Question

Describe the policy of government on higher education as per 10th five year plan

Answer 1

(a) The policy of the Indian government under the Tenth Five Year Plan is to improve the education sector. 
(b) If focuses on increasing access, quality, and adoption of states-specific curriculum modification, vocationalisation and networking on the use of information technology. 
(c) The Plan also focuses on distance education, convergence of formal, non-formal, distance and lT education institutions. 
(d) The Tenth Plan aims at reducing gender gaps in literacy and to increase literacy rate within the Plan period. 
(e) lt also aims to increase the enrolment in higher education of the 18 to 23 years age group from the present 6% to 9% by the end of the Plan period. Moreover, the plan outlay on education has been increased.