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IndianStandardClassificationofEducation
InSCED
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHUMANRESOURCEDEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENTOFHIGHEREDUCATION
NEWDELHI
2014
Index
ACKNOWLEDGERMENT
MinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment(MHRD)isvestedwiththeresponsibilityofsetting
up standards for collection, compilation and dissemination of educational statistics.
EducationalStandard Classification is required for the collection, presentation and analysis of
educationaldataandforinternationalcomparisons.
IndianStandardClassificationonEducation(InSCED)hasbeendevelopedforthefirsttimeas
part of a national framework for the storage, exchange and dissemination of statistical and
administrativedataoneducationalactivitiesinIndiaandwillbeknownasInSCED2014.Iwould
liketoplaceonrecordmyappreciationfortheeffortsmadebyalltheCommitteeMembersand
Shri ShailendraSigdel,UIS,Ms. RuchikaGupta,JointDirectorandShriManojKumar Verma,
Assistant Director for going into the details of draft and preparing the concordance between
InSCEDandtheInternationalClassificationISCED.
ImprovementofclassificationandtheirupdationisanongoingtaskandIwouldliketheusersto
follow InSCED 2014 extensively and send their comments/observations based on the
experienceofuse,whichshouldgoalongwaytoimprovethefutureclassification.
AmitKhare
JointSecretary
DepartmentofHigherEducation
ListofAcronyms
AISE
AIU
B.Ed.
B.Tech
CBCS
CPD
CSO
DCF
DISE
DOSE&L
GER
HE
InSECD
ISCED
IT
L.L.B.
M.B.B.S.
M.Phil.
MHRD
MOSPI
N.E.C.
NCERT
NFHS
NGO
NIOS
NSSO
NVEQF
PC
Ph.D.
PWD
RMSA
RTEAct
SDRD
SSD
TOR
UGC
UIS
UNESCO
(i)
GLOSSARY
Academic year:
AcademicEducation:
Adult education:
Alternative & Innovative Education:
Arts:
Certificate:
Commerce:
Completion of an education programme:
Completion of an ISCED level:
(ii)
Course:
Credit:
Degree:
Diploma:
Distance mode of education:
Early childhood education:
Education:
Educationprogramme:
(iii)
Education provider:
Educational activity:
Educational attainment:
Education Guarantee Scheme:
Educational institution:
Enrolment:
Fieldofeducation:
First degree:
Formal education:
Furtherdegree:
(iv)
Generaleducation:
Grade:
Graduateofaneducationprogramme:
Graduation:
Higher Education:
InserviceTraining:
Integrated:
Learning:
Learning activity:
Levels of education:
(v)
M.Phil.:
Nonformal education:
Partial completion of ISCED level 2:
Partial completion of ISCED level 3:
Participant:
Participation:
Person with Disability:
Ph.D.:
Post Graduate:
(vi)
PostGraduateDiploma:
PrePrimary education:
Primary education:
Programme duration:
Professional Education:
Qualification:
Science:
Second or further degree:
Secondary:
(vii)
Senior Secondary:
Successful completion of an education programme:
Tertiary education:
UnderGraduate:
Unsuccessful completion of an education programme:
Upper Primary:
Vocational education:
(viii)
INTRODUCTION
InternationalScenario
STRUCTURE
DetailedStructure
A
B
PrePrimary
00
SchoolEducationatPrePrimaryLevel
001
002
003
Primary
01
02
GeneralSchoolEducationatPrimarylevel(ClassItoV)
011
012
013
014
015
EducationGuaranteeScheme/Alternative&InnovativeEducation
03
NonformalEducationatPrimaryLevel
021
031
C
UpperPrimary
05
06
D
GeneralSchoolEducationatUpperPrimarylevel(ClassVItoVIII)
051
052
053
NonformalEducationatUpperPrimaryLevel
061
Secondary
08
09
GeneralSchoolEducationatSecondarylevel(ClassIXtoX)
081
082
Vocational School Education at Secondary level with entry qualification of
ClassVIII
091
0911
09111
091111
091113
091114
091115
091116
091117
091118
091119
09112
091121
091122
091123
091124
091125
091112
091126
091127
091128
091129
09113
091131
091132
091133
091134
091135
091136
091138
091139
09114
091141
091142
091143
091144
091145
091146
091147
091148
091149
09115
091151
091137
091152
091153
091154
091155
091156
091157
091159
09116
091161
091162
091163
091164
091165
091169
09119
091199
091166
10
SchoolEducationatSecondarylevelwithDistanceMode
101
102
1021
10211
102111
102112
102113
102114
102115
102116
102117
102118
102119
10212
102121
102122
102123
102124
102125
102126
102127
102128
102129
10213
102131
102132
102133
102134
102135
102136
102137
102138
102139
10214
102141
102142
102143
102144
102145
102146
102147
102148
102149
10215
102151
102152
102153
102154
102155
102156
102157
102159
10216
102161
102162
102164
102165
102166
102169
10119
101199
102163
E
SeniorSecondary
12
GeneralSchoolEducationatSeniorSecondarylevel(ClassXItoXII)
121
1211
1212
1213
1219
122
13
VocationalSchoolEducationwithentryqualificationofClassXwithduration
lessthan3years
131
1311
13111
131111
131112
131113
131114
131115
131116
131117
1221
1222
1223
1229
131118
131119
13112
131121
131122
131123
131124
131125
131126
131127
131128
131129
13113
131131
131132
131133
131134
131135
131136
131137
131138
131139
13114
131141
131142
131143
131144
131145
131146
131147
131148
131149
13115
131151
131152
131153
131154
131155
131156
131157
131159
13116
131161
131162
131163
131164
131165
131166
13119
131199
131169
14
SchoolEducationatSeniorSecondarylevelwithDistanceMode
141
1411
1412
1413
1414
14141
141411
141412
141413
141414
141415
141416
141417
141418
141419
14142
141421
141422
141423
141424
141425
141426
141427
141428
141429
14143
141431
141432
141434
141435
141436
141437
141438
141439
14144
141441
141442
141443
141444
141445
141446
141433
141448
141449
14145
141451
141452
141453
141454
141455
141456
141457
141459
14146
141461
141447
141463
141464
141465
141466
141469
14119
141199
1419
141462
F
UnderGraduate
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
G
30
PostGraduate
35
36
37
38
H
M.Phil.
