DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT of of

HIGHER HIGHER EDUCATIONEDUCATION

Government of West BengalGovernment of West Bengal

Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091

Higher Education : 2012-2013

* Exclusive of University Colleges/Departments of JU,BESU,CU,BU & KU,WBUT(including IJT, Central Govt. of India)

** Excluding University Colleges/Departments+ Exclusive of University Management Deptts. and inclusive of Engg. Colleges with Management Deptts.++ Excluding University Colleges/Departments.

STATE AIDED UNIVERSITIES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTSSTATE AIDED UNIVERSITIES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS :1. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya2. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences3. West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences4. Uttarbanga Krishi Viswavidyalaya5. West Bengal University of Health Sciences6. Aliah University

OTHER UNIVERSITIES / DEEMED UNIVERSITY :OTHER UNIVERSITIES / DEEMED UNIVERSITY :1. R K M Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI)

CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES :CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES :1. Visva-Bharati2. Indira Gandhi National Open University, Regional Centre

UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITIES

INSTITUTES WITH SPECIAL STATUS :INSTITUTES WITH SPECIAL STATUS :1. Indian Institute of Management, Joka2. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur3. Indian Statistical Institute, Baranagar4. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur5. Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata (IISER-K)

INSTITUTION OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE :INSTITUTION OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE :1. Asiatic Society

IMPORTANT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS :IMPORTANT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS :1. Bose Institute2. Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute3. Centre for Studies in Social Sciences4. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur5. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science6. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology7. Institute of Historical Studies8. Netaji Institute for Asian Studies9. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics10. Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences11. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTESHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTESHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES

IMPORTANT INSTITUTES/ORGANISATIONS ATTACHED TO HIGHER EDUCATIONIMPORTANT INSTITUTES/ORGANISATIONS ATTACHED TO HIGHER EDUCATION :1. West Bengal State Council Of Higher Education :2. West Bengal College Service Commission :3. District Gazetteers :4. State Archives :5. State Book Board :6. Institut De Chandernagor :7. Institute Of English :

AUTONOMOUS / VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS :AUTONOMOUS / VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS :(a) Bangiya Bignan Parishad. (b) Bangiya Sahitya Parishad.(c) Centre for Studies in Social Sciences.(d) Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search. (e) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. (f) Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.(g) R. K. Mission Institute of Culture.(h) Indian School of Social Sciences. (i) Institute of Historical Studies.(j) Institute of Science, Education and Culture.(k) Netaji Institute of Asian Studies. (l) Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLEGESDIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLEGES

GovernmentColleges

General Degree Colleges 20

Colleges for Education including Colleges for Physical Education

11

Art College 1

Law College 1

Engineering & Technological Colleges & Isnt. of Jute Tech. (Govt. of India)

7

Total 40

Non-Govt. & Self financing Colleges

General Degree Colleges 438

Colleges for Education including Colleges for Physical Education

135

Law College 22

Music College 2

Art College 3

Business Management / Business Administration College 42

Engineering & Technological Colleges excluding UniversityEngineering Department

78

Hotel Management 4

Other Professional Colleges (Non AICTE) 84

Total 808

Total Colleges in West BengalTotal Colleges in West Bengal 848848

ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY (UNDERGRADUATE ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (2012-2013) & POSTGRADUATE) IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (2012-2013)

Area of Study BOYS GIRLS GRAND TOTAL

GEN SC ST TOTAL GEN SC ST TOTAL

Arts 317676 96376 19230 433282 380526 65499 12422 458447 891729

Science 83796 16895 2800 103491 6429 6882 1394 14705 118196

Commerce 84188 7538 1190 92916 3655 1223 402 5280 98196

Education 4603 1013 306 5922 484 780 229 1493 7415

Law 3851 520 58 4429 349 256 16 621 5050

Engineering 62580 6656 866 70102 2180 1239 166 3585 73687

Management 408 0 0 408 44 0 0 44 452

Others 2347 272 77 2696 219 159 45 423 3119

TOTAL 559449 129270 24527 713246 393886 76038 14674 484598 1197844CUMULATIVE ENROLMENT FIGURE FOR 2012-2013 (PG)CUMULATIVE ENROLMENT FIGURE FOR 2012-2013 (PG)

