Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:The Constitution allows both the central and state governments to enact laws for the higher education system in India.

Statement II:More than 75 percent of colleges in higher education are in the private sector (government-aided and unaided).

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Both claims hold: education sits on the Concurrent List, and the great majority of colleges are privately managed.

Statement 1 is correct because after the 1976 amendment education became a concurrent subject, letting Parliament and state legislatures both legislate.

Statement 2 is correct as government-aided and unaided private colleges together account for well over three-quarters of all colleges.

Central laws set national standards while states run most universities and colleges on the ground.

This shared arrangement is why coordinating bodies like the UGC exist to maintain uniform standards.

Private expansion has been the main driver of enrolment growth in recent decades.

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