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IMPLEMENTATION OF
MAJOR INITIATIVES IN
HIGHER EDUCATION
IN
THE XI PLAN
Ministry Human Resource Development
Department of Higher Education
SETTING UP OF 30 NEW
CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES (CUs)- I
16 CUs: one in each of the States so far uncovered
• 3 existing universities; Sagar University in Madhya
Pradesh, Bilaspur University in Chhatisgarh and Goa
University proposed to be upgraded as Central
Universities.
• Remaining 13 new universities are to be set up in
Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, J&K,
Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• The Chief Secretaries of these States have been
requested to identify the suitable piece of land.
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14 W0RLD CLASS UNIVERSITIES
• Locations has been finalised as under
1. Maharashtra
2. West Bengal
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Karnataka
5. Andhra Pradesh
6. Gujarat
7. Rajasthan
8. Bihar
9. Madhya Pradesh
10. Kerala
11. Punjab
12. Orissa
13. Uttar Pradesh
14. North Eastern Region
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Pune
Kolkata
Coimbatore
Mysore
Vishakapatanam
Gandhinagar
Jaipur
Patna
Bhopal
Kochi
Amritsar
Bhubaneshwar
Greater NOIDA
Guwahati
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ESTABLISHMENT OF 370 NEW DEGREE
COLLEGES - I
• 373 districts having GER lower than the national
average identified by the UGC.
• Out of 373 districts, 11 districts have lower than 3%
GER, 79 districts have GER between 3.1 to 6% and 143
districts have GER between 6.1 to 9%.
• 140 districts have a GER above 9% but below the
national average.
• 91 districts proposed to be covered on priority as they
have less than 4 colleges per 1 lakh of student
population.
• The above 373 districts also have 88 districts having a
high minority concentration.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF 370 NEW DEGREE
COLLEGES - II
• Upto Rs. 2.5 Crore or one-third cost is proposed as
Central contribution with the balance being met by the
State Government or Private participation.
• Non – central Government share could include share of
the state govt. as well as private not – for – profit
contribution.
• HRM has written to the concerned State Governments to
identify location and 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.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF 370 NEW DEGREE
COLLEGES - III
• 8 States viz Bihar, Nagaland, Orissa, West Bengal,
Maharashtra, Haryana, Assam, Tripura have sent interim
replies to HRM’s letter of 31.10.2007.
• However, Tripura has stated that the funding pattern
should be revised with 90% of the capital expenditure
being met by the GoI.
• UGC is preparing the Model DPR for such colleges and
will submit the same to MHRD.
• States to indicate 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.
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OTHER MAJOR INITIATIVES PROPOSED IN
HIGHER EDUCATION - I
• A new scheme for incentivising State Govts for
expansion and starting of new institutions of Higher
Education proposed.
• Under this Centrally Sponsored Scheme, GOI will
give one third of the capital cost of establishing new
institutions or expansion by the State Govts.
• Rs. 7000 crore provided in XI Plan for this scheme.
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OTHER MAJOR INITIATIVES PROPOSED IN
HIGHER EDUCATION - II
• UGC coverage of over 8000 degree colleges
and over 170 Universities, which are not
receiving UGC grant at present.
• 50% sharing basis – to be strengthened to get
eligibility for 12B recognition under UGC
Act.
• Scheme of construction of Women hostels in
Colleges/ Universities with 100% UGC grant
is being given impetus.
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IITs -I
• 7 IITs at present
• XI Plan envisages 8 New IITs
• Three new IITs - in Bihar, AP and Rajasthan – are expected
to commence their academic Session in August 2008.
• It has been decided to set up other 5 IITs in Himachal
Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
• Each of the concerned State Government is being requested
to offer land, free of cost for opening the new IITs.
• Also proposed to upgrade Engineering College of BHU as
IIT.
• States to propose 2/3 alternative locations of 500 to 600
acres of land free of cost with good air, rail and road
connectivity.
• Also to offer accommodation on temporary basis for
starting the courses.
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IITs -II
• About Rs. 800 crores each required during XI Plan.
• Land for IITs , Hyderabad & Patna - identified. However, Bihata
near Patna is low lying and they have to suggest alternative location.
• Temporary campuses for them being identified.
• Also proposed to make the existing IITs act as mentor institutions for
new IITs.
• It is proposed that the Director of the Mentor IIT, will act as Director
of the new IIT for 3 years, with a separate campus Director / or
Associate Director.
• Efforts will be made to have common Chairman and many common
members in the BoGs of the Mentor IIT and the new IIT.
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IISERs - I
• IISERs, Pune and Kolkata, became functional in 2006-07,
and IISER, Mohali, in 2007-08.
• Construction of permanent campuses for the first two
IISERs – to begin shortly as possession of land already
taken.
• Transfer of land to IISER, Mohali, by Government of Punjab
– expected shortly
• IISERs, Thiruvananthapuram, and Bhopal
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IISERs - II
• Action being taken to register societies, constitute
BoGs and appoint Directors.
