New Initiatives in Higher Education Sector

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New Initiatives in Higher Education Sector

• M/O Human Resource Development
• Deptt of Higher Education

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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
  Workers 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
• PMs 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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Thank You