• Dr, Lokesh Kumar
• Dr. Venu Trivedi

The present study mainly focused on disparities in Higher Education in India. The majority of states in India have wide disparities in term of higher education enrolment, gross enrolment ratio and gender parity index. Disparities between the educational levels in all state of different social groups have been both the cause and the effect of the differentials between their levels of socio-economic development. The study is to analyze the level of disparity in enrolment of higher education, gross enrolment ratio and gender parity index. The secondary data collated from the selected educational statistics of MHRD, Government of India. The state wise data corresponding to the year 2011-12 and 2015-16 have been used for the purpose. Coefficient of variation is calculated to measure disparities in higher education in India. It is found that there is significant deference between categories all social groups and categories of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The deference is 4.6 per cent in GER between all categories and Scheduled Castes and also more deference 10.3 per cent in GER between all categories and Scheduled Tribes. It shows the less presentation in higher education of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India. After analyzing the data, it was also observed that number of female students enrolled in higher education are less as compared to male students enrolled in higher classes. This fact is attributed to many factors such as most of the students whose parents are living below the poverty line are not able to go college after completing their higher secondary education level of education because they are pressurized by their families to earn.

Higher Education, MHRD, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Gross Enrollment Ratio, Gender Parity, Coefficient of variation

"Disparities in Higher Education in Indian States: A Comparative Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.95-101, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903E19.pdf

"Disparities in Higher Education in Indian States: A Comparative Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp95-101, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903E19.pdf