​Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities

On 10th February 2025, NITI Aayog launched a policy report titled ‘Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities’.

  • The report is a first-of-its kind policy document in the higher education sector focused specifically on States and State Public Universities (SPUs).

Major Highlights

Growth of Higher Education Ecosystem in India

  • The higher education ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds since the establishment of the earliest universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras in 1857. In 1950-51, the country had a total of only 30 universities and 578 colleges.
  • According to AISHE Report 2021-2022, there were 1,168 universities, ....
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