HRD to launch survey on higher education

Updated on: Thursday, March 24, 2011

Faced with inadequate information on the subject, the HRD ministry, for the first time in over 60 years, would launch a massive survey on the state of higher education in the country. The task has been given to the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) and is likely to be completed in a year’s time.

“Higher education in the country is plagued by lack of reliable data. It has hampered policy initiatives that need to be taken. For instance, the data on gross enrolment ratio does not get updated properly taking into account the private sector’s increasing intervention in higher education,” an official said. The decision to undertake the mammoth exercise was taken by a task force headed by a senior HRD official. The collection of data is expected to begin shortly and NUEPA would seek the help of educational institutions in the country to carry out the survey.

The aim of the survey is to provide adequate and reliable data on higher education. The survey intends to cover all institutions of higher education - both public and private - in the country. These include all universities including deemed universities, institutions of national importance and other institutions of university level, general and processional/ technical including engineering, medical, dental, law, pharmacy, teacher training.

HRD to launch survey on higher education

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