Students pursuing Humanities vs Students pursuing Technical courses in selected states of India (2017-18)
Notice the stark geographical contrast between technical courses dominant south vs humanities (arts) courses dominant East and North.
Kerala is the state where most students opt for technical courses followed by Andhra and Tamil Nadu. Students in Bihar, Assam, and Odisha opt the least for technical courses (Medicine, Engineering, Management, Law, Agriculture, IT/Computers, etc)
Jharkhand is the state where most students opt for humanities courses (arts) followed by Bihar and Bengal. Students in Telangana, Andhra, and Tamil Nadu opt the least for humanities.
40.1% of Indian students pursue humanities while 19% of students pursue technical courses.
Comparing students opting for Commerce and Sciences, we see 15% of Indian students opt for commerce while 25.6% opt for sciences.
Students from Gujarat pursue commerce the most (38.3%) followed by Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Kerala. Students in Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha pick commerce the least.
Students from Telangana pursue sciences the most (36.1%) followed by Andhra, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh. Students in Punjab, Delhi, and Assam pursue sciences the least.
The low enrollment in technical courses and over-enrollment in low-paying degrees like humanities may be one of the many reasons states like Bihar depend so much on government jobs and face unemployment.
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