PRESENTATION BEFORE THE PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTATION OF MAJOR INITIATIVES IN HIGHER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE XI PLAN Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education

MISSION AND OBJECTIVES STATUS AT THE END OF X PLAN AND AS ON DATE VISION & MAJOR INITIATIVES FOR XI PLAN OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

3 Mission Rapid expansion to provide access to relevant and good quality higher education, in an equitable manner. Objective To increase GER in Higher Education by 5 percentage points by the end of the XI Five Year Plan along with removal of regional, social and gender disparities. 3

4 STATUS AT THE END OF X PLAN AND AS ON DATE 4

5 GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO (GER) FOR YEARS AGE GROUP AND GENDER PARITY INDEX (GPI) FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (Provisional) S.No.CategoryGER for YearsGPI for Higher Education MaleFemaleTotal 1.Over-all13.5% 9.4%11.6% SC10.1%6.4%8.4%0.63 3ST8.6%4.7%6.6%0.55 Source: Selected Educational Statistics (The above figures do not take into account the enrolment in the open & distance education system)

6 NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY LEVEL INSTITUTIONS AND COLLEGES At the end of X Plan As on date Central Universities 1924 State Universities Deemed to be Universities Private Universities11 23 Institutions of National Importance (including NITs) Institutions Established under State Legislations 5 5 Total University Level Institutions Colleges18,

7 HIGHER EDUCATION VISION & MAJOR INITIATIVES FOR XI PLAN 7

8 Ensuring that nobody is denied professional education because he or she is poor. Ensuring reservations for OBCs in admission to Central Educational Institutions without adversely affecting the number of general category seats. Ensuring that minorities are not left out. Efforts to increase women’s participation in Education. Rapid Expansion with Inclusiveness along with removal of regional, social and gender disparities in Education with a view to have educated, modern and progressive nation

27% OBC Reservations in Central Educational Institutions (CEIs) The Supreme Court vacates the stay on 10/04/08. OBC Reservations implemented in all CEIs covered by the Act in a phased manner from the current academic session. Rs crore provided during the current year for expansion of capacity. Funds released to all the institutions covered by the CEI Act, for carrying out the expansion. Proposed to amend the CEI Act to provide for 3 years phasing starting from year 2008.

10 CENTRAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES AT THE END OF X PLAN AND PROPOSED IN XI PLAN S.No.Type of Institution Numbers Existing at the end of the X Plan Additionally proposed to be established during XI Plan Central Universities IITs NITs IIITs IISERs IIMs SPAs

SETTING UP OF 30 NEW CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES (CUs) 16 CUs: one in each of the States so far uncovered 4 existing State Universities viz. Sagar University in Madhya Pradesh, Bilaspur University in Chhatisgarh, Garhwal University in Uttrakhand and Goa University proposed to be upgraded as Central Universities. Remaining 12 new universities are to be set up in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The State Governments have been requested to identify suitable sites for the construction of the buildings and other infrastructure. 11

14 W0RLD CLASS UNIVERSITIES Locations have been finalised as under 1. Maharashtra-Pune 2. West Bengal-Kolkata 3. Tamil Nadu-Coimbatore 4. Karnataka-Mysore 5. Andhra Pradesh-Vishakapatanam 6. Gujarat-Gandhinagar 7. Rajasthan-Jaipur 8. Bihar-Patna 9. Madhya Pradesh-Bhopal 10. Kerala- Kochi 11. Punjab-Amritsar 12. Orissa-Bhubaneshwar 13. Uttar Pradesh -Greater NOIDA 14. North Eastern Region -Guwahati 12

14 W0RLD CLASS UNIVERSITIES State Governments have been requested to identify suitable sites for the construction of the buildings and other infrastructure. The UGC has set up a committee to develop a concept note for the World Class Central Universities. 13

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY Being set up in Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh. Vice Chancellor appointed and has taken charge. The Tribal University will have Regional Centres as well as model Schools in different States having concentration of tribals. 14

ESTABLISHMENT OF 373 NEW DEGREE COLLEGES - I 373 districts having GER lower than the national average identified by the UGC which include 88 districts having a high minority concentration. One-third cost limited to Rs Crore, is proposed as Central contribution with the balance being met by the State Government or through not-for-profit private participation. 15

