<P> India's All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) reported, in 2013, that there are more than 4,599 vocational institutions that offer degrees, diploma and post-diploma in architecture, engineering, hotel management, infrastructure, pharmacy, technology, town services and others . There were 17.4 lakh students enrolled in these schools . Total annual intake capacity for technical diplomas and degrees exceeded 34 lakh in 2012 . </P> <P> According to the University Grants Commission (UGC) total enrollment in Science, Medicine, Agriculture and Engineering crossed 65 lakh in 2010 . The number of women choosing engineering has more than doubled since 2001 . </P> <P> After passing the Higher Secondary Examination (the Standard 12 examination), students may enrol in general degree programmes such as bachelor's degree (graduation) in arts, commerce or science, or professional degree programme such as engineering, 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 . </P> <P> As of 2012, India has 152 central universities, 316 state universities, and 191 private universities . Other institutions include 33,623 colleges, including 1,800 exclusive women's colleges, functioning under these universities and institutions, and 12,748 Institutions offering Diploma Courses . The emphasis in the tertiary level of education lies on science and technology . Indian educational institutions by 2004 consisted of a large number of technology institutes . Distance learning is also a feature of the Indian higher education system . The Government has launched Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan to provide strategic funding to State higher and technical institutions . A total of 316 state public universities and 13,024 colleges will be covered under it . </P>

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