Enrolment in varsities show decline
V.P. Prabhakar
THE interest for higher studies shown by women is encouraging, reflecting a healthy trend in society. This can be gauged from the fact that the enrolment of women students for higher education is on the increase every year. The percentage of women students in the total enrolment was 37.65 last year as compared to 35.5 in 2000-2001.

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Enrolment in varsities show decline
V.P. Prabhakar

THE interest for higher studies shown by women is encouraging, reflecting a healthy trend in society. This can be gauged from the fact that the enrolment of women students for higher education is on the increase every year. The percentage of women students in the total enrolment was 37.65 last year as compared to 35.5 in 2000-2001.

The higher education system has witnessed a 13-fold increase in the number of universities, a 25-fold increase in the number of colleges and a 30-fold increase in the enrolment of students since Independence.

There are 193 universities, 47 deemed universities and five other institutions established through state and Central legislation and nearly 12,342 colleges, including 1500 (12.3 per cent) women colleges in the country, in addition to the unrecognised institutions existing in the higher education sector.

The figures in 2000-2001 stood at 189 universities, 42 deemed to be universities and five institutions set up through state and central legislation and nearly 11,381 colleges, including 1520 women colleges.

The annual report of the Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education, Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, has not explained the reason for the number of women colleges going down by 20 in the year 2001-2002.

At the beginning of the academic session 2001-2002, the total number of students enrolled for the courses and the universities and colleges was 80 lakh (11 lakh in the university departments and 69 lakh in the affiliated colleges). The number of students in 2000-2001 was 77.34 lakh (12.77 lakh in university departments and 64.57 lakh in affiliated colleges).

An analysis of these statistics show that while the enrolment in the universities has shown a decline, it has gone up in colleges. There was a decline of 1.77 lakh students in the university departments, whereas 4.43 lakh more students entered the colleges. This was possible, perhaps, due to more colleges being opened in semi-rural areas in 2001-2002.

Eightythree per cent of the total enrolment in 2001-2002 was concentrated in the three faculties of arts (42 per cent), science (20 per cent) and commerce (21 per cent), while the remaining was absorbed by professional faculties.

Enrolment at the degree level in 2001-2002 was 71.07 (88.83 per cent), at the postgraduate level 7.63 lakh (9.54 per cent) and the remaining at research and diploma/certificate levels.

About 88.70 per cent of all undergraduate students and 93.38 per cent of all postgraduate students were in affiliated colleges, and the remaining in university departments. About 90 per cent of the total research students were in the university departments.

The enrolment of women students at the beginning of the academic year 2001-2002 was 30.12 lakh at all levels as compared to 27.42 lakh in 2000-2001. This accounts for 37.65 per cent of the total enrolment against 35.5 per cent one year earlier.

The enrolment of women students in 2001-2002 was the highest in Goa (56.70 per cent) followed by Kerala (55.9 per cent) and lowest in Bihar (24.41 per cent). However, Kerala was number one in this respect in 2000-2001 with 53.9 per cent enrolment. Eightyseven per cent of the total women students enrolled were in the non-professional faculties of arts, commerce and science and the remaining 13 per cent in professional faculties.

The number of research degrees awarded by the universities (position as on January 1, 2000) was 11,067. Out of the total number of research degrees awarded, the faculty of arts had the highest number with 4231 degrees, followed by the faculty of sciences with 3832 degrees. These two faculties together accounted for 73 per cent of the total number of doctoral degrees awarded.

While the strength of the teaching faculty in universities remained almost stagnant in 2001-2002, it went up by 44,000 in the colleges. This was also because the number of colleges increased in 2001-2002. The strength of teachers in the universities, according to the annual report of the department, remained at 79,000 in two years of 2000-2002.

The number of teachers in colleges went up from 2.72 lakh in 2000-01 to 3.16 lakh in 2001-2002. The total teaching strength in both universities and colleges increased to 3.95 lakh in 2001-02 from 3.51 lakh in 2000-01. Out of the university teachers, 24 per cent are professors, 31 per cent are readers/associate professors, 43 per cent senior lecturers/lecturers and the rest tutors/demonstrators.

In affiliated colleges 35 per cent senior lecturers, 63 per cent are lecturers and the rest are tutors/demonstrators.

To promote research, the University Grants Commission has been providing financial assistance to teachers working in or having retired from the universities and colleges to undertake an intensive and in-depth studies in specific areas.

An amount of Rs 22.13 crore was released to the new ongoing and old major research projects by the UGC and Rs 3.28 crore to the new, ongoing and old minor research projects by its regional offices.

During 2000-01, the UGC approved as many as 886 major research projects in humanities and social sciences, including languages (275), science (472) and engineering technology (139) and about 1300 minor research projects in humanities and social sciences and sciences.

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Email: suman@dbt.nic.in

National Women Bioscientist Awards-2002

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Details: See leading newspapers.

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Engineering

Nov 1 Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076

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Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED-2003).

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Nov 8 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - 2003

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Management

Nov 1 Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), PB No. 60, Anand-388001 (Guj)

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Medicine

Oct 29 Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh 160012

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Recruitment

Oct 31 Staff Selection Commission

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Combined Main (Graduate Level) Exam 2001

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Oct 31 Naval Dockyard, Shahid Bhagat Singh Rd, Mumbai 400023

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Lesson in English
By W.L. Gordon

Words often misused:

Do not say, “Neither he or she have any plans on how to bring this to a final conclusion”, Say, “Neither he NOR she HAS any plans...” and omit “final”.

Often mispronounced:

Splenetic (peevishly malicious). Pronounce as sple-net-ick with accent on the second syllable.

Often misspelled:

Gamble - to play for money.

Gambol - to cut capers.

Synonyms:

Support (verb) - uphold, sustain, assist, second, defend, further, foster, cherish, endorse.

Word study:

“Use a word three times and it is yours”. Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each week.

Today’s word: Mollify (verb) - to subdue, as in rage; to ease the anger of E.g. “The referee attempted to mollify the two teams.”

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