Increased GER in higher education sector would promote economic growth

Updated on: Monday, June 18, 2012

T.C. Shivashankara Murthy, Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University, said on Saturday that the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of students in higher education sector should be increased as it would promote the economic growth of the country.

Speaking at the Graduation Day ceremony of NMAM Institute of Technology (NMAMIT) here, Prof. Murthy said GER in higher education was 12.6 per cent now. Nearly 14.6 million students in the age group of 18 to 24 had been enrolled in colleges across the country. The country aimed at increasing it to 30 per cent by 2025, he said.

He said GER in Canada was 82 per cent and in the United States, it was 80. If India could achieve a GER of 25 to 30 per cent by 2025, it would have skilled manpower not only to meet its requirement but also contribute workforce to countries in the West.

Chancellor of Nitte University N. Vinay Hegde felicitated the toppers in various courses with gold medals. Principal S.Y. Kulkarni and vice-principal Niranjan Chiplunkar were present.

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