More than 27,000 additional institutions of Higher learning would be required to meet the targeted Gross Enrolment Ratio(GER) of 30% for 2020. This figure includes 14,000 colleges of General Higher Education, 12,775 additional technical and professional institutions and 269 additional universities. This was stated in a presentation made by the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development during the meeting of the Consultative Committee for the HRD Ministry;