dissertation
41
42
I
Ph.D.
45
46
47
J
Diploma
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
K
PostGraduateDiplomaincludingAdvancedDiploma
65
66
67
68
L
Integrated
71
72
73
74
74
76
M Certificate
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
N
O
X
InserviceTraining
91
92
93
AdultEducation
95
Educationn.e.c.
99
BROADGROUPSANDFIELDSOFEDUCATION
InSCEDfieldsofeducation:
01
02
03
04
05
06
AreaStudies
Arts
Commerce
CulturalStudies
DefenceStudies
DisabilityStudies
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
ForeignLanguage
GandhianStudies
IndianLanguage
Linguistics
OrientalLearning
ReligiousStudies
Science
14
15
16
51
52
53
54
SocialScience
SocialWork
WomenStudies
Agriculture
Criminology&ForensicScience
Design
Education
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
Engineering&Technology
FashionTechnology
FineArts
FisheriesScience
HomeScience
IT&Computer
Journalism&MassCommunication
62
63
64
65
66
Law
Library&InformationScience
Management
MarineScience/Oceanography
MedicalScience
67
68
99
PhysicalEducation
Veterinary&AnimalSciences
Notknownorunspecified
Primary
Level 1
Primary
Upper Primary
Level 2
Lower secondary
Secondary
Level 3
Upper secondary
Senior Secondary
Level 3
Upper secondary
Level 5
Short-cycle tertiary
Under Graduate
Level 6
Bachelor or equivalent
Post Graduate
Level 7
Master or equivalent
M.Phil.
Level 7
Master or equivalent
Ph.D.
Level 8
Doctoral or equivalent
Level 4
Post-secondary non-tertiary
Diploma
Level 5
Short-cycle tertiary
Level 5
Short-cycle tertiary
Advanced Diploma
Level 7
Master or equivalent
Level 6
Bachelor or equivalent
Level 7
Master or equivalent
Level 8
Doctoral or equivalent
Level 3
Upper secondary
Level 4
Post-secondary non-tertiary
Integrated
Certificate
In-service Training
Adult Education
Level 1
Primary
Education n.e.c.
Level 9
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Pre-primary education
020
Pre-primary education
010
100
Primary education
100
Primary education
100
Primary education
05
244
06
244
08
341
09
351
101
341
102
351
12
344
13
353
2101-2116
2151-2168
554
2201-2216
2251-2268
2301-2316
645
2351-2368
655
2401-2416
2451-2468
2501-2516
647
2551-2568
657
645
655
646
656
554
645
655
645
655
646
656
3001-3016
647
3051-3068
657
3501-3516
3551-3568
747
757
757
3701-3716
3751-3768
3801-3816
3851-3868
4101-4168
758
4201-4268
758
4501-4568
4601-4668
4701-4768
5101-5168
747
757
747
757
844
844
844
353
454
Post-secondary non-tertiary
vocational education Sufficient for
level completion with, direct access
to tertiary education
454
Post-secondary non-tertiary
vocational education Sufficient for
level completion with, direct access
to tertiary education
657
657
454
Post-secondary non-tertiary
vocational education Sufficient for
level completion with, direct access
to tertiary education
454
Post-secondary non-tertiary
vocational education Sufficient for
level completion with, direct access
to tertiary education
554
657
657
751
551
8101-8168
551
646
656
746
756
844
646
656
746
756
844
353
554
8401-8468
353
8501-8568
353
8601-8668
8701-8768
8801-8868
91
92
93
95
99
453
554
353
999
999
999
100
999
Primary education
Education not elsewhere classified
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Statement showing comparison of Fields of Education in Indian Standard Classification of Education (InSCED) and in International
Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
As International Standard Classification of Education: Fields of Education and Training (ISCED-F) has been revised from 2013; the comparison
has been done with ISCED-F 2013 instead of ISCED-F 2011.
