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New Initiatives in
Higher Education
Sector
M/O Human Resource Development
Deptt of Higher Education
XI Plan Targets
• Increase GER to 15% by 2011-12
• Expand rapidly with quality and inclusive
Higher Education
• Restructuring and reorienting the system to
impart competitive skills and capabilities of
global standards
• Nurture institutions of excellence aspiring to
World class standards
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Activities so far………
• Full Planning Commission Meeting was held on
13th September, 07.
• Substantially higher allocations are expected for
XIth Plan in Comparision to Xth Plan allocations of
Rs. 9,500 crore.
• Decisions of Full Planning Commission Meeting
are yet to be placed before NDC.
• 5 Regional Conferences of VCs, for evolving the
consensus on reforms have been held and one is
scheduled on 10th and 11th October, 07 at Delhi.
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Major Initiatives Proposed
Higher Education
• Setting up of 30 new Central Universities including
one CU in each 16 in uncovered States.
• Strengthening of 6000 colleges and 150
Universities not receiving UGC grant at present.
• Establishment of 370 new degree colleges in
districts with low GER.
• A new CSS for Incentivising State Governments for
expansion, inclusion and excellence.
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Major Initiatives Proposed
Higher Education
• Setting up of Indira Gandhi Tribal University
and Worker’s Technical University
• Medical/Engineering Professional to be
started in Central Universities
• Special emphasis on Women hostels in
Colleges/Universities
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Major Initiatives Proposed
Technical Education
• Expansion and upgradation of 200 State Technical
Institutions
• Upgradation of Technical Institutions/Department of
7 Universities
• Setting up of 8 IITs, 7 IIMs, 5 IISERs, 2 SPAs, 10
NITs, 20 IIITs, 50 centres for training and
research in frontier areas.
• Feasibility of increasing the capacity of existing IITs
and IIMs by 200% or so to be considered.
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Major Initiatives Proposed
Technical Education
• Opening of at least about 1000 new polytechnics
– 300 by State Governments
– 300 in PPP Mode
– 400 by private sector
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Major Initiatives Proposed
Open & Distance Learning
Under the National Education Mission
Government intends through ICT, to inter
connect through broadband, all institutions
of national importance/excellence, over 375
universities and about 18,600 colleges.
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Major Initiatives Proposed
Minority Education
Proper attention for educational development
of minorities as per
– PM’s 15 points Programme; opening of Hostels
in Minority Universities and Colleges in Minority
Concentration Districts, Strengthening of
Minority Institutions, Centre for studies in
Minority related issues.
– Implementing the various recommendations
given by Fatmi Committee
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Major Initiatives Proposed
General
• Expansion of Centrally Funded Institutions as per
OSC recommendations.
• Providing merit scholarship to 2% of total students
in higher education
• Increasing fellowships and coverage of Ph.D
research students under JRF.
• Setting up of a National Student Loan Guarantee
Corporation.
• Revision in fee structure etc.
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