The large number of institutions offering engineering and medical courses in the southern states has always been an indicator of bias, but this is the first time the center has delved into the issue. This will be further analyzed by PARAKH (Performance Evaluation, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Overall Development), a newly created division under NCERT to address such disparities. is.
Which states have the most popular science streams?
In Andhra Pradesh, the number of science students far outnumbered arts students (75.63%). Telangana (64.59 percent); Tamil Nadu (61.50%); Uttar Pradesh (57.13); Kerala (44.50 percent) dominated academic sessions in 2021-22, according to a government survey. In Manipur, among the northeastern states, 68.87 percent of those who took the Class XII board exam chose science. As the list shows, 4 out of 5 large states where science is a priority choice among students in classes XI-XII are in South India.
Where is the art field preferred?
Gujarat (81.55%) will be the top five most popular states for Arts in 2022. West Bengal (78.94%); Punjab (72.89%); Haryana (73.76%); and Rajasthan (71.23%) show greater geographic spread than Science. In the Northeast, art was a popular choice in Meghalaya (82.62). Tripura (85.12%); and Nagaland (79.62%). The survey only captures the preferences of 2022 graduates, but education ministry officials said the numbers show trends spanning decades.
What about commerce streams?
According to the study, commerce flows “have stagnated at the same level over the past decade”, with about 14 percent of students (national average) pursuing this field in high school.
Conversely, the proportion of students choosing science and arts increased from 31 percent to over 40 percent (national average) over the same period. Of particular note is the science-dominated states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, where commercial orientation is well above the national average, with only 1.53 per cent and 1 student in the arts in these states. 2.01 per cent. cents and 2.19 percent respectively for the 2022 board exam.
Thirty-two percent of high school students enrolled in the Tamil Nadu Board of Education in 2022 aim for commerce, compared with 23.54 percent in Telangana and 13.64 percent in Andhra Pradesh. In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, he also had 9.85 per cent and 8.54 per cent of students enrolled in this vocational training program, while in most other states enrollment was negligible.
Do these trends hold true at the higher education level as well?
There are many indicators that clearly show South India’s preference for science education. First, there are 1,229 educational institutions offering engineering and technology courses approved by the All India Technical Education Council (including 9 in Pudusheri and 1 in Lakshadweep) in 5 states of South India. According to the council’s announcement, the student intake capacity is 5.11 million. 2022-23 Handbook. This is the best of all other regions.
Tamil Nadu alone will have 13.8 million students taking engineering and technology courses in 2022-2023, the most of any state. In terms of medical education, 225, or 37.7%, of India’s medical colleges (596 public and private) are located in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. A response submitted by the Ministry of Health in Sabah last April.
Additionally, the JEE Advanced Score also provides some clues in this regard. For example, in 2022, IIT Madras Zone, along with his IIT Bombay, included 29 candidates in the top 100 categories. Even in 2021, the South Zone, just behind IIT Delhi Zone and IIT Bombay Zone, in this category he fielded 27 candidates. Zones representing the eastern and northeastern states of India lag far behind. At JEE Main 2023, Telangana recorded the highest number (11) in the 100th percentile, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan with his five each.
Why was this area selected for investigation by the government?
The study aimed to equalize assessments among various school boards, and many other aspects such as acceptance and dropout rates were also investigated. However, while parameters such as dropout rates can also be extracted from other sources, such as the Unified District Education Information System Plus (UDISE+), acceptance rates for various school boards are published.
