AISHE

All India Survey on Higher Education

The Ministry of Education's annual survey of every higher education institution in India, filed online by each institution.

Issuing authority
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Legal instrument
All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), conducted annually through the AISHE portal.
Last reviewed
Not yet reviewed for publication

Planned coverage

  • Who must file AISHE returns and how the AISHE code works for universities, colleges and standalone institutions.
  • What data the survey collects on students, staff, programmes, infrastructure and finance.
  • The annual filing cycle and how AISHE data is used elsewhere, including by regulators and in rankings.
  • Keeping AISHE, NIRF and NAAC figures consistent with each other.
  • How Bit2Bit fills AISHE returns directly from the student and staff record.

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