ESTABLISHMENT OF 373 NEW DEGREE COLLEGES - II State Governments have been requested to identify location and convey their willingness to arrange for the balance of capital cost (non-recurring), to provide land free of cost and to meet the running and maintenance expenditure on these colleges. States to be consulted as to whether they would like this assistance to be given; –from UGC to the State Universities or –it should be given as Additional Central Assistance through the Planning Commission to the State Governments directly for starting Government Colleges. 16

17 OTHER MAJOR INITIATIVES PROPOSED IN HIGHER EDUCATION Infrastructure to be strengthened to get eligibility for 12B recognition under UGC Act. Centre & States to equally share the cost of development. In the case of private State funded colleges, 25% of the total cost to be provided by the private trust/society and 25% by the State Govt. A new scheme for incentivising State Govts for expansion and starting of new institutions of Higher Education proposed. GOI will give one third of the capital cost of establishing new institutions or expansion by the State Govts.

IITs - I XI Plan envisages 8 New IITs 6 new IITs – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjab, and Gujarat – are expected to commence their academic Session from It has been decided to set up other 2 IITs in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Also proposed to upgrade Institute of Technology, BHU into an IIT. 18

IITs - II Each of the concerned State Government is being requested to offer land, free of cost for opening the new IITs. States to propose alternative locations of 500 to 600 acres of land free of cost with good air, rail and road connectivity. Sites for IITs in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar have already been identified (Medak and Bihta). Rajasthan Government requested to offer alternative locations having good air, rail & road connectivity as ‘Kota’ is not acceptable. State Governments of Gujarat, Punjab, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have identified sites for the new IITs. The Site Selection Committees will inspect and give its recommendations. 19

IITs - III New IITs to be started initially from the temporary campuses and existing IITs act as mentor institutions for new IITs. Andhra PradeshIIT Madras BiharIIT Guwahati RajasthanIIT Kanpur OrissaIIT Khargpur PunjabIIT Delhi Gujarat IIT Mumbai In the past also IITs were started through having them in temporary campuses. In the present case, we have the advantage of existing IITs, for mentoring of the new IITs. 20

IITs - IV Temporary campuses for IITs in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have been identified. Remaining 3 IITs of Orissa, Punjab and Rajasthan will commence their sessions in the premises of their respective mentoring IITs. The Director of the Mentor IIT, will act as Director of the new IIT till Director is appointed for the new IIT. Chairman of the BoG of the mentoring IIT, will also act as the Chairman of the new mentored IIT. The Director of the mentoring IIT is also being nominated as a member of the BoG of the new mentored IIT. 21

IIMs XI Plan envisages 7 new IIMs IIM, Shillong – First Batch admitted in Remaining 6 IIMs proposed in the States of Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana State Governments have been requested to allot 200 acres of land having good air, rail and road connectivity, free of cost. 22

IISERs - I IISERs, Pune and Kolkata, became functional in and IISER, Mohali, in Construction of permanent campuses for the first two IISERs – to begin shortly as possession of land already taken. Suitable land already made available by the Government of Punjab to IISER, Mohali. IISERs, Thiruvananthapuram, and Bhopal will start their classes in August, 2008 through temporary campuses. 23

IISERs - II BoGs of IISER, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal – constituted. Directors of IISER, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal have taken charge. IISERs to be declared as Institutes of national importance, by amending the NIT Act. 24

IIITs-I 4 IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Technology) at present at Allahabad, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Kanchipuram. IIIT at Kanchipuram has started functioning from its temporary campus at IIT Madras since XI Plan envisages 20 new IIITs - as far as possible in the PPP mode. A model DPR has been submitted by NASSCOM. 25

IIITs-II Proposed model  Centre, State and Industry to contribute Rs. 15 Cr. each.  Remaining capital cost [about Rs. 80 Cr.] – to be either given as interest free Government loan on ITI pattern.  or otherwise interest subsidy to be provided, for the initial 10 years.  Recurring expenses to be met out of fees and internal accruals.  State Governments views will be sought regarding the modalities for the setting up of the new IIITs. 26

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE One SPA at present at Delhi. XI Plan envisages 2 new SPAs at Bhopal and Vijayawada The land offered by State Governments at Bhopal and Vijayawada, were not found to be suitable by the Expert Committee, The State Governments have been asked to offer alternative suitable sites. Proposed to start the academic session in both the new SPAs through temporary campuses from academic session of

