DEPARTMENT of HIGHER EDUCATION Government of West Bengal Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091

Higher Education : 2012-2013 UNIVERSITY 1 . Calcutta University 59 5 No. of Departments No. of faculty No. of teachers No of General Degree Colleges No of Education Colleges ( B.Ed / B.P.Ed.) No of Law Colleges No of Art Colleges No of Management Colleges No of Hotel Management Colleges No of Music Colleges No of Eng & Tech Colleges No of Other Colleges (Non-AICTE) Total No. of Colleges 1 . Calcutta University 59 5 698 129 34 0 6 01 – 174 2 . Burdwan University 29 2 227 93 31 13 145 3. Vidyasagar University 19 3 117 44 21 0 2 06 74 4 . Kalyani University 22 4 245 43 0 3 03 70 5 . North Bengal University 148 50 10 61 6 . W B State U n i v e r s i t y , Barasat 27 161 11 63 7 . Gour Banga University 106 24 37 8 . Jadavpur University 35 636 02 9. Rabindra Bharati University 155 1 0 . Sidho Kanho Birsha 1 28 1 1 . Bengal Engg & Science University 16 208 1 2 . Netaji Subhas Open University 12 1 3 . W B University of Technology 7 32 40 04 84 187 TOTAL No 2745 452 146++ 23** 42+ 85* 842 * Exclusive of University Colleges/Departments of JU,BESU,CU,BU & KU,WBUT(including IJT, Central Govt. of India) ** Excluding University Colleges/Departments + Exclusive of University Management Deptts. and inclusive of Engg. Colleges with Management Deptts. ++ Excluding University Colleges/Departments.

UNIVERSITIES STATE AIDED UNIVERSITIES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS : 1. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya 2. West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences 3. West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences 4. Uttarbanga Krishi Viswavidyalaya West Bengal University of Health Sciences Aliah University OTHER UNIVERSITIES / DEEMED UNIVERSITY : R K M Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI) CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES : Visva-Bharati Indira Gandhi National Open University, Regional Centre

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES INSTITUTES WITH SPECIAL STATUS : 1. Indian Institute of Management, Joka 2. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 3. Indian Statistical Institute, Baranagar 4. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 5. Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata (IISER-K) INSTITUTION OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE : 1. Asiatic Society IMPORTANT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS : 1. Bose Institute 2. Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute 3. Centre for Studies in Social Sciences 4. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur 5. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 6. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology 7. Institute of Historical Studies 8. Netaji Institute for Asian Studies 9. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics 10. Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences 11. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES IMPORTANT INSTITUTES/ORGANISATIONS ATTACHED TO HIGHER EDUCATION : West Bengal State Council Of Higher Education : West Bengal College Service Commission : District Gazetteers : State Archives : State Book Board : Institut De Chandernagor : Institute Of English : AUTONOMOUS / VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS : (a) Bangiya Bignan Parishad. (b) Bangiya Sahitya Parishad. (c) Centre for Studies in Social Sciences. (d) Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search. (e) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. (f) Institute of Development Studies Kolkata. (g) R. K. Mission Institute of Culture. (h) Indian School of Social Sciences. (i) Institute of Historical Studies. (j) Institute of Science, Education and Culture. (k) Netaji Institute of Asian Studies. (l) Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLLEGES Government Colleges General Degree Colleges 20 Colleges for Education including Colleges for Physical Education 11 Art College 1 Law College Engineering & Technological Colleges & Isnt. of Jute Tech. (Govt. of India) 7 Total 40 Non-Govt. & Self financing Colleges 438 135 22 Music College 2 3 Business Management / Business Administration College 42 Engineering & Technological Colleges excluding University Engineering Department 78 Hotel Management 4 Other Professional Colleges (Non AICTE) 84 808 Total Colleges in West Bengal 848

