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TRANSFORMATION GOAL 2: Achieve Academic Excellence Through Broadening
Student Access, Particularly Those with Disabilities and from Historically
Disadvantaged Groups.

1. Diversify the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Profiles

An overview of the UG and PG enrolments from 2018 to 2020 can be seen in Table 1. The total UG headcount enrolments saw
a slight increase of 0.4 percent, relative to the 2020 target. While the PG headcount enrolments showed a decline of 5 percent
(year-on-year change) and a negative variance of 11 percent, relative to the 2020 target.

Table 1 Institutional Key Performance Areas on Student Access for 2020 Relative to 2018 and 2019
ACTUAL
YEAR ON
KEY PERFORMANCE HEMIS 2018 HEMIS 2019 HEMIS 2020 2ND 2020 VERSUS
YEAR
AEA AUDITED AUDITED SUBMISSION TARGET TARGET
CHANGE
VARIANCE
A. Access
Headcount totals
First-time entering
undergraduates 6 076 6 355 5 301 -16.6% 6 580 -19.4%
Headcount enrolments 28 507 29 490 29 293 -0.7% 29 792 -1.7%

Headcount enrolments 1 747 1 840 2 088 13.5% 1 940 7.6%
(Foundation Provisioning)
Headcount enrolements
total UG 23 945 25 044 25 231 0.7% 25 124 0.4%
Headcount enrolments
total PG 4 210 4 076 3 871 -5.0% 4 347 -11.0%
Occasional Students 352 370 191 -48.4% 321 -40.5%

According to the DHET-approved enrolment plan, the 2020 targets for first-time enrolling students and UG were 6 580 and 25
124, respectively. Whereas enrolment targets for Masters Programs were 2 063 and Doctoral were 660 (see Table 2).

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