Polytechnics Setting up of 1000 polytechnics (300 in Government Sectors, 300 through PPP mode and 400 private polytechnics; GOI will meet a significant portion of about Rs. 12 crore towards the capital cost in such districts which do not have a polytechnic as of now. Under PPP mode, Central assistance of Rs. 3 crore proposed. Strengthening of existing 500 polytechnics. Revamping of the Community Polytechnics scheme and increasing their number from 669 to Construction of women’s hostels in 500 polytechnics. 28

OPEN & DISTANCE LEARNING National Education Mission through ICT Network each department of about 400 university level institutions and each of colleges through broadband connectivity. 100 premier institutions working as Knowledge hubs, to be connected with 1 Gbps bandwidth. Make available high quality e-text books, e-reference books, e-research papers and e-content in different languages from KG to PG, free of cost to genuine learners. Enlistment of support and cooperation of states, institutions and individual experts, would be an integral part of the Mission. Private Institutions would bear a portion of connectivity related expenditure. 29

BOUQUET OF MEASURES FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT - I Academic staff colleges are being revamped. Summer schools to train teachers. INDEST/INFLIBINET schemes for supply of copyrighted e-Journals and other important research material to Universities/colleges. NPTEL e-courses as developed by IITs /IISc, being made available to all colleges.

BOUQUET OF MEASURES FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT - II Superannuation age of teachers raised from 62 years to 65 years. In special meritorious cases, contractual appointments permitted even upto the age of 70 years, where suitable faculty is not otherwise available. Rates of Junior and Senior Research Fellowships increased by about 50%. Contract appointments also allowed for Faculty. Adjunct/Guest Faculty being employed to meet the shortfall in faculty. Consultancy charges allowed to be shared by the faculty.

BOUQUET OF MEASURES FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT - III Ramanujan Fellowship to attract distinguished Indian faculty working in foreign Universities. Bose Fellowship to encourage distinguished faculty serving in India having strong Research background Grants being given for presentation of Research Papers in international fora/conferences. Research grants of Universities to be increased to encourage research. Strengthening of science based education and research in Universities. (M. M. Sharma Committee recommendations).

BOUQUET OF MEASURES FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT - IV For taking care of immediate shortage of faculty, Ph.Ds and M. Phils are being allowed to teach at Post Graduate and Under Graduate levels respectively without NET qualifications. Pay Revision Committee of UGC constituted to go into faculty salary structure and give its recommendations. National Mission in Education through ICT to provide Broad Band connectivity which will further facilitate access to Knowledge and Information and facilitate dissemination of e-learning material.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS Merit scholarships proposed covering 2% of students in higher education JRF amount of Fellowships increased by 50%. Interest Subsidy proposed on student loans as per means criteria for professional courses. Proposal to enhance the GATE qualified M.Tech. Scholarship from Rs to Rs per month. 34

QUALITY: PROPOSED REFORMS - I A Committee has been set up and started functioning under the chairmanship of Prof. Yash Pal, former UGC Chairman, to review the role and functioning of UGC and AICTE. UGC has assigned the task of preparing a Curriculum framework to Prof. Yashpal Sharma. 35

QUALITY: PROPOSED REFORMS - II UGC has advised all Universities on Examination Reforms including introducing semester system, grading, credit transfer etc. Continuous internal assessment and evaluation. Streamlining of admission procedure for Ph.D. Effective mechanism for regular updating of curricula/syllabi. Reforms in teaching methods and improving quality of teachers through Refresher Courses/Training programmes. Introduction of credit system to allow for flexibility – both spatial and temporal.

QUALITY: PROPOSED REFORMS - III Introduction of mandatory accreditation for institutions aspiring for UGC grant. for institutions seeking public financial assistance/ deemed university status. NBA accreditation system being reformed so as to get the full membership of Washington Accord in the June 2009 meeting in Japan. Expansion of Research Programmes/Projects through funded research.

