india boasts of 39335 colleges today this is nearly 47fold increase since independence and almost 70 of indias colleges came into existence in the past 17 years alone whats more indias student count at various universities is 36 crore thats equivalent to canadas population check out some more startling facts related to higher education system in india 1 rural india houses most collegesof the countrys 39335 colleges whose date of establishment is known roughly 60 are located in rural areas and every sixth one is in uttar pradesh 2 bengaluru district is indias college capitalwith 1025 colleges bengaluru is indias college capital it is followed by jaipur and hyderabad3 getting into delhi bihar colleges is toughthere are just 8 and 7 collleges per lakh population in delhi and bihar as compared to other states its not surprising then that securing admission here is a struggle for most students4 engineering and law are still male bastionsmore than 50 per cent of engineering and law courses are pursued by males for females nursing and medical remain the most popular career courses 5 every second youth in tamil nadu goes to college only one in seven does in bihartamil nadu tops in higher education enrollment ratio followed by delhi on the other hand bihar fares worst amongst all6 4 out of 5 students are undergraduatesmajority of students population comprises of undergraduates the ones willing to obtain a masters degree in philosophy make a minuscule part of the total count