{
  "id": 10917825,
  "title": "India’s Higher Education Sector Records Major Expansion As Universities, Student Enrolment And Women’s Participation Rise Sharply",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/indias-higher-education-sector-records-major-expansion-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:09:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/indias-higher-education-sector-records-major-expansion-as-universities-student-enrolment-and-womens-participation-rise-sharply"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi: India’s higher education sector has expanded significantly over the past decade with a sharp rise in institutions, student enrolment and participation of women and disadvantaged communities, according to a report released on Tuesday. As per analysis of SBI Research, the number of universities rose to 1,289 in FY24 from 723 in FY14, while colleges increased to 48,246 from 36,634. Also…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}