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39 INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Interventions proposed Increased UGC support to institutions located in border, hilly, remote, small towns & educationally backward areas. Increased support to institutions with large percentage of students population of SCs, STs, OBCs, Girls and Minorities – through Diversity Index. Provision of assistance for creation of hostel facilities as well as remedial coaching to SCs, STs and Minorities, coaching for admission to professional courses and for preparation for NET/SLET examination and for competitive examinations for Central Services. 39

40 MINORITY EDUCATION 88 minority concentration districts will be covered under scheme for providing central assistance for opening 370 new degree colleges in districts with GER less than National Average. With the new Polytechnics proposed to be opened with central assistance, all the minority concentration districts will have a polytechnic. UGC/AICTE have advised all the institutions under their control, to include a member from the minorities, in the recruitment /selection committees. Increased funding for higher diversity index institutions would ensure increased grants for institutions having higher % age of minorities. 40

41 MINORITY EDUCATION( CONTD.) NCMEI Act was modified to give powers to the Commission to adjudicate issues relating to non- grant of Minority Status to any educational institutes. Scheme of appointment of language teachers including Urdu teachers is being continued through Department of School Education and Literacy Special Academies started in MAANU, AMU, Jamia Milia for the training of Urdu medium teachers of modern subjects. Aligarh Muslim University, Maulana Azad National Urdu University will be given suitable assistance for their expansion. 41

42 WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION - I A. UGC: Development of Women Study centers in Universities/ Colleges. Basic Facilities for Women in Universities. Scholarships for Women in Professional Programmes. Post Doctoral Fellowship to Women Candidates. Scheme for Construction of Women's Hostel. Part-time Research Associateship for Women. Indira Gandhi scholarships for single girl child for pursuing higher and technical education

43 WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION - II B. AICTE has relaxed the conditions for establishment of technical institutions exclusively for women: Land requirements relaxed by 50% in rural category, 20% in Metro & State Capital and 10% in Mega cities. 20% relaxation in joint FDR amount requirement and processing fee. For the new institutions 5 courses have been allowed with total intake of 300, with each course intake not exceeding 90. Single window system for processing above proposals.

CUs & WCCUs

IITs: Existing & New

IIMs: Existing & New

New IITs, IIMs, CUs & WCCUs

DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED TO BE SETUP NORTHERN STATES StateHigher & Technical Institutes Educationally Backward Districts Districts not having any Polytechnic J & K1 IIM, 1 CU1118 Punjab1 IIT, 1 IISER, 1 CU, 1 WCCU 13 Haryana1 CU, 1 IIM7 Himachal Pradesh1 IIT, 1 CU45 NCT of DelhiA South Asian Univ under SAARC is likely to come up 3 Uttar Pradesh1 WCCU, 1 IIT3913 Uttarakhand1 IIM, 1 CU2 48

DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED TO BE SETUP WESTERN STATES StateHigher & Technical Institutes Educationally Backward Districts Districts not having any Polytechnic Rajasthan1 IIT, 1 NIT, 1 CU, 1 WCCU 301 Gujarat1 IIT, 1 CU, 1 WCCU204 Maharashtra1 WCCU74 Madhya Pradesh1 IISER, 1 SPA, 2 CU ( incl.1 IGTU), 1 WCCU 3912 Chhattisgarh1 CU,1 IIM159 Goa1 CU Dadra & N.H. (UT)-1 Daman & Diu (UT)-2 49

DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED TO BE SETUP SOUTHERN STATES StateHigher & Technical Institutes Educationally Backward Districts Districts not having any Polytechnic Andhra Pradesh1 IIT, 1 WCCU11 Karnataka1 CU, 1WCCU21 Tamil Nadu1 IIM, 1 WCCU, 1 CU27 Kerala1 WCCU, 1 NIT (Up grd. of cochin Univ.) 20 PUDDUCHERY -1 A & N (UT) -22 L’dweep (UT) -1 Andhra Pradesh1 IIT, 1 WCCU11 50

DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED TO BE SETUP EASTERN STATES StateHigher & Technical Institutes Educationally Backward Districts Districts not having any Polytechnic BIHAR1 IIT, 1CU, 1WCCU2527 JHARKHAND1 IIM, 1 CU,1211 ORISSA1 IIT, 1 CU,1811 WEST BENGAL1 WCCU172 51

DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED TO BE SETUP NORTH - EASTERN STATES StateHigher & Technical Institutes Educationally Backward Districts Districts not having any Polytechnic ASSAM1 WCCU1213 MEGHALAYA54 MIZORAM76 MANIPUR2 TRIPURA23 NAGALAND18 ARUNANCHAL PRADESH 1214 SIKKIM