6.1 Progress of Higher Education Institutional Capacity
The institutional capacity is assessed in terms of number of universities and colleges, teachers and number of students.
In 1947 there were only 20 Universities in the country and this increased to 357 in 2006 denoting a 18-fold increase. During the 10th plan period, 2 central universities, 39 state universities, 50 deemed universities and 10 private universities have been added (Table 2.1). Number of State universities have grown at the rate of 22% and the deemed universities at the rate of 100%. The expansion of deemed and private universities is an important feature of the 10th plan.
