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Higher Education Is Taking a Toll: Classrooms Are Emptying Due to the Gig Economy, and Enrollment in State Colleges Has Fallen by 4.23 Percent.

Summary by Dainik Bhaskar
The growing allure of the gig economy and quick earnings is now impacting higher education in Rajasthan. An analysis of the Higher Education Department's Annual Progress Report (2025-26) revealed that enrollment in UG and PG education declined by 4.23% this year to 1.255 million. This is the second consecutive year of negative growth in higher education. Enrollment, which had increased during the pandemic, has also shrunk. Boys have been the mos…
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The growing allure of the gig economy and quick earnings is now impacting higher education in Rajasthan. An analysis of the Higher Education Department's Annual Progress Report (2025-26) revealed that enrollment in UG and PG education declined by 4.23% this year to 1.255 million. This is the second consecutive year of negative growth in higher education. Enrollment, which had increased during the pandemic, has also shrunk. Boys have been the mos…

·Bhopal, India
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Dainik Bhaskar broke the news in Bhopal, India on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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