CUMULATIVE ENROLMENT FIGURE FOR 2012-2013 (PG) ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (2012-2013) Area of Study BOYS GIRLS GRAND TOTAL GEN SC ST TOTAL Arts 317676 96376 19230 433282 380526 65499 12422 458447 891729 Science 83796 16895 2800 103491 6429 6882 1394 14705 118196 Commerce 84188 7538 1190 92916 3655 1223 402 5280 98196 Education 4603 1013 306 5922 484 780 229 1493 7415 Law 3851 520 58 4429 349 256 16 621 5050 Engineering 62580 6656 866 70102 2180 1239 166 3585 73687 Management 408 44 452 Others 2347 272 77 2696 219 159 45 423 3119 559449 129270 24527 713246 393886 76038 14674 484598 1197844 CUMULATIVE ENROLMENT FIGURE FOR 2012-2013 (PG) Area of Study BOYS GIRLS GRAND TOTAL GEN SC ST TOTAL Arts 19284 6320 924 26528 22352 4996 542 27890 54418 Science 12079 2055 173 14307 6896 1898 80 8874 23181 Commerce 3154 472 33 3659 1675 267 21 1963 5622 Education 1160 436 64 1660 1098 447 25 1570 3230 Law 191 26 281 228 45 28 301 582 Engineering 3111 485 50 3646 1407 193 15 1615 5261 Management 2944 120 3085 1578 2 1644 4729 Others 3875 572 60 4507 5092 317 51 5460 9967 45798 10524 1351 57673 40326 8227 764 49317 106990

DISTRICT NUMBER OF GIRLS’ GENERAL DEGREE COLLEGES COLLEGE WITH HOSTEL FACILITY Bankura 01 Burdwan 04 Birbhum 03 00 Calcutta 19 12 Coochbehar Darjeeling Hooghly 05 Howrah Jalpaiguri 02 Malda Midnapore (East) Midnapore (West) Murshidabad Nadia North Dinajpur South Dinajpur Purulia North 24-Parganas South 24-Parganas Total : 50 28

AISHE 2011-2012 2012-2013 No of University 26 26 2011-2012 2012-2013 No of University 26 26 No of College/Institutions affiliated 915 935 No of Standalone Institutions 238 245 Total 1179 1206 No of Colleges/Institutions – Central Govt. 13 State Govt. 36 Private Aided 452 Private Unaided 412 University Affiliated No of Colleges Burdwan University, Burdwan 154 Calcutta University, Kolkata 159 Kalyani University, Kalyani 77 North Bengal University, Darjeeling 63 The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata 84 West Bengal State University 66 University of Gour Banga, Malda 34 Vidya Sagar University, Midnapore 71

Population 2011 is 9,13,47,736 [ Male 51.4%, Female 48.6% ] Enrolment for all (estimated) 1179 institutes is 17,40,259 [ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ] Estimate Population in the age-group 18 – 24 is 88,81,029 (9.72% of Total) Gross Enrolment Ratio is 19.59 Literacy Rate 2011 is 72.1 [Male 78.4, Female 65.5 ]

Population in the age group 18-24 years No of Higher Secondary Schools District Total Population Population in the age group 18-24 years No of Higher Secondary Schools No of Higher Education Institutes Bankura 3596292 448457 4051 33 Barddhaman 7723663 963140 4964 90 Birbhum 3502387 436747 2802 27 Dakshin Dinajpur 1670931 208365 1431 12 Darjiling 1842034 229701 1468 30 Haora 4841638 603752 2758 37 Hugli 5520389 688392 3751 48 Jalpaiguri 3869675 482548 2388 21 Koch Bihar 2822780 352000 2168 16 Kolkata 4486679 559488 2084 150 Maldah 3997970 498546 2231 18 Murshidabad 7102430 885673 3784 43 Nadia 5168488 644510 3106 34 N24 Parganas 10082852 1257331 4703 116 Paschim Medinipur 5943300 741129 5478 39 Purba Medinipur 5094238 635251 3920 Puruliya 2927965 365117 3406 24 S24 Parganas 8153176 1016701 4513 60 Uttar Dinajpur 3000849 374205 1690 8

No of Students per Teacher District Total Enrolment Total SC Enrolment Total ST Enrolment Total No of Teachers No of Students per Teacher Bankura 42743 5721 3348 991 43.13 Barddhaman 127205 18722 11591 3837 33.15 Birbhum 37102 6944 2703 968 38.33 Dakshin Dinajpur 23813 4841 2926 245 97.20 Darjiling 30395 4366 3565 1659 18.32 Haora 41655 4711 2197 1468 28.38 Hugli 74208 11453 5828 2207 33.62 Jalpaiguri 64795 20230 11725 522 124.13 Koch Bihar 36093 14149 6706 365 98.88 Kolkata 186353 17893 9361 8027 23.22 Maldah 40766 9042 4684 407 100.16 Murshidabad 65998 7255 3550 1187 55.60 Nadia 67617 14276 6026 1472 45.94 N24 Parganas 141127 17601 8289 4580 30.81 Paschim Medinipur 55538 7521 5234 1861 29.84 Purba Medinipur 63631 6764 2557 1603 39.69 Puruliya 30441 4903 3920 604 50.40 S24 Parganas 86455 19660 8021 2030 42.59 Uttar Dinajpur 23016 5473 2717 201 114.51

