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Question
CBSEENSS9008086

Number of Institutions of Higher Education, Enrolment and Faculty.

Year

Number of Colleges

Number of Universities

Students

Teachers

1950—51

750

30

2,63,000

24,000

1990—91

7,346

177

49,25,000

2,72,000

1996—97

9,703

214

67,55,000

3,21,000

1998—99

11,089

238

74,17,000

3,42,000


Source: UGC Annual Report 1996-97 and 1998-99 and Selected Educational Statistics, Ministry of HRD.

Discuss this table in the classroom and answer the following questions:

1. Is the increase in number of colleges adequate to admit the increasing number of students?

2. Do you think we should have more number of universities?

3. What is the increase noticed among the teachers in the year 1998-99?

4. What is your idea about future colleges and universities?



Solution

1. No, the increase in number of colleges is not adequate to admit the increasing number of students.

2. Yes, I think we should have more number of universities.

3. The increase noticed among the teachers in the year 1998-99 as compared to the year 1950-51 is 3,18,000.

4. Our idea about future colleges and universities is that they will definitely face many problems related with admissions, shortage of staff, infrastructure etc.

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