FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMESUNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION

NEW DELHI (INDIA)

FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES

UNIVERSITIES WITH

POTENTIAL

FOR EXCELLENCE

COLLEGES WITH

POTENTIAL

FOR EXCELLENCE

AUTONOMOUS

COLLEGES

ACADEMIC STAFF

COLLEGES

COACHING SCHEME

FOR SC, ST, OBC,

MINORITIES

FACULTY

DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMMES

MAJOR AND MINOR

RESEARCH PROJECTS

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMME

SIGNIFICANT UGC

FELLOWSHIP/

AWARDS SCHEMES

ENHANCING FACULTY

RESOURCES

OF UNIVERSITIES

FELLOWS OF DIFFERENT

ACADEMIACHAIRS

ESTABLISHING CHAIRS

IN THE NAME OF

NOBEL LAUREATES

SINGH-OBAMA 21ST CENTURY

KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE

UK-INDIA EDUCATION

AND

RESEARCH INITIATIVE

BRIEF OF UGC FELLOWSHIPS

AND

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS

THE INTER UNIVERSITY

CENTRES OF UGC

2 4 6

8 10 12

14 16 18

20 22 24

26 28 30

32 33

FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMESOF UGC

With constant commitment of both the Central and the State

Governments towards the establishment of institutions

fostering a competent human resource required for the social,

economic and ethical development of the nation, Higher

Education in post-independent India has recorded tremendous

development across all sectors.

In order to accomplish the multi-dimensional objectives of

Higher Education, UGC formulates and implements various

schemes for the realization of the goals of higher education by

providing academic, administrative and financial assistance not

just to Universities but across the Higher Education system. In-

keeping with its objective of bringing this progressive

qualitative improvement to the Higher Education landscape in

the country, UGC has further been implementing a wide range

of flagship programmes.

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The UGC assists selected Universities with a vision

to achieve excellence in teaching and research by

conferring on them the status of 'Universities with

Potential for Excellence (UPE)'. Such institutions are

eligible for enhanced funding to augment their

academic and research infrastructure and also to

evolve innovative approaches towards the

teaching-learning process.

UNIVERSITIES WITH POTENTIAL

FOR EXCELLENCE DURING 2012-13

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/upe290409.pdf

State-wise Distribution of Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE)

Rajasthan1

Uttar Pradesh1

West Bengal2

Delhi1

Punjab1

Tamil Nadu2

Karnataka2

Meghalaya1

Maharashtra2

Andhra Pradesh2

Focussed Areasof

UPE

Cognitive Science

Interface Studies

Materials Research

Genetics, Genomics

Media & Social

Development

Bio- Technology

Green Technology

Material Science

Herbal Sciences

Nano-science

Total : 15UPE

4

In order to foster excellence in teaching and

encourage research culture in colleges, the UGC

identifies “Colleges with Potential for Excellence” and

provides them with financial support to help improve

their academic and physical infrastructure, introduce

innovative teaching methodologies and implement

modern learning and evaluation methods.

COLLEGES WITH POTENTIAL

FOR EXCELLENCE DURING 2012-13

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/cpe.pdf

Universities

Colleges

Universities in States to w

hich these Colleges are Affiliated/Constituent

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Odisha

Puducherry

Punjab

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

499

12

11

11

212

312

11

122

517

236

12

518

30 40 5020100

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Chandigarh

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Jammu & Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Arunachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

624

11

310

36

27

11

11

25

29

13

41

11

819

313

No. of Colleges

Madhya Pradesh 37

State-wise Distribution of Colleges with Potential for Excellence (2012-13)

6

As an initiative to promote academic excellence,

the concept of Autonomous Colleges was

recommended by the Education Commission

(1964-66). The UGC implemented the idea with a

vision to advance the quality of under-graduate

education by partially delinking some colleges

from the affiliating structure of the universities

and promoting the concept of autonomy in

designing curricula, courses and experimenting

with innovative approaches to pedagogy

AUTONOMOUS COLLEGES

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/9986207_revisedautonomouscollegejan13.pdf

