Karnataka has one of the most impressive teacher student ratios in colleges according to a recent data released by NITI Ayog on Monday.
As compared to the national average of 23, Karnataka’s was an average of 15. Tamil Nadu led the rank with a pupil-teacher ratio of 14.
Data also indicated that the College density in Karnataka is the highest in India with 66 colleges per lakh eligible population (18-23 years of age), which is over twice the national average of 30. States such as Manipur, Bihar and Jharkhand who have improved their scores in the area of school education as per the recently released ASER report, however, are at the bottom of the pyramid as per this higher education statistics.
In the states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh pupil-teacher ratio in 2021-22 was worse than in 2011-12. “These states have experienced an increase in the number of students without a rise in the number of teachers, leading to the declining PTR. These differences reiterate the necessity for targeted policies to recruit and train more educators, especially in lagging states, to ensure equitable access to quality education,” the report noted.
Southern state of Tamil Nadu also leads the table in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER). Against the national average of 28.4 Tamil Nadu led the rank with 47 in GER. States like Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra have GERs considerably higher than the national average, NITI Aayog said in a policy report on “Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities”.
NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam said improving quality and scale at state public universities are critically important as it accounts for over 80% of higher education students in the country. He added the central government’s target is to double the higher education enrollment from the current 4.5 crore to over 9 crore by 2047 according to Deccan Herald.
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