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CollectionStartups in IndiaThis Collection contains datasets on State and City wise list of Start-ups Recognised and availed exemption under 80-IAC of the Income Tax Act in India and Startup related data from National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Reports10 datasetsView →

CollectionNIRF: Master Data of Higher Educational Institutions' Admissions, Placements, Finances, Research and RankingThe collection contains year-wise compiled data and the pertinent datasets on different parameters and aspects relating to scoring and ranking of higher educational institutions in India, based on the data published by Ministry of Education under National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Note: 1. The data pertains only to those universities/colleges/institutions whose detailed NIRF submissions is uploaded to the NIRF portal. 2. The specifics of data contained in the datasets include details relating to admissions and placements such as number of student admissions, graduations, placements, etc., the financial details such as capital, operational and other types of expenditure incurred, the profits earned, etc. research details such as number of consultancy and research projects taken up, number of funding/client organizations, the funds received, the faculty available together with their qualifications, etc. Based on these and other partmeters, the NIRF has also published university/institute-wise score and ranking of each higher educational institutions, which have also been made as separate datasets in the collection. 3. The 2026 rankings and college data have not yet been released by NIRF. However, we have sourced the 2026 data for individual colleges directly from their respective official websites. We followed the same approach for colleges that were not highly ranked in previous years and whose information is not available on the NIRF website.28 datasetsView →

CollectionIndian Insurance Statistics from IRDAIThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) regularly publishes comprehensive statistical reports, including the annual Handbook on Indian Insurance Statistics, providing key time-series data on the Indian insurance sector. It covers sub-national and institutional statistics on market performance, policy distribution, underwriting metrics, claim settlements, and financial soundness across life, health, and general insurance sectors in India. This Collection contains datasets on year-, month-, state-, company-, and channel-wise statistics across life, health, general, travel, and personal accident insurance in India. It includes data on premium income (gross direct, first-year, renewal, and net earned premiums), market share, sum assured, number of policies and lives covered, incurred claims and claims paid ratios, duration-wise claim settlements, persistency and solvency ratios, agent and intermediary distributions, policyholder grievances, ombudsmen performance etc69 datasetsView →

CollectionDebt Securities and Mutual Fund Market StatisticsThis collection provides a comprehensive statistical overview of debt instruments and investment flows across the financial sector. By consolidating data on Municipal Bonds, Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs), Corporate Bonds, and Securitized Debt Instruments, the collection tracks the lifecycle of these markets from issuance and private placements to redemptions and outstanding volumes. It also integrates key Mutual Fund activity statistics, including funds mobilized and total assets under management (AUM) categorized by investment objectives. Together, these datasets offer granular insights into the participation of financial and non-financial corporations, helping analyze liquidity trends, credit market conditions, fundraising activity, and institutional investment patterns. Municipal Bonds are debt securities issued by municipal corporations or local government bodies to finance public infrastructure projects such as roads, water supply systems, and urban development. These bonds typically provide investors with periodic interest payments and repayment of principal at maturity, while enabling municipalities to raise long-term capital for civic projects. Corporate Bonds are debt instruments issued by companies to raise funds for business expansion, operations, refinancing, or capital expenditure. Investors lend money to the corporation in exchange for fixed or variable interest payments over a specified tenure, with repayment of principal upon maturity. Securitized Instruments are financial securities created by pooling underlying assets such as loans, receivables, or mortgages and converting them into tradable investment products. These instruments help institutions improve liquidity and allow investors to participate in diversified income-generating asset pools. A Public Issue refers to the offering of bonds or debt securities to the general public through regulated market mechanisms, enabling broad investor participation. In contrast, a Private Placement involves the sale of bonds directly to a select group of institutional or qualified investors without a public offering, often allowing faster fundraising with customized terms. Financial Corporations are institutions primarily engaged in financial intermediation and related services, such as banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and other investment entities. These organizations raise, manage, lend, or invest capital within the financial system. Non-Financial Corporations are companies whose primary business activities involve the production of goods or delivery of non-financial services, including sectors such as manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, energy, telecommunications, and retail. These corporations participate in debt markets mainly to raise capital for business operations, expansion, and long-term investments.9 datasetsView →

CollectionJail Breaks, Escapes, & Clashes in Prisons from Prison Statistics India Reports, NCRBThis collection of datasets, derived from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Prison Statistics India reports, provides a detailed record of prison security incidents and custodial breaches. It tracks the frequency of group clashes and violent conflicts within jails, specifically distinguishing between incidents involving firearms (historically classified as "Firings in Jails") and those occurring without them. The data provides a high-level view of institutional safety by documenting the resulting injuries and deaths of both inmates and jail personnel. Beyond internal violence, the collection monitors the integrity of the correctional system by tracking jail breaks and escapees from both judicial and police custody. It offers granular year-wise and state-wise insights into the number of prisoners who successfully escaped and the subsequent count of those rearrested. Together, these datasets serve as a critical resource for evaluating the effectiveness of prison surveillance, the risks of custodial transit, and the overall security environment of India's penal institutions.8 datasetsView →

