For the first time in history, Rajasthan has recorded more girls than boys in enrolments at higher education institutes.
For the academic year 2016-17, the department has recorded a total enrolment of 4.67 lakh girls against 4.65 lakh boys at colleges, universities and diploma centres.
"Girls enrolment percentage touched 50.07% while boys at 49.93% in Rajasthan," the department's report stated.
Sources said it took 17 years for the state to attain 100% growth in girls' enrolment in institutes. Figures reveal that barely 50 girls were enrolled for every 100 boys in 2000-01. Now, that has doubled with 101 girls against 100 boys in 2016-17.
Read more of this in a report Shoeb Khan published in Times of India...
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