Trivia #
1.India has the lowest higher educational enrollment ratio in the world around
11%. Did you know that ONE child out of NINE in India is able to join a
college? The ratio in the US is 83%
Trivia # 2.
ONE out of TEN students holding various degrees in Humanities get’s a job,
whereas 2/3rd of Engineering graduates are still looking for
employment. Source: a recent NASSCoM-McKinsey joint study.
Trivia # 3.
Mega universities like IIT are facing a faculty shortage f around 20-30%
Trivia # 4.
An Indian course curriculum is revised once in 5-10 years.
Trivia # 5.
More than 50% of India’s population is under 25 years of age and a majority of
them are illiterates.
Trivia # 6.
Poor research- What is out
contribution in terms of submitting articles, scientific papers and in the
field of science and engineering globally? It is a shocking 3%, considering that the US is world’s
1/3rd contributor in this field.
Trivia #
7. Indian students 2011-12, have spent
over US $13.5 Million in foreign education.
Trivia # 8.
Women in India receive 1.8 of schooling in average, whereas 53% of them (5-9
years) are illiterate. India also has the highest number of illiterates in the
world.
Education Bills
The
government is expected to introduce and later pass Key bills related to
education this year. We have assimilated a list of bills that are either
pending and/or waiting for introduction or approval.
1) The foreign university bill
2) The malpractice bill
3) Self-Finance (private)
Universities' Bill
4) National Commission for Higher
Education and Research (NCHER) Bill 2010
5) National Accreditation Regulatory
Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, 2010
6) Institutions (regulation of entry
and operations) Bill, 2010
7) Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010
8) National Academic Depository Bill