State-wise Distribution of Autonomous Colleges as on 31st March, 2013

Rajasthan3

Nagaland1

Jammu & Kashmir2

Uttar Pradesh11

West Bengal7

Uttarakhand4

Punjab3

Himachal Pradesh5

Bihar1

Puducherry2Tamil Nadu

153

Karnataka49

Maharashtra26

Gujarat2 Madhya Pradesh

34

Chhattisgarh

10Odisha

37

Jharkhand5

Andhra Pradesh72

Experimenting with

innovative approaches to

pedagogy

Partially Delinking some colleges from the affiliating

structure

Autonomy in designing

courses

Autonomy in designing curricula

Autonomy of colleges

Total Autonomous Colleges: 427

8

UGC in pursuance of the National Policy on

Education 1986 and its Programme of Action 1992,

set up 66 Academic Staff Colleges (ASCs) in

different Universities/ Institutions in the country.

The Academic Staff Colleges so established are

conducting specially designed orientation

programmes for newly appointed lecturers and

refresher courses for in service teachers.

The Commission has been providing cent percent

financial assistance to the host Universities/

Institutions to run the courses mainly towards cost

of resource persons, participants, books/materials,

working expenses and salaries of the UGC-

allocated staff etc. as per the norms under the

programme.

ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGES

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/academicstaff.pdf

State-wise Distribution of Academic Staff Colleges as on 31st March, 2013

Rajasthan3

Mizoram1

Manipur1

Jammu & Kashmir2

Uttar Pradesh5

West Bengal4

Delhi3

Haryana3

Uttarakhand1

Punjab3

Himachal Pradesh1

Bihar2

Puducherry1Tamil Nadu

4Kerala3

Goa1

Karnataka3

Meghalaya1

Maharashtra5

Assam1

Gujarat3 Madhya Pradesh

4

Chhattisgarh

2Odisha

2

Jharkhand1

Andhra Pradesh6

Total : 66Academic Staff Colleges

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UGC has been providing separate assistance to the

universities and colleges which come within the

purview of section 2(f) and are fit to receive central

assistance under Section 12(B) of the UGC Act,

1956 for

(i) Remedial Coaching at UG and PG level

(ii) Coaching for Entry into Services

(iii) Coaching for NET to Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes and Minority candidates.

The Commission has decided to merge this

scheme with the General Developmental

Assistance scheme of the universities and

assistance for this component will be over and

above the ceiling of General Developmental

Assistance.

COACHING SCHEME FOR

SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED

TRIBES, OBC (NON-CREAMY

LAYER), MINORITIES

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/universitesdevelopmentassitenceoctober.pdf

Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC (Non-creamy Layer), MinoritiesDuring XI Plan the total number of beneficiaries in 23 Central Universities was 575.

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The programme aims at enhancing the academic

and intellectual environment in the institutions by

providing faculty members with adequate

opportunities for research and also to participate

in seminars/conferences /workshops, to up-date

their research and pedagogical skills.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/universitesdevelopmentassitenceoctober.pdf

State-wise Distribution of Faculty Development Programmes

as on 31st March, 2013

Total Universities: 144

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5-10 Universities Gujarat, Haryana, Kerla, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan

<5 Universities Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Uttarakhand

UGC prov ides f inanc ia l ass i s tance to

permanent/regular/working/retired teachers in

Universities and Colleges to promote excellence in

research in higher education by supporting

research programmes of the teachers in all

disciplines.

Research project may be undertaken by an

individual teacher or a group of teachers.

Superannuated teachers, up to age of 70 years, can

also participate under the programme.

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MAJOR AND MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/mrpxiplan.pdf

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State-wise Distribution of

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Major Research

28

3

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42

1

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414

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22

120

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214

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No. of Major Research ProjectsGrand Total: 987

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No. of Minor Research ProjectsGrand Total: 78

No.

