India, July 9 -- The Ministry of Education has released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) report for the years 2022-23 and 2023-24. The HEIs exhibited strong participation in the AISHE during both years. The participation of HEIs in 2022-23 was 56,180 out of 60,380 HEIs registered, and 59,533 out of 64,756 registered HEIs in 2023-24. For both the surveys, the participation rate is more than 90%.

As per the AISHE report, the country is witnessing a steady shift towards science, technology and research-oriented programmes, with enrolment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses crossing the one-crore mark for the first time.

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