Area of Study BOYS GIRLS GRAND TOTAL

GEN SC ST TOTAL GEN SC ST TOTAL

Arts 19284 6320 924 26528 22352 4996 542 27890 54418

Science 12079 2055 173 14307 6896 1898 80 8874 23181

Commerce 3154 472 33 3659 1675 267 21 1963 5622

Education 1160 436 64 1660 1098 447 25 1570 3230

Law 191 64 26 281 228 45 28 301 582

Engineering 3111 485 50 3646 1407 193 15 1615 5261

Management 2944 120 21 3085 1578 64 2 1644 4729

Others 3875 572 60 4507 5092 317 51 5460 9967

TOTAL 45798 10524 1351 57673 40326 8227 764 49317 106990

DISTRICT NUMBER OF GIRLS’ GENERAL DEGREE COLLEGES

COLLEGE WITH HOSTEL FACILITY

Bankura 01 01

Burdwan 04 04

Birbhum 03 00

Calcutta 19 12

Coochbehar 00 00

Darjeeling 03 00

Hooghly 05 01

Howrah 01 00

Jalpaiguri 02 01

Malda 01 01

Midnapore (East) 01 01

Midnapore (West) 01 01

Murshidabad 01 01

Nadia 02 01

North Dinajpur 00 00

South Dinajpur 01 01

Purulia 00 00

North 24-Parganas 04 02

South 24-Parganas 01 00

Total : 50 28

2011-2012 2012-2013No of University 26 26No of College/Institutions affiliated 915 935No of Standalone Institutions 238 245Total 1179 1206

AISHEAISHE

No of Colleges/Institutions – Central Govt. 13State Govt. 36 Private Aided 452 Private Unaided 412University University Affiliated No of CollegesAffiliated No of CollegesBurdwan University, Burdwan 154Calcutta University, Kolkata 159Kalyani University, Kalyani 77North Bengal University, Darjeeling 63The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata 84West Bengal State University 66University of Gour Banga, Malda 34Vidya Sagar University, Midnapore 71

Population 2011 is 9,13,47,736 Population 2011 is 9,13,47,736 [ Male 51.4%, Female 48.6% ][ Male 51.4%, Female 48.6% ]

Enrolment for all (estimated) 1179 institutes is 17,40,259 Enrolment for all (estimated) 1179 institutes is 17,40,259 [ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ][ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ]

Estimate Population in the age-group 18 – 24 is 88,81,029 Estimate Population in the age-group 18 – 24 is 88,81,029 (9.72% of Total)(9.72% of Total)

Gross Enrolment Ratio is 19.59Gross Enrolment Ratio is 19.59

Literacy Rate 2011 is 72.1 Literacy Rate 2011 is 72.1 [Male 78.4, Female 65.5 ][Male 78.4, Female 65.5 ]

District Total Population

Population in the age group 18-24

years

No of Higher Secondary

SchoolsNo of Higher

Education Institutes

Bankura 3596292 448457 4051 33

Barddhaman 7723663 963140 4964 90

Birbhum 3502387 436747 2802 27

Dakshin Dinajpur 1670931 208365 1431 12

Darjiling 1842034 229701 1468 30

Haora 4841638 603752 2758 37

Hugli 5520389 688392 3751 48

Jalpaiguri 3869675 482548 2388 21

Koch Bihar 2822780 352000 2168 16

Kolkata 4486679 559488 2084 150

Maldah 3997970 498546 2231 18

Murshidabad 7102430 885673 3784 43

Nadia 5168488 644510 3106 34

N24 Parganas 10082852 1257331 4703 116

Paschim Medinipur 5943300 741129 5478 39

Purba Medinipur 5094238 635251 3920 34

Puruliya 2927965 365117 3406 24

S24 Parganas 8153176 1016701 4513 60

Uttar Dinajpur 3000849 374205 1690 8

DistrictTotal

EnrolmentTotal SC

EnrolmentTotal ST

EnrolmentTotal No of Teachers

No of Students per Teacher

Bankura 42743 5721 3348 991 43.13Barddhaman 127205 18722 11591 3837 33.15Birbhum 37102 6944 2703 968 38.33Dakshin Dinajpur 23813 4841 2926 245 97.20Darjiling 30395 4366 3565 1659 18.32Haora 41655 4711 2197 1468 28.38Hugli 74208 11453 5828 2207 33.62Jalpaiguri 64795 20230 11725 522 124.13Koch Bihar 36093 14149 6706 365 98.88Kolkata 186353 17893 9361 8027 23.22Maldah 40766 9042 4684 407 100.16Murshidabad 65998 7255 3550 1187 55.60Nadia 67617 14276 6026 1472 45.94N24 Parganas 141127 17601 8289 4580 30.81Paschim Medinipur 55538 7521 5234 1861 29.84Purba Medinipur 63631 6764 2557 1603 39.69Puruliya 30441 4903 3920 604 50.40S24 Parganas 86455 19660 8021 2030 42.59Uttar Dinajpur 23016 5473 2717 201 114.51

District

Institute Density [ Population per Higher

Education Institute]

