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    UGC: State Wise Student-Teacher Ratio, Foreign Students Enrollment Analysis

    By Nidhi Agarwal, Atul Ade
    30 Dec'22  2 min read
    UGC: State Wise Student-Teacher Ratio, Foreign Students Enrollment Analysis
    Synopsis

    With a 23: 1 student-teacher ratio and international students showing keen interest in Indian higher education institutions, UGC surely needs to look at improving the appointment of teachers. Careers360  presents detailed data on state-wise student-teacher ratio, student enrollment, and number of foreign students admitted in higher education institutions of India.

    UGC: State Wise Student-Teacher Ratio, Foreign Students Enrollment Analysis
    Synopsis

    With a 23: 1 student-teacher ratio and international students showing keen interest in Indian higher education institutions, UGC surely needs to look at improving the appointment of teachers. Careers360  presents detailed data on state-wise student-teacher ratio, student enrollment, and number of foreign students admitted in higher education institutions of India.

    Around 3.85 crore students enrolled in higher education institutions across India in 2019-20. For every 23 students there was only one teacher. Jharkhand and Bihar had the highest student-teacher ratio among all the states in India, most Union Territories had a lower ratio. The participation of overseas students in higher education institutions increased by almost nine per cent in the last five years.

    As per the Central Government of India’s annual report of the University Grants Commission(UGC) for the year 2020-21, the intake of foreign students increased by around 8.64 per cent over the last five years. Students who come from more than 168 countries across the globe.

    Through this article, Careers360 shows the state-wise student-teacher ratio, student enrollment, and number of foreign students admitted in higher education institutions of India.

    Student-Teacher Ratio

    As Uttar Pradesh is the highest populated state, the number of enrolled students is also high here. But in terms of the highest number of teachers, the state doesn’t really rank as high. It is Tamil Nadu that takes the top spot.

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    Top 10 States With Highest Enrolment Of Students, With Number Of Teachers

    State/UTs

    State-wise Students Enrolment in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs): 2019-20*

    State-wise Number of Teachers in higher Education Institutions

    All India

    3,85,36,359

    15,03,156

    Uttar Pradesh

    63,88,214

    1,61,439

    Maharashtra

    42,65,472

    1,63,132

    Tamil Nadu

    35,20,311

    2,02,085

    Rajasthan

    22,06,517

    77,377

    Karnataka

    21,87,892

    1,48,368

    Madhya Pradesh

    21,82,154

    64,106

    West Bengal

    21,60,893

    65,546

    Andhra Pradesh

    18,97,149

    99,737

    Bihar

    17,38,432

    29,597

    Gujarat

    15,44,840

    60,388

    The all India student-teacher ratio in 2019-20 was 23 in higher education institutions. In simple terms it means that for every 23 students there was one teacher. Jharkhand and Bihar had the highest teacher-student ratio while Pondicherry and Lakshadweep had the lowest. Small states and Union Territories like Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have a good students-teacher ratio as compared to bigger states like Assam, Rajasthan and others.

    States and UTs with higher students-teacher ratioStudents-Teachers Ratio

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    Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had the highest student-teacher ratio for regular programmes among all institutes as well as in universities and colleges.

    Three States With Highest Student-Teacher Ratio (In %)Top States

    Overseas Students

    A total of 49,348 international students came to India for higher education in 2019-20. These majorly belonged to Asia, followed by Africa. Over 33 percent of these foreign students were female.

    Continent-wise Foreign Students in Higher Education (In %)Foreign Students (In%)

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    These foreign students came from around 168 countries. More students came from countries like Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sudan, US, Nigeria, Yemen, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates etc with a hope for better education.

    International Students Enrolment: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) 2015-16 to 2019-20Enrollment Over The Years

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    These foreign students mainly prefer to study in the states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh , Punjab, Maharashtra , Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Haryana, Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. More than 2,000 foreign students are studying in these states.

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