CollectionPrisoners - Types and Demography from Prison Statistics India Reports, NCRBThis comprehensive collection of datasets, derived from the annual Prison Statistics India (PSI) reports by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), provides a detailed analysis of the socio-demographic and legal landscape of India’s correctional system. The data is systematically categorised to track the composition of the prison population, including convicts, undertrials, detenues held under preventive laws like the NSA and PSA, and other inmates across all major facility types such as Central, District, Sub, Women, Open, and Special Jails, as well as Borstal Schools. Each dataset offers granular year-wise and state-wise insights into the social profile of prisoners, documenting their caste (SC, ST, OBC, and others), religious affiliation (Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, and others), and educational background ranging from illiterate to post-graduate and technical degree holders. Furthermore, the collection monitors critical metrics such as the domicile status of inmates (local, out-of-state, or foreign nationals), age-group distributions, and the specific circumstances of women prisoners staying with children. By providing both raw numbers and percentage shares at the All-India level, these datasets serve as a vital resource for analysing institutional trends, prison overcrowding, and the representation of marginalised communities within the Indian penal system.56 datasetsView →

CollectionDeaths and Illnesses in Prisons from Prison Statistics India Reports, NCRBThis collection of datasets, sourced from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Prison Statistics India reports, provides a detailed and sobering analysis of prisoner mortality and health within the Indian correctional system. The data offers a comprehensive classification of deaths, distinguishing between natural deaths (stemming from aging or specific illnesses), unnatural deaths (including suicide, murder by inmates, and negligence), and cases where the cause remains unknown. The collection provides highly granular insights into the medical health of inmates, documenting deaths from chronic and infectious conditions such as heart and lung disease, HIV, TB, cancer, and kidney failure, as well as mental health-related incidents and drug withdrawal. It also tracks accidental deaths caused by both environmental factors (forces of nature) and specific incidents like electrocution, drowning, or falls. Furthermore, the datasets detail the modes of institutional violence, including suicides and murders categorized by method, such as hanging, stabbing, or fighting. Available at both year-wise and state-wise levels, this collection is an indispensable resource for researchers and human rights advocates analysing custodial safety, prison healthcare quality, and the overall physical security of inmates in India.14 datasetsView →

CollectionNCRB - Human TraffickingThe Human Trafficking in India collection, based on National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, provides comprehensive statistics on human trafficking cases, victims, rescue operations, purposes of trafficking, and police and court disposal. The collection covers crime head wise and state wise cases, crime and chargesheet rates, persons arrested and their disposal, victims trafficked and rescued by age, gender and nationality, and the number of Police Districts and Anti Human Trafficking Units. It also includes trafficking purposes such as forced labour, forced marriage, domestic servitude, sexual exploitation, child pornography, begging, drug peddling, petty crimes, and removal of organs, enabling analysis of the scale, patterns, victims, and institutional response to human trafficking in India.18 datasetsView →

CollectionAISHE: Time-series data on Courses, Programmes and Disciplines of Study, and Enrollments, Passouts, Posts, etc. in different Types of Higher Educational Institutions in IndiaThe collection contains Year- and State-wise historical data on higher education and its related aspects in India, compiled from All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) reports. The range of data contained in the datasets include number of students, including foreign students, enrolled and passed out, both in regular and distance modes, in different courses and programmes of under graduate, post graduate, doctorate and other discipline of studies. Further, the collection also includes data on different types of educational institutions such as universities, colleges and other institutions (public, private, deemed, etc.), and their number, by the types of education that they offer. It also contains data on student-teacher pupil ratio, number of teaching and non-teaching staff, along with number of posts, in different types of educational institutions. The granual coverage of data is from the year 2010 to 2021 and it is categorized by gender, social group (caste), economic, physical and community status. Note: The AISHE data is collected by Department of Higher Education (DoHE) based on web-based survey and not by physical survey. Further, the data is based only on the institutions which have provided information and it does not include the data of institutions which have not provided data to DoHE43 datasetsView →

CollectionInternational Students Studying in USA (Open Doors Report)The collection contains historically compiled data from the year 1949-50 on International Students enrolled in different educational institutions of United States of America (USA). The specifics of data contained in the collection include Academic-year-wise number of international students who are enrolled in USA by different regions and countries, for different programmes and fields of study such as post graduate, graduate, non-degree, and others in courses such as Business/ Management, Engineering, Fine/ Applied Arts, Health Professions, Humanities, Intensive English, Math/ Computer Science, Physical/ Life Sciences, Social Sciences, etc. In addition, the collection contains data on academic-year-wise number of USA students enrollments within USA15 datasetsView →

CollectionUSA Students Studying Abroad (Open Doors Report)The collection contains historically compiled data from the year 1989-90 on United Nations of America (USA) Students who are enrolled in educational institutions in other countries for pursuing different fields of studies. The specifics of data contained in the collection include Academic-year-wise number of international students who are enrolled in different regions and countries for pursuing different programmes and fields of study such as Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation, Communication, Journalism, Communications Technologies/Technicians, Construction Trades, Engineering, Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Military Technologies, Precision Production, Transportation and Materials Moving, Architecture, Visual and Performing, Arts, Health Professions, Residency Programs, English Language and Literature/Letters, Foreign Languages, Literatures and, Linguistics, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Theology and Religious Vocations, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting, Legal Professions and Studies, Computer and Information Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Basic Skills, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies, Library Science, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, Personal and Culinary Services, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Science Technologies/Technicians, Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies, History, Psychology, Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Social Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, etc.6 datasetsView →