Which of the following are included in tertiary education?
(A) Colleges
(B) Pre-schools
(C) Polytechnics
(D) Schools
(E) Universities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C) and (E) only
Tertiary or higher education means institutions of higher learning: colleges, polytechnics and universities. Pre-schools and schools belong to the elementary and school levels.
NCERT (2026-27): “Growth in Government Expenditure on Education: … Elementary education takes a major share of total education expenditure and the share of the higher/tertiary education (institutions of higher learning like colleges, polytechnics and universities) is the least. Though, on an average, the government spends less on tertiary education, ‘expenditure per student’ in tertiary education is higher than that of elementary. …” |