India Higher Education Market Size, Share, Trends 2034

India Higher Education Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Type, Affiliation, Courses Offered, Mode of Education, Gender, and Region, 2026-2034

Report Format: PDF+Excel | Report ID: SR112026A6161

Buy Now

1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 India Higher Education Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Type
6.1 Deemed-To-Be-Universities
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Central Universities
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 State Universities
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 State Private Universities
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
6.5 Autonomous Colleges
6.5.1 Market Trends
6.5.2 Market Forecast
6.6 Institutes of National Importance
6.6.1 Market Trends
6.6.2 Market Forecast
6.7 Others
6.7.1 Market Trends
6.7.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Affiliation
7.1 University/University Level Institutions
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Colleges/Institutions - Affiliated/Recognized with University
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Standalone Institutions - not Affiliated/Recognized with University
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Others
7.4.1 Market Trends
7.4.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Courses Offered
8.1 Graduate
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Post-Graduate
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Diploma
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Certifications
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 PhD
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Forecast
8.6 Others
8.6.1 Market Trends
8.6.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Mode of Education
9.1 Regular
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Part-Time
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Distance
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Others
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Gender
10.1 Male
10.1.1 Market Trends
10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Female
10.2.1 Market Trends
10.2.2 Market Forecast
11 Market Breakup by Region
11.1 North India
11.1.1 Market Trends
11.1.2 Market Breakup by State
11.1.3 Market Forecast
11.2 West and Central India
11.2.1 Market Trends
11.2.2 Market Breakup by State
11.2.3 Market Forecast
11.3 South India
11.3.1 Market Trends
11.3.2 Market Breakup by State
11.3.3 Market Forecast
11.4 East India
11.4.1 Market Trends
11.4.2 Market Breakup by State
11.4.3 Market Forecast
12 SWOT Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Strengths
12.3 Weaknesses
12.4 Opportunities
12.5 Threats
13 Value Chain Analysis
14 Porters Five Forces Analysis
14.1 Overview
14.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
14.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
14.4 Degree of Competition
14.5 Threat of New Entrants
14.6 Threat of Substitutes
15 Price Analysis
16 Policy and Regulatory Landscape
17 Competitive Landscape
17.1 Market Structure
17.2 Key Players
17.3 Profiles of Key Players
  17.3.1 University of Delhi
  17.3.2 Indian Institute of Technology
  17.3.3 Indian Institutes of Management
  17.3.4 National Institutes of Technology
  17.3.5 All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  17.3.6 Jawaharlal Nehru University
  17.3.7 Gujarat Technological University
  17.3.8 Vellore Institute of Technology
  17.3.9 Birla Institute of Technology & Science
  17.3.10 Savitribai Phule Pune University

List of Figures

Figure 1: India: Higher Education Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: India: Higher Education Market: Sales Value (in Trillion INR), 2020-2025
Figure 3: India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Trillion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 4: India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2025
Figure 5: India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by Affiliation (in %), 2025
Figure 6: India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by Courses Offered (in %), 2025
Figure 7: India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by Mode of Education (in %), 2025
Figure 8: India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by Gender (in %), 2025
Figure 9: India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2025
Figure 10: India: Higher Education (Deemed-To-Be-Universities) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 11: India: Higher Education (Deemed-To-Be-Universities) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 12: India: Higher Education (Central Universities) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 13: India: Higher Education (Central Universities) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 14: India: Higher Education (State Universities) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 15: India: Higher Education (State Universities) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 16: India: Higher Education (State Private Universities) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 17: India: Higher Education (State Private Universities) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 18: India: Higher Education (Autonomous Colleges) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 19: India: Higher Education (Autonomous Colleges) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 20: India: Higher Education (Institutes of National Importance) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 21: India: Higher Education (Institutes of National Importance) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 22: India: Higher Education (Other Types) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 23: India: Higher Education (Other Types) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 24: India: Higher Education (University/University Level Institutions) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 25: India: Higher Education (University/University Level Institutions) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 26: India: Higher Education (Colleges/Institutions - Affiliated/Recognized with University) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 27: India: Higher Education (Colleges/Institutions - Affiliated/Recognized with University) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 28: India: Higher Education (Standalone Institutions - not Affiliated/Recognized with University) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 29: India: Higher Education (Standalone Institutions - not Affiliated/Recognized with University) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 30: India: Higher Education (Other Affiliations) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 31: India: Higher Education (Other Affiliations) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 32: India: Higher Education (Graduate) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 33: India: Higher Education (Graduate) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 34: India: Higher Education (Post-Graduate) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 35: India: Higher Education (Post-Graduate) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 36: India: Higher Education (Diploma) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 37: India: Higher Education (Diploma) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 38: India: Higher Education (Certifications) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 39: India: Higher Education (Certifications) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 40: India: Higher Education (PhD) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 41: India: Higher Education (PhD) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 42: India: Higher Education (Other Courses Offered) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 43: India: Higher Education (Other Courses Offered) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 44: India: Higher Education (Regular) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 45: India: Higher Education (Regular) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 46: India: Higher Education (Part-Time) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 47: India: Higher Education (Part-Time) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 48: India: Higher Education (Distance) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 49: India: Higher Education (Distance) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 50: India: Higher Education (Other Mode of Education) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 51: India: Higher Education (Other Mode of Education) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 52: India: Higher Education (Male) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 53: India: Higher Education (Male) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 54: India: Higher Education (Female) Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 55: India: Higher Education (Female) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 56: North India: Higher Education Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 57: North India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by State (in %), 2025
Figure 58: North India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 59: West and Central India: Higher Education Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 60: West and Central India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by State (in %), 2025
Figure 61: West and Central India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 62: South India: Higher Education Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 63: South India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by State (in %), 2025
Figure 64: South India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 65: East India: Higher Education Market: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2020 & 2025
Figure 66: East India: Higher Education Market: Breakup by State (in %), 2025
Figure 67: East India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Figure 68: India: Higher Education Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 69: India: Higher Education Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 70: India: Higher Education Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