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State/UT

In order to encourage the pursuit of excellence and

team work in advanced teaching and research and

to accelerate the realization of international

standards in specific fields, the UGC under the the

Special Assistance Programme (SAP) established

Centres of Advanced Study (CAS) in some specified

disciplines - in 1963. This initiative was further

augmented by the establishment of Departments

of Special Assistance (DSA) and Departmental

Research Support (DRS) programmes in 1972 and

1977 respectively.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/sap270409.pdf

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DRS Grand Total: 712

DSA Grand Total: 89 CAS Grand Total: 142

CASDSADRS

Grand Total: 943

State University Deemed University Central University 0

200

400

600

441 25

146

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9661

546

University Category-wise Distribution of SAPs

as on 31st March, 2013

Rajasthan22

Tripura2

Mizoram1

Manipur4

Nagaland1

Arunachal Pradesh2

Jammu & Kashmir20

Uttar Pradesh56

West Bengal58

Delhi44

Haryana29

Uttarakhand6

Punjab34

Himachal Pradesh5

Bihar8

Puducherry20Tamil Nadu

75Kerala29

Goa5

Karnataka39

Meghalaya6

Maharashtra44

Assam35

Gujarat28 Madhya Pradesh

8

Chhattisgarh

8Odisha

18

Jharkhand16

Andhra Pradesh89

Rajasthan4

Jammu & Kashmir1

Uttar Pradesh5

West Bengal9

Delhi9

Uttarakhand1

Punjab3

Tamil Nadu9Kerala

5

Karnataka7

Meghalaya3

Maharashtra6

Assam1

Gujarat5 Madhya Pradesh

3

Odisha2

Andhra Pradesh16

Rajasthan3

Manipur1

Uttar Pradesh18

West Bengal23

Delhi12

Uttarakhand1

Punjab13

Tamil Nadu8Kerala

1

Karnataka18

Meghalaya1

Maharashtra15

Assam1

Gujarat7

Odisha4

Jharkhand2

Andhra Pradesh14

State-wise/Level-wise

as on 31st March, 2013

Distribution of DRS

State-wise/Level-wise

as on 31st March, 2013

Distribution of DSA State-wise/Level-wise

as on 31st March, 2013

Distribution of CAS

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SIGNIFICANT UGC FELLOWSHIP/AWARDS SCHEMES

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/researchawardamendments24may11.pdfhttp://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Basic-Scientific-Research.aspx

http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/dskothari_fship.pdf

UGC–BSR FACULTY FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

The focus of the fellowships is to facilitate talented

teachers in science and technology who are at the

verge of superannuation to continue their research

for an additional three years after superannuation

and to play the role of a research mentors for

young researchers and Ph.D. students.

DR. D.S. KOTHARI FELLOWSHIPS

IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

The fellowship scheme is aimed at redeeming the

expected shortfall in trained faculty required for

higher education institutions in the country and

fostering a post-doctoral research culture.

The programme provides opportunities to

regularly appointed permanent teachers of

universities/ institutions to pursue research in their

area(s) of specialisation for a period of two years

without undertaking any research guidance. A

provision for extension of tenure of Research

Award has been made for one year only on the

recommendation of the subject experts in

exceptional cases. A total number of 100 slots is

available under the scheme every alternate year.

RESEARCH AWARDS FOR TEACHERS

The focus of this Fellowship is to provide

opportunities to permanent Indian teachers to

undertake international collaborative research,

training in advanced techniques and technology in

emerging fields thereby furthering their research

capacity and ability to contribute to higher

education with a global perspective.

RAMAN FELLOWSHIPS FOR POST

DOCTORAL RESEARCH FOR

INDIAN SCHOLARS IN UNITED

STATES

NON-NET FELLOWSHIPS

UGC has introduced the scheme of Non-NET

M.Phil/Ph.D Fellowship in 2007 in Central

Universities which are not in receipt of any

Fellowship from any other sources.

The numbers of beneficiaries of the Fellowship

during XI Plan period were M.Phil – 9,542 and Ph.D

– 37,151. The numbers during 2012-13, 1,487

M.Phil and 7,009 Ph.Ds. This fellowship is now

being extended to students in Universities with

Potential for Excellence.

For details, please visit www.ugc.ac.in/abcxyz.html

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FACULTY RECHARGE PROGRAMME

Taking cognizance of the sharp decline in research environment in

Indian universities during the past over 2 decades, the MHRD-

Empowered Committee has initiated a remedial Programme of

faculty recruitment called “Faculty Recharge Programme” during

the XIth Plan period. The Programme envisages recruitment, at

national level, of highly motivated faculty with flair for research in

interdisciplinary/frontier areas of science (1,000 faculty to be

inducted over a period of 5 years) for placement in Indian

Universities under the umbrella of UGC. The programme is being

operationalised by the UGC.