• Chairman and Members for BoGs of IISER, T’puram
and Bhopal – finalised.
• Expected to become functional from the academic
year 2008-09.
• Engineering colleges of Shibpur and Cochin proposed
to be taken over and run as IIES&T( Indian Institute
of Engineering Science & Technology).
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IIITs
• 4 IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Technology) at present at
Allahabad, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Kanchipuram.
• XI Plan envisages 20 new IIITs - as far as possible in the PPP
mode.
• A model DPR being proposed by NASSCOM, is expected to be
available by end of April 2008.
• 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 given for the loans as may
be taken.
 Recurring expenses to be met out of fees and internal accruals.
 Some of the new IIITs proposed to be set up in Govt. Sector in
States where PPP mode does not work out.
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SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND
ARCHITECTURE
• One SPA at present at Delhi.
• XI Plan envisages 2 new SPAs at Bhopal and
Vijayawada
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IIMs
• 6 IIMs at present
• XI Plan envisages 7 new IIMs
• IIM, Shillong – First Batch proposed to be
admitted in 2008.
• Remaining 6 IIMs – Tamil Nadu, Jammu &
Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh (Raipur),
Uttarakhand, Haryana
• State Governments are being requested to allot
200 acres of land, free of cost.
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Polytechnics - I
• Ratio of Diploma to Degree level seats in India –
roughly 1:2, while it should be 3:1 or even higher.
• Unlike Engineering Colleges, only about 15 to 20% of
Polytechnics in Private Sector.
• XI Plan envisages establishment of one Polytechnic in
each of the 200 Districts not having one at present.
• Ministry has proposed at least 1000 Polytechnics in XI
Plan
 300 in Govt. Sector
 300 in PPP
 400 in Private Sector
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Polytechnics - II
• Scheme of Community Polytechnics [which covered 669
Polytechnics upto X Plan] – under review, with a view to
being revamped in the XI Plan.
• Existing Govt. Polytechnics will be strengthened.
• Support will be given for construction of Women’s Hostels
in Polytechnics.
• Introduction of
Diploma Courses in the existing
Engineering Institutions as well as running of 2nd shifts in
existing polytechnics to augment intake capacity.
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DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED
TO BE SETUP
NORTHERN STATES
State
Higher & Technical
Institutes
Educationally
Backward
Districts
Districts not
having any
Polytechnic
J&K
1 IIM, 1 CU
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Punjab
1 IIT, 1 IISER, 1 CU,
1 WCCU
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Haryana
1 CU, 1 IIM
7
Himachal Pradesh
1 IIT, 1 CU
4
NCT of Delhi
A South Asian Univ under
SAARC is likely to come up
Uttar Pradesh
1 WCCU, 1 IIT
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Uttarakhand
1 IIM, 1 CU
2
5
3
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DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED
TO BE SETUP
WESTERN STATES
State
Higher & Technical
Institutes
Educationally
Backward
Districts
Districts not
having any
Polytechnic
Rajasthan
1 IIT, 1 NIT, 1 CU,
1 WCCU
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1
Gujarat
1 IIT, 1 CU, 1 WCCU
20
4
Maharashtra
1 WCCU
7
4
Madhya Pradesh
1 IISER, 1 SPA,
2 CU (incl.1 IGTU), 1 WCCU
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12
Chhattisgarh
1 CU,1 IIM
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9
Goa
1 CU
Dadra & N.H. (UT) -
1
Daman & Diu (UT) -
2
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DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED
TO BE SETUP
SOUTHERN STATES
State
Higher & Technical
Institutes
Educationally
Backward
Districts
Andhra Pradesh
1 IIT, 1 WCCU
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Karnataka
1 CU, 1WCCU
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Tamil Nadu
1 IIM, 1 WCCU, 1 CU
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Kerala
1 WCCU, 1 NIT (Up grd.
of cochin Univ.)
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PUDDUCHERY
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Districts not
having any
Polytechnic
1
A & N (UT)
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2
L’dweep (UT)
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1
2
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DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED
TO BE SETUP
EASTERN STATES
State
Higher & Technical
Institutes
Educationally
Backward
Districts
Districts not
having any
Polytechnic
BIHAR
1 IIT, 1CU, 1WCCU
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27
JHARKHAND
1 IIM, 1 CU,
12
11
ORISSA
1 IIT, 1 CU,
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11
WEST BENGAL
1 WCCU
17
2
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DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED
TO BE SETUP
NORTH - EASTERN STATES
State
Higher & Technical
Institutes
Educationally
Backward
Districts
Districts not
having any
Polytechnic
ASSAM
1 WCCU
12
13
MEGHALAYA
5
4
MIZORAM
7
6
MANIPUR
2
TRIPURA
2
3
NAGALAND
1
8
ARUNANCHAL
PRADESH
12
14
4
2
SIKKIM
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OPEN & DISTANCE LEARNING
National Education Mission through ICT
• Network each department of 398 university level
institutions and each of 18000 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.
• State Governments to share 30% of the cost of providing
broadband connectivity.
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