Grants Commission

In order to develop the higher education system, the government had established the University


Grants Commission in 1953. The primary role has been to regulate the standard and

spread of higher education in India. There has been a marked progress in the expansion of

higher education if we look at the increase of higher educational institutes in India.

The higher education system in India comprise of more than17000 colleges, 20 central

universities, 217 State Universities, 106 Deemed to Universities and 13 institutes of

Natioanl importance. This number will soon inflate as the setting up of 30 more central

universities, 8 new  and 5 new Indian Institutes of Science are now proposed.



Education System in India:

The present education system in India mainly comprises of primary education, secondary

education, senior secondary education and higher education. Elementary education consists

of eight years of education. Each of secondary and senior secondary education consists of two

years of education. Higher education in India starts after passing the higher secondary

education or the 12th standard. Depending on the stream, doing graduation in India can take

three to five years. Post graduate courses are generally of two to three years of duration.

After completing post graduation, scope for doing research in various educational institutes

also remains open.