To carry out the process of faculty selection in an accelerated

manner, a dynamic interactive web-portal (which permits majority

of operations online) has been developed. Subsequent to this, a

total of 54 faculty positions spread over six basic science

discipline, i.e., Physics, Mathematical-, Chemical-, Biological-, Earth

and Engineering Sciences (at the level of Professor, Associate

Professor, Assistant Professor) filled so far.

ENHANCING FACULTY RESOURCES

OF UNIVERSITIES

In compliance with the intent enshrined in section 12(J) of the UGC

Act and in order to support its efforts to enhance the quality and

excellence in Higher Education, the UGC initiated the 'Enhancing

Faculty Resources of Universities' programme.

The programme consists of two schemes namely;

l Faculty Recharge Programme

l Enhancing Faculty Resources in Universities

ENCORE

Enhancing Faculty Resources in universities with a

view to enlarging and deepening the learning

process in the universities by enlisting the help and

cooperation of professionals and experts from

outside the university and college main stream.

Their help and cooperation is enlisted in

institutional work and research as adjunct faculty

and Scholar-in-Residents.

The programmes help enlist the help and

cooperation of professionals and domain experts

with a view to enlarge and deepen the scope of the

learning process in the universities or colleges.

The help and cooperation of such professionals is

sought for institutional work and research as

adjunct faculty and Scholars-in-Residen.

Professionals and specialists from Public Sector

Undertakings and business organizations

especially those in their R & D Cells are also eligible

for these positions.

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/encore5nov09.pdf

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Under this programme, UGC provides

honorarium to teachers of the eligible

Universities/Institutions/Colleges who are

Fellows of at least two of the four identified

science academies–National Academy of

Science, Allahabad; Indian Science Academy,

Bangalore; Indian National Science Academy,

New Delhi and Indian National Academy of

Engineering, New Delhi–irrespective of the

number of the teachers in the university and the

size of the university.

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FELLOWS OF DIFFERENT ACADEMIA

Grand Total: 107

Deemed Universities 14

State Universities 69

Central Universities 24

Fellows of Different Academia

State-wise Distribution of Universities assisted during the XI Plan

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Tripura 1

1

24

Nagaland

Puducherry

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Odisha

Punjab

Sikkim

7

4

1

1

1

25

2

No. of Universities

State/U

T

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Gujarat

Haryana

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Arunachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Delhi

1086420

32

1

2

2

10

10

3

3

1

1

1

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13

8

6

6

9

Manipur

Mizoram

Meghalaya

1

1

1

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CHAIRS

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/rajoivgandhichair.pdf

As a fillip to promoting and coordinating a think tank

in designated disciplines, there is a provision for

establishment of Chairs in certain universities like...

1. Rajiv Gandhi

2. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

3. Babu Jagjivan Ram

4. Motilal Nehru

5. Baba Satguru Ram Singh

6. Barrister M.K. Nambiar

7. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya

8. Tribal Studies

9. Makhdoom Mohiuddin

1 CU

1 CU

1 CU

1 SU

1 SU

1 CU

1 CU

1 CU

1 SU

1 CU

1 CU

1 SU

1 CU

1 CU

1 SU

1 CU

1 SU

1 SU

1 CU

1 SU

1 CU

1 SU

1 CU

1 SU

1 SU

1 CU

1 SU

1 SU

1 CU

1 SU

1 SU

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State-wise list of Chairs in Central & State Universities

Rajiv Gandhi Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Babu Jagjivan Ram

Motilal Nehru Baba Satguru Ram Singh Barrister M.K. Nambiar

Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Chair for Tribal Studies Makhdoom Mohinddin

University Grants Commission (UGC) is working on

a programme for establishing Chairs in the name

of honoured citizens of India, foreign-born citizen

of India, India-born American citizens, who by their

contributions to Literature, Physics, Medicine,

Peace, Economic Sciences and Chemistry have

made the country proud by earning a pride of

place in the galaxy of Nobel Laureates.

