Most Recent Posts/Publications
Recent Web Publications of Prof. Arun C Mehta
Former Professor & Head of EMIS Department National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration, New Delhi E-mail: acmehta100[dot]gmail[dot]com
Professor Arun C Mehta worked in the Government of India’s premier institution, namely the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, for almost forty years (1980 to 2019), during which he had written extensively on different aspects of educational planning, EMIS, use of indicators in education, projections and forecasting of enrolment. His entire list of contributions can be seen at Education For All in India.
Post superannuation, Prof Arun C Mehta continued to write on different aspects of school education in India and data analysis as and when a new data set was released. He has extensively written on Unified District Information System for Education+ between 2002 to 2017. Post-2017-18, the UDISE is being managed by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.
In this regard, he studied different aspects of UDISE+ through How much we gain: A case study of UDISE+, Status of school education: analysis of UDISE+ 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 data, Is India moving towards privatization of school education, the decline in school enrolment in India a cause of concern?. In addition, his observations on UDISE+ data have been widely published both in print and electronic media.
Prof. Mehta has also critically reviewed Performance Grading Index (PGI), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indices, and School Education Quality Index. In addition, he critically reviewed the planning methodology being followed in preparing an annual work plan under one of the ongoing flagship programs of the Government of India, namely the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
He has also undertaken a detailed analysis of recent 75th Round NSSO data about the status of school education in India. He also undertook a detailed review of whether it would be possible for India to achieve a 50 percent GER at a higher education level by 2035, as envisaged in the National Education Policy 2020. Observations on Projections & Trends of School Enrolment by 2022 undertaken recently by NCERT (2022) have also been presented. In addition, he also used to critically analyse articles of his interest.
More specifically, the following articles have been web-published recently and are made available at Education for All in India, created and maintained by Prof. Arun C Mehta
Report Cards
- Samagra Shiksha India Report Card: 2021-22
- Samagra Shiksha State Report Card: Bihar, 2020-21
- Status of School Education (Primary, Elementary, Secondary & Higher Secondary) in Bihar 2020-21
UDISE Vs UDISE+
- How much we gain: A Case of U-DISE-Plus?
- Rise & Fall of UDISE: The Untold Story
- Strengthening Educational Management Information System in India through U-DISE (A Story of its Evolution)
- Unified District Information System in India Plus (UDISE Plus Introduction)
Observations & Analysis of UDISE Data
- 11-Digit UDISE+ School ID is No More Unique for Data Users & Researchers
- Quality, Consistency, and Coverage of U-DISE+2018-19 Data
- UDISE+ 2020-21 Data : Samagra Shiksha
- Comments of Prof. Arun C Mehta on UDISE-plus 2019-20
- Quick Analysis of UDISE+ 2020-21 Data
- UDISE+ 2021-22 Report Highlights by Arun C Mehta [Download Full-Length PDF Report]
- UDISE+ 2021-22 Report: Highlights by Arun C Mehta on Flash Statistics
- Comments on UDISE+ 2021-22 Report: Flash Statistics by Arun C Mehta
- Dose UDISE+ Underestimate School Dropout Rates?
- Downloading of UDISE Data
- NIEPA Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
- Revamping SDMIS In-sync with UDISE+ 2022-23
- School Dropped-out Children state-wise by Prof. Arun C Mehta (2021-22)
- UDISE NIEPA Publications
- What is the logic in hiding UDISE+ 11-digit Id
- UDISE+ and UDISE Publications
School Education in India, Current Status based on UDISE Data
- Is the Decline in School Enrolment in India a cause for concern?
- Is India moving towards the privatization of school education?
- Status of School Education in India in the Light of Recent UDISE+ 2018-19 Data
- Status of School Education in Bihar: 2020-21
- School Dropout State-wise between 2020-21 & 2021-22
- An Analysis of NSSO 75th Round Survey on Status of School Education in India by Arun C Mehta
- Decoding UDISE+ 2021-22 Enrolment Ratios: Samagra Shiksha
Status of School Education in India: NSSO & NFHS
- An Analysis of NSSO 75th Round Survey on Status of School Education in India
- Brief Analysis of National Family Health Survey-5: 2019-21
- Observations on Education Sector in the Union Budget 2022-23
Education Planning
- Enrolment Projections in School Education in India: Has it become the History?
- Understanding School Education through Enrolment Ratios
- Meaning of Universalisation in the Light of the National Policy on Education 2020
- Computing Un-computed Indicators in Response to NEP 2020
- Does UDISE+ Underestimates Dropout Rates by Arun C Mehta
Planning under Samagra Shiksha
- Planning under Samagra Shiksha: School Education in India
- Decoding UDISE+ 2021-22 Enrolment Ratios: Samagra Shiksha
- Recent Initiatives (SDG, SEQI, EDI & PGI)
- Note on Samagra Shiksha
- Projected Child Population based on Technical Group 2021-22
NEP 2020
- Meaning of Universalisation in the Light of the National Policy on Education 2020
- Computing Un-computed Indicators in Response to NEP 2020
- National Education Policy (NEP 2020) Highlights
- Observations on NIEPA’s program on Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Grouped & Special Education Zones
- School Complexes/Clusters in India: National Education Policy (NEP 2020)
Comments on NITI Aayog Indices
- Observations on Report on SDG 4 (3.0): Quality Education (2020-21)
- Performance Grading Index (PGI) Comments by Arun C Mehta
- My views on NITI Aayog Health 2019-20 Index
- School Education Quality Index (SEQI, NITI Aayog)
- Sustainable Development Goal 2020-21 Observations by ArunCMehta
Higher Education in India
- Is 50% GER in Higher Education in India in 2035 Possible?