List of Tables

Table 1: India: Higher Education Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2025 and 2034
Table 2: India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Table 3: India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Affiliation (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Table 4: India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Courses Offered (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Table 5: India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Mode of Education (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Table 6: India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Gender (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Table 7: India: Higher Education Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Billion INR), 2026-2034
Table 8: India: Higher Education Market: Competitive Structure
Table 9: India: Higher Education Market: Key Players

Purchase Options Discount
Offer

Request Customization

Speak to an Analyst

Request Brochure

Inquire Before Buying

Benefits of Customization

Personalize this research
Triangulate with your data
Get data as per your format and definition
Gain a deeper dive into a specific application, geography, customer, or competitor
Any level of personalization

Get in Touch With Us

UNITED STATES

Phone: +1-201-971-6302

INDIA

Phone: +91-120-433-0800

UNITED KINGDOM

Phone: +44-753-714-6104

Email: sales@imarcgroup.com

Client Testimonials

IMARC made the whole process easy. Everyone I spoke with via email was polite, easy to deal with, kept their promises regarding delivery timelines and were solutions focused. From my first contact, I was grateful for the professionalism shown by the whole IMARC team. I recommend IMARC to all that need timely, affordable information and advice. My experience with IMARC was excellent and I can not fault it.

The IMARC team was very reactive and flexible with regard to our requests. A very good overall experience. We are happy with the work that IMARC has provided, very complete and detailed. It has contributed to our business needs and provided the market visibility that we required

We were very happy with the collaboration between IMARC and Colruyt. Not only were your prices competitive, IMARC was also pretty fast in understanding the scope and our needs for this project. Even though it was not an easy task, performing a market research during the COVID-19 pandemic, you were able to get us the necessary information we needed. The IMARC team was very easy to work with and they showed us that it would go the extra mile if we needed anything extra

Last project executed by your team was as per our expectations. We also would like to associate for more assignments this year. Kudos to your team.

We would be happy to reach out to IMARC again, if we need Market Research/Consulting/Consumer Research or any associated service. Overall experience was good, and the data points were quite helpful.

Arabian Plastic Manufacturing Company Ltd.

The figures of market study were very close to our assumed figures. The presentation of the study was neat and easy to analyse. The requested details of the study were fulfilled. My overall experience with the IMARC Team was satisfactory.

The overall cost of the services were within our expectations. I was happy to have good communications in a timely manner. It was a great and quick way to have the information I needed.

My questions and concerns were answered in a satisfied way. The costs of the services were within our expectations. My overall experience with the IMARC Team was very good.

I agree the report was timely delivered, meeting the key objectives of the engagement. We had some discussion on the contents, adjustments were made fast and accurate. The response time was minimum in each case. Very good. You have a satisfied customer.

We would be happy to reach out to IMARC for more market reports in the future. The response from the account sales manager was very good. I appreciate the timely follow ups and post purchase support from the team. My overall experience with IMARC was good.

IMARC was a good solution for the data points that we really needed and couldn't find elsewhere. The team was easy to work, quick to respond, and flexible to our customization requests.

IMARC did an outstanding job in preparing our study. They were punctual and precise, delivering all the data we required in a clear and well-organized format. Their attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines was impressive, making them a reliable partner for our project.

I wanted to express my sincere appreciation for your efforts in handling this matter. Your dedication and commitment have truly been commendable. It is evident that you have put in a tremendous amount of hard work and expertise into resolving the issues at hand. I would also like to take this opportunity to inform you that we are greatly interested

Overall, the deliverable was well organized and my experience with the project team was good. In particular, I appreciated how they responded when I requested additional information and the Japanese version.

The IMARC team were extremely professional and very cooperative. The team were also extremely flexible in making changes and modifications wherever required. The entire experience right from project kick-off to after sales support was fruitful and smooth.

I’d like to express my gratitude for the work you accomplished with the industry report. The way you responded to the requirements and delivered under tight timelines shows your expertise, exceptional work ethic and commitment to your customer’s success. The entire team and company are incredibly thankful for your dedication. Once again, thank you

The market reports from IMARC have been instrumental in guiding our business strategies. We found the reports comprehensive and data-driven, which helped us make informed decisions. The detailed insights and actionable data have consistently provided us with a competitive edge in a rapidly changing alcohol market.

One of the best things about IMARC is their flexibility and predisposition to tailor the reports and adapt to our needs. They are not just great in their researching and consulting solutions, but their service is unparallelled. We’ve worked with them a couple of times and we will keep working with them in future projects.

We recently commissioned multiple market research reports from IMARC, and the insights we received were invaluable. The depth of analysis, accuracy of data, and actionable recommendations have greatly enhanced our strategic decision-making.

The market estimates provided by your team were pretty much in line with what we were theorizing internally. Really appreciate the work on this.

The sale account manager and the service was excellent. The data and market trends gathered from the report was insightful and really assisted while planning future product and growth strategies.

The report is excellent and has good amount of data and our team is extremely happy with the information provided.

Thank you very much for your cooperation and post purchase support. We were really happy with the final deliverable, and the takeaways from the report.