Scenario of Higher Education in North-East India with Special Reference to Tribals of Tripura

Abstract

All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019–2020 exhibits a mix scenario of higher education in North-East India. Tripura is the only state among North-Eastern states whose GER of ST students is lower than the GER of ST students at the national level and is much lower than other North-Eastern states. In Tripura, the female–male ratio of enrolment in higher education is in favour of male throughout all the levels of education. The scenario of higher education in Tripura suggests that there is a need to take immediate steps to encourage students, especially female students, to enrol in higher education.