 1,168, Colleges 45,473 and Standalone Institutions 12,002.
As per the survey, the total number of faculty/teachers in 2021-22 is 15.98 lakh, of which about 56.6% are male and 43.4% are female.
Objectives
- Identify all the institutions of higher learning in the country
- Collect data from all the higher education institutions on various aspects of higher education.
Implementation Procedure
- The Survey collects the data in the authorized format from Higher Education Institutions (HEI).
- The Identified Nodal Officers of the HEIs will be given a user login and a password.
- The reports that are produced by these officers are called as AISHE reports.
- These reports are available on the official website of the Ministry.
- AISHE reports are available on the website of the Ministry and on the AISHE portal.
- As an added feature, it is also available in Excel formats if there is a further analysis that has to be done by the users.
Know Your Approving Authority
Once an institution is applied for the registration, the applicant can know the approving authority by following the steps. Step 1: Log in to the Website The applicant has to log in to the official website. Step 2: Select ‘Know Your Approving Authority’ Under quick links, there is an option Know Your Approving Authority. The applicant has to click on this and it directs to a new page. Step 3: Enter the Role and State The applicant has to enter the role and the State and then click on Search option. All the details about the authority are furnished with this option.
FAQs
What is AISHE?
AISHE stands for the All India Survey on Higher Education. It is an annual survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to collect detailed information about higher education institutions in the country.
Why is AISHE important?
AISHE provides comprehensive data on various aspects of higher education, such as student enrollment, faculty details, infrastructure, financial information, and academic programs. This data helps policymakers, researchers, and institutions in planning and decision-making.