Higher Studies are being preferred more by female Students

Updated on: Tuesday, December 29, 2015

women Higher Studies in India are being preferred more by female students than the number of male students. According to a survey done by Human Resource Development (HRD ) Ministry, the number of women pursuing Post Graduate, M Phil and certificate courses is higher than males. However, there are more men than women at undergraduate level and diploma courses.

The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2014-15 (provisional) says that there are 53 per cent male and 47 per cent female students at the undergraduate level, PTI reports. This ratio, however, changes at the post graduate level where the number of women is higher, at 51 per cent against 49 per cent men.

However, when it comes to enrollment for PhDs, men outnumber women. As per the AISHE data, at the PhD level, there are 60 per cent men against 40 per cent women.

The gap gets even wider when it come to diploma courses. There are 72 per cent males and only 28 per cent females in diploma courses. In post graduate diploma and integrated courses too, men outnumber women. In certificate courses, the total number of women is higher than men.

The survey data also says that the highest number of students enrolled are for undergraduate courses. Out of the total students, 79.9 per cent students are enrolled at the undergraduate level, while only 11.45 per cent of the students enrolled for post graduate level studies.

Higher Studies are being preferred more by female Students

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