The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) measures the total enrolment in a specific level of education. It includes students outside the official age group. GER is crucial for assessing educational access and equity. Higher ratios indicate better access to education. This metric helps policymakers identify gaps in the education system. It is essential for improving educational outcomes in various regions.
Expansion, inclusion and excellence along with equity and quality are the watchwords of the Eleventh Plan. The growth of higher education institutions with requisite faculty and infrastructure support...
The Eleventh Plan envisages that intake of technical education institutions grows at 15 per cent annually, to meet the skilled human resource needs of the growing economy. The...
SSA launched in 2001-02 is implemented in partnership with the States and is the main vehicle for providing elementary education to all children in the 6-14 age-group: Objectives...
The poverty estimates indicate that the highest poverty headcount ratio (HCR) exists in Bihar at 53.5 per cent as against the national average of 29.8 per cent. In...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released the Human Development Report 2020. The report highlights that, India has been ranked to 131st position among 189 countries in...
In the report published by All-India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) for the academic year 2018-19, it has been observed that the gender gap in higher education in...
Vajrayana Buddhism (Sanskrit: "The Vehicle of the Thunderbolt" or "The Diamond Vehicle"), also historically designated as Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, or Esoteric Buddhism, represents the final major evolutionary phase...
