5623 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from AISHE Report 2020-21 Cover.cdr, published by cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 1 of the 5623 pairs (0.0%) are explanatory questions and 5622 restate a figure. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What was said about the challenges faced by the first survey using the Web Data Capture Format? | it had its share of challenges but these have been very successfully overcome | Over the years, the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) has assumed critical importance, as it is the only comprehensive source of Higher Education Statistics, in which valuable data on various aspects is collected from Higher Education Institutions in the country. AISHE 2020-21 was the 11th Survey and first Survey conducted through Web Data Capture Format (DCF). Being the first such Survey it had its share of challenges but these have been very successfully overcome. 2. The Report of AISHE 2020-21 has come out at an opportune time and will be extremely useful especially for informed policy making and future perspective planning.The Report is comprehensive covering many facets and has brought out many new interesting insights on the growth of the Higher Education Sector in the country. 3. | 403 | summary | 0.970 | Being the first such Survey it had its share of challenges but these have been very successfully overcome. | 3 | page=3,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which edition of the All India Survey on Higher Education first used the Web Data Capture Format? | AISHE 2020-21 | Over the years, the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) has assumed critical importance, as it is the only comprehensive source of Higher Education Statistics, in which valuable data on various aspects is collected from Higher Education Institutions in the country. AISHE 2020-21 was the 11th Survey and first Survey conducted through Web Data Capture Format (DCF). Being the first such Survey it had its share of challenges but these have been very successfully overcome. 2. The Report of AISHE 2020-21 has come out at an opportune time and will be extremely useful especially for informed policy making and future perspective planning.The Report is comprehensive covering many facets and has brought out many new interesting insights on the growth of the Higher Education Sector in the country. 3. | 275 | factual | 0.370 | Over the years, the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) has assumed critical importance, as it is the only comprehensive source of Higher Education Statistics, in which valuable data on various aspects is collected from Higher Education Institutions in the country. AISHE 2020-21 was the 11th Survey and first Survey conducted through Web Data Capture Format (DCF). | ||||
| What is the regular enrolment for Ph.D. in Distance Mode? | 180320 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. Ph.D.: regular enrolment 180320; distance enrolment 10 | 53 | table | 0.270 | Ph.D.,180320,10 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=0 | 0.950 | valid |
| What is the distance enrolment for Ph.D. in Distance Mode? | 10 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. Ph.D.: regular enrolment 180320; distance enrolment 10 | 80 | table | 0.270 | Ph.D.,180320,10 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=0 | 0.950 | valid |
| What is the regular enrolment for M.Phil. in Distance Mode? | 12077 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. M.Phil.: regular enrolment 12077; distance enrolment 0 | 55 | table | 0.270 | M.Phil.,12077,0 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=1 | 0.950 | valid |
| What is the distance enrolment for M.Phil. in Distance Mode? | 0 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. M.Phil.: regular enrolment 12077; distance enrolment 0 | 57 | table | 0.270 | M.Phil.,12077,0 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=1 | 0.950 | valid |
| What is the regular enrolment for Post Graduate in Distance Mode? | 1058838 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. Post Graduate: regular enrolment 1058838; distance enrolment 1265347 | 61 | table | 0.270 | Post Graduate,1058838,1265347 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=2 | 0.950 | valid |
| What is the distance enrolment for Post Graduate in Distance Mode? | 1265347 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. Post Graduate: regular enrolment 1058838; distance enrolment 1265347 | 89 | table | 0.270 | Post Graduate,1058838,1265347 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=2 | 0.950 | valid |
| What is the regular enrolment for Under Graduate in Distance Mode? | 2808206 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. Under Graduate: regular enrolment 2808206; distance enrolment 2959947 | 62 | table | 0.270 | Under Graduate,2808206,2959947 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=3 | 0.950 | valid |
| What is the distance enrolment for Under Graduate in Distance Mode? | 2959947 | Enrolment in Distance Mode. Under Graduate: regular enrolment 2808206; distance enrolment 2959947 | 90 | table | 0.270 | Under Graduate,2808206,2959947 | 43 | page=43,table=34,row=3 | 0.950 | valid |
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| 3 |
| page=3,block=2 |
| 0.700 |
| valid |