India needs 86 million higher education enrolments by 2035 to meet NEP goals, says new report

India’s higher education sector faces an unprecedented expansion push, with a new report warning that achieving the NEP 2020 goal of a 50 percent GER will require 86.11 million enrolments by 2035. As traditional campuses strain under capacity and skill demands shift rapidly, the report urges digital ecosystems, flexible learning, and quality-focused reforms to prevent India’s demographic advantage from eroding.

India needs 86 million higher education enrolments by 2035 to meet NEP goals, says new report
India’s higher education sector faces an unprecedented expansion push, with a new report warning that achieving the NEP 2020 goal of a 50 percent GER will require 86.11 million enrolments by 2035. As traditional campuses strain under capacity and skill demands shift rapidly, the report urges digital ecosystems, flexible learning, and quality-focused reforms to prevent India’s demographic advantage from eroding.