Institute Density [ Population per Higher Education Institute] District Institute Density [ Population per Higher Education Institute] Average No of Students per Higher Education Institute No of HS Schools per Higher Education Institute Bankura 13590 1295 10 Barddhaman 10702 1413 7 Birbhum 16176 1374 11 Dakshin Dinajpur 17364 1984 8 Darjiling 7657 1013 Haora 16318 1125 14 Hugli 14342 1546 9 Jalpaiguri 22978 3085 Koch Bihar 22000 2255 Kolkata 3730 1242 3 Maldah 27697 2264 12 Murshidabad 20597 1534 13 Nadia 18956 1988 N24 Parganas 10839 1216 Paschim Medinipur 19003 1424 Purba Medinipur 18684 1871 Puruliya 15213 1268 S24 Parganas 16945 1440 Uttar Dinajpur 46776 2877 16

Strengths Cultural and societal premium on intellectual pursuits – Rabindranath Tagore Large number of educational institutions set up during the British era Premier national research institutions located in the State Large number of faculty retired from these institutions; still available for being tapped Large number of academics teaching abroad and willing to return to the state

Weaknesses For thirty five years: High degree of politicisation / unionisation of higher education Appointments to high offices made on considerations other than merit Degeneration in quality of higher education Lack of accountability at all levels Governance structures dysfunctional No significant public investment in higher education Large number of vacant teaching and non-teaching posts

Opportunities Political will of the Government – turn around the education sector The State Government is committed to increasing public investment It is also welcoming private investment in higher education RUSA – has come at an opportune time Effort to de-politicise appointments to senior positions

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity Total population of the State:9.13 crore Total no. of higher education insttns:1206 PTR: adverse compared to UGC norm Skewed distribution / expansion. Kolkata, North and South 24 Pgs, Hooghly and Darjeeling on one hand; the two Dinajpurs, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Malda and Msd on the other

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity Attendance of both students and teachers not satisfactory Most HEIs following 5-day week contrary to UGC’s guidelines Unemployable graduates Syllabi have not been revised / updated for decades UGC’s guidelines for promotions have not been implemented in letter and spirit Low priority to research

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity Representation of SC, ST & OBC is low No. of institutions for women is low, especially in minority dominated areas SC/ST/OBC/minority representation among teachers too is low Challenge is to apply the correctives without aggravating divisions

Challenges : Expansion, Excellence & Equity Total Enrolment -- 17,40,259 [ Male 56.5%, Female 43.5% ] Total SC Enrolment – 15.5% [ Male 58.1%, Female 41.9% ] Total ST Enrolment – 2.6% [Male 58.8%, Female 41.2% ] Total OBC Enrolment – 4.9% [Male 57.3%, Female 42.7% ] Total Number of Teachers – 42,496 [ Male 66.5%, Female 33.5%] Total Number of Part-time Teachers – 6291 [ Male 57.4%, Female 43.6% ] Total Number of Contract Teachers – 2175 [ Male 48.5%, Female 51.5% ] Total Number of SC Teachers – 2263 [ Male 76.5%, Female 23.5% ] Total Number of Contract Teachers – 318 [ Male 59.1%, Female 40.9% ] Total Number of Non-Teaching Staff – 31,814 [ Male 82.7%, Female 17.3%] SC Non-Teaching Staff – 3396 [ Male 85.5%, Female 14.5%] ST Non-Teaching Staff – 787 [ Male 78.5%, Female 21.5% ]

Challenges There are 6291 Part time teachers in Govt. and Govt. aided colleges There are 2175 CWTTs in Govt. and Govt.-aided Colleges Under-qualified and under-paid Regularisation is a major issue Ensure classes 6 days a week Ensure teachers attend regularly – biometric attendance? Use of technology Robust MIS covering all institutions

Current endeavours Largest single expansion in the State’s higher education sector New colleges, universities Private University Policy Unprecedented recruitment drive Creation of posts Public investment of funds Vision: to make higher education State’s comparative advantage