Average No of Students per Higher Education

Institute

No of HS Schools per Higher Education

InstituteBankura 13590 1295 10Barddhaman 10702 1413 7Birbhum 16176 1374 11Dakshin Dinajpur 17364 1984 8Darjiling 7657 1013 7Haora 16318 1125 14Hugli 14342 1546 9Jalpaiguri 22978 3085 7Koch Bihar 22000 2255 9Kolkata 3730 1242 3Maldah 27697 2264 12Murshidabad 20597 1534 13Nadia 18956 1988 9N24 Parganas 10839 1216 8Paschim Medinipur 19003 1424 13Purba Medinipur 18684 1871 9Puruliya 15213 1268 11S24 Parganas 16945 1440 11Uttar Dinajpur 46776 2877 16

Strengths• Cultural and societal premium on intellectual

pursuits – Rabindranath Tagore• Large number of educational institutions set

up during the British era• Premier national research institutions

located in the State• Large number of faculty retired from these

institutions; still available for being tapped• Large number of academics teaching

abroad and willing to return to the state

Weaknesses

• For thirty five years:– High degree of politicisation / unionisation of higher

education– Appointments to high offices made on

considerations other than merit– Degeneration in quality of higher education– Lack of accountability at all levels– Governance structures dysfunctional– No significant public investment in higher education– Large number of vacant teaching and non-teaching

posts

Opportunities

• Political will of the Government – turn around the education sector

• The State Government is committed to increasing public investment

• It is also welcoming private investment in higher education

• RUSA – has come at an opportune time

• Effort to de-politicise appointments to senior positions

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity

• Expansion

• Total population of the State:9.13 crore

• Total no. of higher education insttns:1206

• PTR: adverse compared to UGC norm

• Skewed distribution / expansion. Kolkata, North and South 24 Pgs, Hooghly and Darjeeling on one hand; the two Dinajpurs, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Malda and Msd on the other

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity

• Excellence• Attendance of both students and teachers not

satisfactory• Most HEIs following 5-day week contrary to UGC’s

guidelines• Unemployable graduates• Syllabi have not been revised / updated for

decades• UGC’s guidelines for promotions have not been

implemented in letter and spirit • Low priority to research

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity

• Equity• Representation of SC, ST & OBC is low• No. of institutions for women is low, especially in

minority dominated areas• SC/ST/OBC/minority representation among

teachers too is low• Challenge is to apply the correctives without

aggravating divisions

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity

• EQUITYEQUITY• Total Enrolment -- 17,40,259 Total Enrolment -- 17,40,259 [ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ][ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ]

• Total SC Enrolment – 15.5% Total SC Enrolment – 15.5% [ Male 58.1%, Female 41.9% ][ Male 58.1%, Female 41.9% ]

• Total ST Enrolment – 2.6% Total ST Enrolment – 2.6% [Male 58.8%, Female 41.2% ][Male 58.8%, Female 41.2% ]

• Total OBC Enrolment – 4.9% Total OBC Enrolment – 4.9% [Male 57.3%, Female 42.7% ] [Male 57.3%, Female 42.7% ]

• Total Number of Teachers – 42,496 [ Male 66.5%, Female 33.5%]Total Number of Teachers – 42,496 [ Male 66.5%, Female 33.5%]

• Total Number of Part-time Teachers – 6291 [ Male 57.4%, Female 43.6% ]Total Number of Part-time Teachers – 6291 [ Male 57.4%, Female 43.6% ]

• Total Number of Contract Teachers – 2175 [ Male 48.5%, Female 51.5% ]Total Number of Contract Teachers – 2175 [ Male 48.5%, Female 51.5% ]

• Total Number of SC Teachers – 2263 [ Male 76.5%, Female 23.5% ]Total Number of SC Teachers – 2263 [ Male 76.5%, Female 23.5% ]

• Total Number of Contract Teachers – 318 [ Male 59.1%, Female 40.9% ]Total Number of Contract Teachers – 318 [ Male 59.1%, Female 40.9% ]

• Total Number of Non-Teaching Staff – 31,814 [ Male 82.7%, Female 17.3%]Total Number of Non-Teaching Staff – 31,814 [ Male 82.7%, Female 17.3%]

• SC Non-Teaching Staff – 3396 [ Male 85.5%, Female 14.5%]SC Non-Teaching Staff – 3396 [ Male 85.5%, Female 14.5%]

• ST Non-Teaching Staff – 787 [ Male 78.5%, Female 21.5% ]ST Non-Teaching Staff – 787 [ Male 78.5%, Female 21.5% ]

Challenges

• There are 6291 Part time teachers in Govt. and Govt. aided colleges

• There are 2175 CWTTs in Govt. and Govt.-aided Colleges

• Under-qualified and under-paid• Regularisation is a major issue• Ensure classes 6 days a week• Ensure teachers attend regularly – biometric

attendance?• Use of technology• Robust MIS covering all institutions

Current endeavours

• Largest single expansion in the State’s higher education sector

• New colleges, universities

• Private University Policy

• Unprecedented recruitment drive

• Creation of posts

• Public investment of funds

• Vision: to make higher education State’s comparative advantage