Under the New Education Policy (NEP) unique credit IDs are being created for students across schools, colleges, and universities in India. According to the details from the Government of India’s Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) portal, Gujarat currently ranks sixth nationally in terms of online academic data, with Maharashtra holding the top position.

Among Gujarat’s higher education institutions, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) is ranked first in the state, while Gujarat University is in fourth place.

In the past 100 days, GTU has recorded the highest academic credit records in the state and holds the second position nationally.

As per the Academic Bank of Credit portal, there are currently 2,157 higher education institutions registered nationwide, including 1,019 universities. Maharashtra leads with 257 institutions, while Gujarat is sixth with 125 institutions.

Of the 125 registered institutions in Gujarat, there are 3 autonomous colleges, 6 stand-alone institutes, 97 universities, 8 national importance institutes, and 10 other institutions, including one skill-based higher education institution. 

Monthly data from ABC portal shows that in Gujarat’s institutions 20,38,232 academic accounts were created in September, with 71,262 academic accounts generating credit data records. 

GTU has been the top contributor in the state for online data uploads, creating 3,34,050 ABC accounts. Last month, GTU was among the top five participants with 6,878 accounts.

According to an announcement by the UGC, 450 institutions have set a milestone by uploading 45 lakh credit data records in just one day. With Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University from Uttar Pradesh ranking first among the top 25 institutions, and GTU securing the second position, having uploaded data for 3,50,000 students. 

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