Transcript Education - Press Information Bureau

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
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
•
MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
•
STATUS AT THE END OF X PLAN
AND AS ON DATE
•
VISION & MAJOR INITIATIVES FOR
XI PLAN
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
STATUS AT THE END OF
X PLAN
AND
AS ON DATE
4
GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO (GER)
FOR 18-24 YEARS AGE GROUP AND
GENDER PARITY INDEX (GPI)
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
2005-06 (Provisional)
S.No.
Category
GER for 18-24 Years
Male
Female
Total
GPI for
Higher
Education
1.
Over-all
13.5%
9.4%
11.6%
0.69
2.
SC
10.1%
6.4%
8.4%
0.63
3
ST
8.6%
4.7%
6.6%
0.55
Source: Selected Educational Statistics 2005-06
(The above figures do not take into account the enrolment in the open &
distance education system)
5
NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY LEVEL
INSTITUTIONS AND COLLEGES
At the end of
As on date
X Plan
Central Universities
19
24
State Universities
216
231
Deemed to be Universities
110
109
Private Universities
11
23
Institutions of National
Importance (including NITs)
13
33
5
5
374
419
18,064
20918
Institutions Established under
State Legislations
Total University Level
Institutions
Colleges
6
HIGHER EDUCATION
VISION & MAJOR
INITIATIVES FOR
XI PLAN
7
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
• 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.
8
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. 2522 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.
CENTRAL HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTES AT THE END OF X PLAN
AND PROPOSED IN XI PLAN
S.No. Type of
Institution
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Central
Universities
IITs
NITs
IIITs
IISERs
IIMs
SPAs
Numbers
Existing at the Additionally
end of the X proposed to be
Plan
established during
XI Plan
19
30
7
20
4
2
6
1
8
10
20
3
7
2
10
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
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
-
Pune
Kolkata
Coimbatore
Mysore
Vishakapatanam
Gandhinagar
Jaipur
Patna
Bhopal
Kochi
Amritsar
Bhubaneshwar
Greater NOIDA
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. 2.67 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
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.
17
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 2008.
• It has been decided to set up other 2 IITs in
Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
• Also proposed to upgrade
Technology, BHU into an IIT.
Institute
of
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 2 - 3 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 Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan
Orissa
Punjab
Gujarat
IIT Madras
IIT Guwahati
IIT Kanpur
IIT Khargpur
IIT Delhi
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 2008.
• 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 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.
• Suitable land already made available
Government of Punjab to IISER, Mohali.
by the
• 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 2007.
• 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 2008.
27
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 1000.
• 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 20000 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. 5000 to Rs. 8000 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 5.2.2008
• 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.
38
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
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
MINORITY EDUCATION( CONTD.)
• NCMEI Act was modified to give powers to the
Commission to adjudicate issues relating to nongrant 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
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
42
WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN
EDUCATION - II
AICTE
has
relaxed
the
conditions for establishment of
technical institutions exclusively
for women:
B.
•
•
•
•
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.
43
CUs & WCCUs
IITs: Existing & New
IIMs: Existing & New
New IITs, IIMs, CUs & WCCUs
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
11
18
Punjab
1 IIT, 1 IISER, 1 CU,
1 WCCU
13
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
39
Uttarakhand
1 IIM, 1 CU
2
5
3
13
48
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
30
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
39
12
Chhattisgarh
1 CU,1 IIM
15
9
Goa
1 CU
Dadra & N.H. (UT) -
1
Daman & Diu (UT) -
2
49
DETAILS OF THE NEW INSTITUES PROPOSED
TO BE SETUP
SOUTHERN STATES
State
Higher & Technical
Institutes
Educationally
Backward
Districts
Andhra Pradesh
1 IIT, 1 WCCU
11
Karnataka
1 CU, 1WCCU
21
Tamil Nadu
1 IIM, 1 WCCU, 1 CU
27
Kerala
1 WCCU, 1 NIT (Up grd.
of cochin Univ.)
20
PUDDUCHERY
-
1
A & N (UT)
-
2
L’dweep (UT)
-
1
Andhra Pradesh
Districts not
having any
Polytechnic
1 IIT, 1 WCCU
2
11
50
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
25
27
JHARKHAND
1 IIM, 1 CU,
12
11
ORISSA
1 IIT, 1 CU,
18
11
WEST BENGAL
1 WCCU
17
2
51
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
-
52