indian has the largest higher education system in the world after
the United States and China
title: Higher education in India text: Higher education in India India's higher education system is the third largest in the world, next to the United States and China. The main governing body at the tertiary level is the University Grants Commission, which enforces its standards, advises the government, and helps coordinate between the centre and the state. Accreditation for higher learning is overseen by 15 autonomous institutions established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) . As per the latest 2011 Census, about 8.15% (68 millions) of Indians are graduates, with Union Territories of Chandigarh and Delhi topping the list with 24.65% and 22.56% of their population title: Higher education in India text: higher education system, and is looked after by the Distance Education Council. Indira Gandhi National Open University is the largest university in the world by number of students, having approximately 3.5 million students across the globe. Some institutions of India, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research(IISERs), University of Delhi (DI), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), University of Calcutta, University of Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru University have been globally acclaimed for their standard of education. title: Education in India text: law or medicine and become B. Sc., B. Com., and B. A. graduates. India's higher education system is the third largest in the world, after China and the United States. The main governing body at the tertiary level is the University Grants Commission (India) (UGC), which enforces its standards, advises the government, and helps coordinate between the centre and the state up to Post graduation and Doctorate (Ph.D). Accreditation for higher learning is overseen by 12 autonomous institutions established by the University Grants Commission. , India has 152 central universities, 316 state universities, and 191 private universities. Other institutions include title: Higher education in India text: "Asiaweek". The Indian School of Business situated in Hyderabad was ranked number 12 in global MBA rankings by the "Financial Times" of London in 2010 while the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has been recognised as a global leader in medical research and treatment. The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings published in 2013 ranked IIT Delhi at number 222 with a 49.4% score, IIT Bombay at 233, and IIT Kanpur at 295. No Indian universities appear in the top 200 worldwide except IISC Bangalore which is ranked at 147. In the last 30 years, higher education in India title: Education in India text: universities were listed in the Times Higher Education list of the world's top 200 universities — Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management, and Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2005 and 2006. Six Indian Institutes of Technology and the Birla Institute of Technology and Science—Pilani were listed among the top 20 science and technology schools in Asia by "Asiaweek". The Indian School of Business situated in Hyderabad was ranked number 12 in global MBA rankings by the "Financial Times" of London in 2010 while the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has been recognised as a global leader in medical