Higher education is of vital importance for the country, as it is a powerful tool to build knowledge-based society of the 21st Century. The official statistical system plays a key role in any society, especially, in a large and diverse democracy. Production and management of statistics must be independent of and distinct from the Government in order to be credible and acceptable lo all sections in the society. A key principle of the system is that it must be completely independent and transparent. In view of the above, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) initiated an All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) in the year 2011 with reference dale of 30th September, 2010 to build a robust database and to assess the correct picture of higher Education in the country.