- National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) & World University Ranking (WUR) 2022
Miscellaneous
- Do we have or do not have child workers?
- India to Cross China population in 2023
- Education in the Union Budget 2022-23: A Note
- Online Digital Learning: Are we ready?
Union Budget
- Education in the Union Budget 2023-24, Analysis by Arun C Mehta
- Education in Economic Survey 2022-23
- Education Sector in the Union Budget 2022-23 by Arun C Mehta
Comments on
- Review of paper on Public Private Mix in Secondary Education in India
- Projection and Trends of School Enrolment by 2025, NCERT 2022
- School Complexes NEP 2020 excerpts
Media Coverage
- About 38 lakh children dropped out from Classes 1-8 between 2020-21 and 2021-22
- Is India nearing 100% school enrolment: Yes & No
- Education ministry must explain why UDISE+ coverage has shrunk to 49000 schools
- Education Ministry’s School Data: Hits and Misses (Careers360.com), Observations by Prof. Arun C Mehta
- Enrolment in Schools dipped by 3.3 Million in 10 Years: Hindustan Times (12/12/2021)
PDF [Full-Length Articles]
- Is Fifty Percent Increase in Higher Education Enrolment by 2035 Possible?
- Decoding UDISE+ 2021-22 Enrolment Ratios: Samagra Shiksha
- Computing Un-computed Indicators in Response to NEP 2020
- Full-length PDF article on Status of School Education in Bihar:where do we stand? 2020-21
- Full-length PDF article : Dose UDISE+ underestimates School Dropout Rates?
- An Analysis of NSSO 75th Round Survey on Status of School Education in India by Arun C Mehta (Full-Size Article)
- Projected Child Population based on Technical Group 2021-22
- Comments on UDISE+ 2021-22 Report: Flash Statistics by Arun C Mehta
- Creating Large Scale Database: A Success Story of UDISE by Prof. Arun C Mehta
- Decoding UDISE+ 2021-22 Enrolment Ratios: Samagra Shiksha
- Does UDISE+ Underestimate Dropout Rates
- Sustainable Development Goal 2020-21 Observations by Arun C Mehta (PDF)
- Download Article Tables (SDG4 Education Analysis by Arun C Mehta)
- Download Full PDF, Analysis of NFHS-5 by Arun C Mehta
- Enrolment Projections in School Education in India Has it become the History
- Fifty Percent Increase in Higher Education Enrolment by 2035 Possible
- How much we Gain: A Case of UDISE+?
- Is the decline in school education in India a cause of concern?
- Is India moving towards the privatization of school education?
- National Institute of Ranking Framework 2022: Brief Analysis by Arun C Mehta
- Observations on NITI Aayog Health Index 2019-20 by Arun C Mehta
- Observations on Education Sector on Union Budget 2022-23 by Arun C Mehta
- Observations on School Education Quality Index (SEQI)
- Patterns of Decline in Enrolment & its Implications for Universal Secondary Education in India: An In-depth Analysis of U-DISE 2016-17 Data
- Performance Grading Index (PGI) Comments by Arun C Mehta
- School Dropped-out Children state-wise by Prof. Arun C Mehta (PDF)
- School Education in Bihar Where do we stand? by Arun C Mehta (PDF)
- School Education Quality Index: Some Observations
- State-wise School Dropouts between 2020-21 & 2021-22
- Status of School Education in India (PDF): Observations based on UDISE+ 2018-19 Data
- Status of School Education in India Tables: 2018-19
- Tables 50% Increase in Higher Education Enrolment by 2035 Arun C Mehta
- Tables NSSO 75th Round Survey on Status of School Education in India
- Tables: Decline in School enrolment: A area for concern?
- Tables NITI Aayog Health Index 2019-20 by Arun C Mehta
- UDISE_plus_2020-21_analysis_aruncmehta
- UDISE+ 2020-21: Preliminary Analysis by Prof. Arun C Mehta, Formerly Professor & HOD NIEPA, New Delhi
- Education Sector in the Union Budget 2023-24 by Arun C Mehta (PDF)
e-Book
- Forty Years of Prof Arun C Mehta at NIEPA, New Delhi (1980 to 2019)
- Download the Full e-Book, Forty Years of Arun C Mehta at NIEPA
- Video Recording of Release Function of e-Book, Forty Years of Arun C Mehta at NIEPA: 1980 to 2019
Complete List of Prof. Arun C Mehta’s Contributions (I) Complete Contribution of Arun C Mehta: 1980 to 2019 (II) Media Coverage of Research by Arun C Mehta on UDISE-plus & Data Analysis
Watch this space for a more detailed analysis of different aspects of school education in India.