Authors

1. Dr. Gitika Kapoor
2. Ms. Prabha Arya

Affiliation

• Professor, R.A. Podar Institute of Management, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
• Research Scholar, R.A. Podar Institute of Management, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Abstract

Public funding is crucial for the growth of higher education in the country. This paper aims to analyze
the alignment of public funding with enrollment across different types of higher education institutions.
This study is based on secondary data for the period 2009 to 2016 from sources such as UNDP,
MHRD, AISHE, etc. Analysis of data indicates that public expenditure per student is the lowest on
State higher education institutions while they have the highest enrollment amongst all categories of
higher education institutions. To reach its 2035 target of 50% GER, India needs to increase public
expenditure on higher education, as well as provision for a higher proportion of public expenditure on
State higher education institutions as a strategic initiative.

Keywords

Higher Education Institutions, Public Funding, Expenditure per student, Enrollment

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