Indian Standard Classification of Education: Fields
of Education (InSCED-F) 2014
Code
01
0101
02
03
0301
0302
04
0401
05
0501
06
0601
07
0701
Code
03
031
0314
Area Studies
Arts
0201
03
Arts
Commerce
Commerce
Foreign Trade
Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies
Defence Studies
Defence Studies
Disability Studies
Disability Studies
Foreign Language
English
031
0314
04
041
0412
041
03
031
0314
10
103
1031
09
092
0921
02
023
0231
Gandhian Studies
Indian Language
Bengali
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Odiya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Other Indian Languages
Linguistics
Linguistics
Oriental Learning
Jyotisha
Oriental Learning
1301
1302
1303
1304
BioChemistry
BioScience
BioTechnology
Botany
1305
1306
Chemistry
Electronics
1307
Environmental Science
1308
Genetics
1309
1310
Geology
GeoPhysics
1311
Life Science
1312
Mathematics
1313
Medical Science
1314
Microbiology
1315
1316
Physics
Science
1317
Statistics
1318
1329
Zoology
Other Science
Social Science
14
1401
Anthropology
1402
Archaeology
1403
Economics
1404
Geography
1405
History
Code
054
0541
051
0511
051
0511
053
0533
05
054
0542
051
0511
05
02,03,05
031
0314
022
0222
031
0311
052
0522
022
0222
1406
Human Rights
1407
Mathematics
1408
Philosophy
1409
1410
1411
1412
1413
1414
Political Science
Population Studies
Psychology
Public Administration
Social Science
Sociology
1415
Statistics
1429
15
1501
16
1601
51
5101
09
Social Work
Women Studies
03
Women Studies
Agriculture
08
Agriculture
Code
0821
081
0811
0811
Horticulture
Sericulture
Criminology & Forensic Science
10
02
Design
Interior Design
Education
01
011
0111
0114
0113
06, 07
5501
5502
Aeronautical Engineering
Agriculture Engineering
5503
Architecture
5504
Chemical Engineering
071
0716
071
073
0731
071
0711
073
Education
Education
Education science
Teacher training with subject specialization
Teacher training without subject specialization
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Engineering,
manufacturing and construction
Engineering and engineering trades
Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
Engineering and engineering trades
Architecture and construction
Architecture and town planning
Engineering and engineering trades
Chemical engineering and processes
Architecture and construction
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5506
Computer Engineering
5507
Dairy Technology
5508
5509
Electrical Engineering
Electronics Engineering
5510
Food Technology
Code
0732
071
0714
072
0721
071
0713
0714
072
0721
06
5511
Information Technology
5512
5513
Marine Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
5514
5515
Metallurgical Engineering
Mining Engineering
5516
5517
5518
5529
Planning
Transportation Planning
Urban Planning
Other Engineering & Technology
56
Fashion Technology
5601
Fashion Technology
061
071
0716
0715
072
0722
0724
073
0731
0731
0731
071
02
5901
5902
5903
60
Code
02
021
0213
0215
0215
0211
Fine Arts
Music
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Fisheries Science
08
Fisheries Science
Home Science
081
0831
07,09,10
Food Technology
Home Science
Nutrition
IT & Computer
072,091,101
0721
1011
0915
02,06
6001
6002
6003
Animation
Computer Application
Computer Science
6004
6005
Graphics
Information Technology
6006
Multi Media
061
0611
0611
0611
021
0211
06
021
0211
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6101
62
63
6301
64
6401
6402
6403
6404
6405
6406
6407
6408
6409
6410
6411
Code
03
032
0321
6201
6202
6203
6204
6205
6206
04
Civil Law
Constitutional Law
Cyber Crime
International Law
Law
Civil Law
Library & Information Science
Library & Information Science
Management
AgriBusiness Management
Business Administration
Business Management
Business Studies
Event Management
Financial Management
Hospital Administration
Hotel Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing Management
042
0421
0421
0421
0421
0421
0421
03
032
0322
04
041
0413
0413
0413
0413
0413
0412
0413
0413
0413
0416
0414
6601
6602
6603
Anatomy
Anesthesiology
Ayurveda
6604
BioChemistry
6605
BioPhysics
6606
BioStatistics
6607
BioTechnology
6608
6609
6610
6611
6612
Cardiology
Dentistry
Dermatology
Endocrinology
ENT
6621
Hospital Administration
6622
6623
Indian Medicine
Lab Medicine
6624
Medical Management
6625
Medical Physics
6626
Microbiology
6627
6628
6629
6630
6631
6632
6633
Nephrology
Neurology
Nuclear Medicine
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Physical Education
Yoga
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Dairy Science
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Not known or unspecified
Not known or unspecified
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