Question

Explain the main features of the 12th Education Plan in India

Answer 1

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Explanation:

This report attempts to look at the Twelfth Five Year Plan’s recommendations on higher education from a private sector perspective and suggests strategies for quality improvement in higher education.

With the objectives and proposals of the Plan as the basis, the report mentions that the private sector has played an instrumental role in the growth of the sector. Private institutions now account for 64% of the total number of institutions and 59% of enrollment in the country, as compared to 43% and 33%, respectively, a decade ago.

The Government has also given the required thrust to the sector in its Five Year Plans. During the Eleventh Plan period (2007–2012), India achieved a Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) of 17.9%, up from 12.3% at the beginning of the Plan period