• Mr. Husensab Nadaf

The higher education is being regulated and carried by the Department of Collegiate Education which was set up in the year 1960. Since then this department is making its efforts to impart higher education which is of higher quality, affordable and accessible to all sections of people. Karnataka Jnana Ayoga (KJA) has been setup in the state in the year 2008 for increasing the knowledge foundation and reservoir of the society. It has identified Higher Education as one of the primary focus areas that is required for building and transforming Karnataka state into a vibrant Knowledge based society. The demand for higher education has grown over the years. It has shown a considerable improvement over the respective period. Now in the year 2015-16, the total number of universities in the state stands around 52 with around 1529 colleges affiliated to it. The rate of growth of universities stood at CAGR of 7.64 per cent in Karnataka, while the total higher educational institutions have grown marginally with CAGR of 3.62 per cent. Per-capita expenditure is calculated by dividing the total expenditure on higher and technical education to that of the total enrolment. It reveals that the per-capita expenditure spent on higher and technical education in Karnataka during the period 2000-01 to 2015-16 has grown consistently with CAGR of 3.1 per cent. The value of Co-efficient of variation in this regard during this respective period has stood at 32.9 per cent, which is lower than 50 per cent.

Education, University, Enrolment and Expenditure.

"Growth of Higher Education System in Karnataka: Its Challenges and Suggestions ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.71-77, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDL06014.pdf

"Growth of Higher Education System in Karnataka: Its Challenges and Suggestions ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp71-77, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDL06014.pdf