Engg students by the dozen, medicos a handful
State pipped by Karnataka, TN in enrolment for medicine courses
The latest report of the bureau of planning, monitoring and statistics under the ministry of human resources and development (MHRD) finds that in 2009-10, Maharashtra had just 26,000 students enrolled in undergraduate medicine courses, while Karnataka had a whopping 63,260 students.
The state is surpassed by Tamil Nadu, which churns out 41,696 medicos every year. Gujarat produces almost the same number of doctors as Maharashtra despite being smaller in size.
At the same time, Maharashtra's obsession with engineering is evident with the state producing 2.72 lakh engineers every year, 10 times the number of doctors, and second only to Andhra Pra desh, where engineering degrees are given out to nearly four lakh students every year.
Post-graduation (PG) enrolment is also better in other states. As compared to 6,732 postgraduates of medicine in Karnataka, the state has just 2,500 students. Gujarat is home to the highest number (7,166) of PG enrolments in medicine. With limited production of doctors and specialists as compared to states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the health infrastructure in Maharashtra is also expected to slump in coming years.
When it comes to areas like management, hotel management and other professional courses, the state's report card is again not up to the mark. With just 8,000 students in undergraduate courses in these streams, Maharashtra is much behind states like Madhya Pradesh (22,000), Gujarat (22,000), Tamil Nadu (40,000) and Haryana (11,000).
Again, on the positive side, enrolment in undergraduate law courses (3,376) is highest in the state across the country.
Interestingly, according to the Registrar General of India, an estimated projection of youth (18-23 years) population in Maharashtra is around 1.28 crores for 2011, second highest in India after Uttar Pradesh. But 79% of them, that is, over 95 lakh, are not enrolled in higher education courses.
State pipped by Karnataka, TN in enrolment for medicine courses
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The latest report of the bureau of planning, monitoring and statistics under the ministry of human resources and development (MHRD) finds that in 2009-10, Maharashtra had just 26,000 students enrolled in undergraduate medicine courses, while Karnataka had a whopping 63,260 students.
The state is surpassed by Tamil Nadu, which churns out 41,696 medicos every year. Gujarat produces almost the same number of doctors as Maharashtra despite being smaller in size.
At the same time, Maharashtra's obsession with engineering is evident with the state producing 2.72 lakh engineers every year, 10 times the number of doctors, and second only to Andhra Pra desh, where engineering degrees are given out to nearly four lakh students every year.
Post-graduation (PG) enrolment is also better in other states. As compared to 6,732 postgraduates of medicine in Karnataka, the state has just 2,500 students. Gujarat is home to the highest number (7,166) of PG enrolments in medicine. With limited production of doctors and specialists as compared to states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the health infrastructure in Maharashtra is also expected to slump in coming years.
When it comes to areas like management, hotel management and other professional courses, the state's report card is again not up to the mark. With just 8,000 students in undergraduate courses in these streams, Maharashtra is much behind states like Madhya Pradesh (22,000), Gujarat (22,000), Tamil Nadu (40,000) and Haryana (11,000).
Again, on the positive side, enrolment in undergraduate law courses (3,376) is highest in the state across the country.
Interestingly, according to the Registrar General of India, an estimated projection of youth (18-23 years) population in Maharashtra is around 1.28 crores for 2011, second highest in India after Uttar Pradesh. But 79% of them, that is, over 95 lakh, are not enrolled in higher education courses.
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