The Chairs will be associated with the names of

(1) Rabindranath Tagore

(2) C.V. Raman

(3) Hargobind Khorana

(4) Mother Teresa

(5) Subramanyam Chandrasekhar

(6) Amartya Sen

(7) Venkatraman Ramakhishnan

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ESTABLISHING CHAIRS IN THE

NAME OF NOBEL LAUREATES :

PROGRAMME IN THE OFFING

Rabindranath Tagore

C.V. Raman Hargobind Khorana

Mother Teresa Subramanyam Chandrasekhar

Amartya Sen Venkatraman Ramakhishnan

This is a joint initiative of the Government of India and

the United States of America have to foster partnerships

between educational institutions of both the countries

in the field of higher education and research. Many

schemes are being devised to achieve the objective of

the initiative. One such scheme devised was to invite

project proposals from institutions recognized under

Section 12B of the UGC Act, 1956 and from Institutions

of National Importance for financial assistance in the

areas of Energy Studies, Sustainable Development,

Climate Change, Environmental Studies, Education and

Educational Reform & Community Development and

Innovation. UGC has supported four projects and would

support four more during current year.

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SINGH-OBAMA 21ST CENTURY KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE

For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/3413227_English.pdf

Education and

Educational Reforms

Energy Studies

Sustainable Development

Climate Change

Environmental Studies

UGC Support to Singh-Obama

Knowledge Initiative

Community Development

and Innovation

The UK India Education and Research Initiative

(UKIERI) was initiated in April 2006 with the aim of

fostering educational links between India and the

UK. In the last five years, UKIERI has played a pivotal

role in establishing a step change in the education

relations between the two countries. In recognition

of the substantial achievement and building on the

success of this initiative, the programme has been

extended from 30-01-2013 to 31-03-2016. Under

the programme, the UGC and UKIERI supported 20

joint projects and have invited proposals for 2013

in all subjects from all public funded Indian

Institutions of higher learning.

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UK-INDIA EDUCATION AND

RESEARCH INITIATIVE

JOINT PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY UGC-UKIERI

S. NO.

DOMAIN KNOWLEDGES.

NO.DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE

1. Unravelling novel circuitry regulating cell wall integrity, mitochondria and MDR in Candida albicans.

11. Development of Optical Fibre based devices for Sensing Applications (DOFISA)

2. Scenography in a digital age: A comparative study of the impact of new media on contemporary Indian and British performance practice.

12. Development of conjugate fusion protein vaccine against Diarrhoegenic E.coli

3. Tailoring and optimization of structural and electrical properties of semi-conducting oxide based nano structured materials suitable for novel gas sensing applications.

13. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Energy: Decision Support System (DSS) for Supply Chain Design and Planning

4. New Developments in Screen Printed Sensors: From the laboratory to the field.

14. Optimising phosphate recovery from community bioenergy systems: Low cost sustainable fertilizer production for rural communities

5. Envisioning the Indian City: Spaces of Encounter

15. Design and synthesis of potent dual inhibitors of Cdk4 and tubulin as anticancer agents.

6. Innovations in International Outreach Social and Legal Methodologies in Research and Education

16. Cl imate Change and Groundwater management: An Indian Law and Society Comparative Study

7. Evolution of Human hair form 17. Development of Ln+3-dopedfluoride glasses and nano-glass ceramics for compact Visible and White laser applications.

8. Intergroup Contact and Collective Action in Educational Settings in Indian.

18. Vellore-Aberdeen Nutrition Exchange (VANE) Project.

9. Application of ketodithoesters and S,S-/N,S-/N,N-acetals in organic synthesis: One-pot multi component reactions.

19. Hydrothermal Growth of Multi componemt Barium Titanate based Ferroelectric Oxides for Multilayer Capacitors.

10. Evaluation of Tribological Behaviour and Wear corrosion of CNTs reinforced Aluminium Metal Matrix composites.

20. Sustainable resourcing of platinum-group elements (PGE): Studies to understand and locate PGE in chromitites and breccias in India

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Sl. No Name of the Scheme Number of slots per year

Year of Inception Tenure of Fellowship/ Scholarship

Research Fellowships (For M.Phil/Ph.D.)

1. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships for SC/ST(implemented by UGC on behalf of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs)

2000 for SC and 667 for ST

2005-06 (Selection of fellow-ship commenced

from 2006-07)

5 years

2. Maulana Azad National Fellowships to Minorities Students(new scheme started from 2009-10 & implemented by UGC on behalf of the Ministry of Minority Affairs)

756 2009-10 5 years

3. Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) to NET qualified candidates

3200 per test 1957-58 5 years

4. Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) in Engineering & Technology

50 1994 5 years

5. Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) & Research Associateships (RA) to Foreign Nationals

20 JRF + 7 RA 1957-58 5 years FN- 4 years

6. Research Fellowships for Ph.D. in Science for Meritorious Students of State Universities/Colleges

5244 2007-08 5 years

7. Research Fellowships in Humanities & Social Sciences (New scheme to be started from 2010-11)

165 2010 Initially for 2 years

Post Doctoral Fellowships

8. Dr. D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowships in Science 500 2008-09 2 years

9. Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowships in Humanities & Social Sciences (w.e.f. 2009-10)

500 2009-10

10. Post Doctoral Fellowships for SC/ST 100 2006-07 5 years

11. Post Doctoral Fellowships for women 100 1998 5 years

Postgraduate Scholarships

12. Raman Fellowships for Post Doctoral Research for Indian Scholars in United States

300 2012 6 months-12 months

13. Scholarships to the students of Central Universities (scheme launched in February, 2007)

12524 Feb.07 Duration of the course

14. Post Graduate Scholarships for SC/ST in professional courses

1000 2006-07 2 years

15. Indira Gandhi PG Scholarships for Single Girl Child No limit 2005-06 2 years

16. Post Graduate Merit Scholarships for University Rank Holders

2375 2005-06 2 years

17. Post Graduate Scholarships to GATE qualified students 1400 As per directive of M/HRD

2 years

BRIEF OF UGC FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS

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THE INTER UNIVERSITY CENTRES OF UGC

1 Inter University

Accelerator Centre

(IUAC), New Delhi

Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) provides front ranking accelerator based research facilities to

create possibilities for internationally competitive research within the university system. The Centre has

been playing a very special role of a research institute within the University system where the scientific and

technical staff have dual responsibilities of facilitating research for a large user community as well

conducting their own research.

2 Inter-University Centre

for Astronomy and

Astrophysics (ICUAA),

Pune

IUCAA promotes the nucleation and growth of active groups in astronomy and astrophysics at Indian

universities. It aims to be a centre of excellence within the university sector for teaching, research and

development in astronomy and astrophysics.

3 UGC DAE Consortium

for Scientific research,

Indore

Promotes interaction amongst the scientists working in the research centres of the Department of Atomic

Energy and the faculty from the universities and other institutions of higher learning, and to enable young

students to work on programmes of national importance under the joint guidance of the faculty from

universities and the scientists of DAE so as to nurture an organic linkage between the university system and

research centres of DAE, the University Grants Commission and Atomic Energy of new research facilities

4 Consortium for

Educational

Communication (CEC),

New Delhi

The Consortium for Educational Communication popularly known as CEC has been established with the

goal of addressing the needs of higher education through the use of powerful medium of Television

alongwith the appropriate use of emerging Information Communication Technology (ICT).

Realizing the potential and power of television to act as means of Educational Knowledge dissemination,

UGC started the Countrywide Classroom Programmes in the year 1984. For production of educational

programmes, initially Media Centres were set up at 6 Universities. Subsequently CEC was setup in 1993 as a

nodal agency to coordinate, guide & facilitate such educational programme production through its Media

Centres. Today 22 Media Centres now known as Educational Multimedia Research Centres (EMRCs) are

working towards achieving this goal under the umbrella of CEC.

5 Information and Library

Network (INFLIBNET)

Centre, Gandhinagar

Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre [www.inflibnet.ac.in ] is involved in creating

infrastructure for sharing of library and information resources and services among academic and research

Institutions. It works collaboratively with Indian university libraries to shape the future of the academic

libraries in the evolving information environment

The INFLIBNET serves towards modernization of Libraries, serves as Information Centre for transfer and

access of information, supporting scholarships and learning and academic pursuits through a National

Network of Libraries in around 264 Universities, Colleges and R&D Institutions across the country.

6 National Assessment

and Accreditation

Council (NAAC)

Bangalore

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established by the UGC in September 1994 at

Bangalore for evaluating the performance of the Universities and Colleges in the Country. NAAC's mandate

includes the task of performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation of universities and colleges in

the country. The philosophy of NAAC is based on objective and continuous improvement rather than being

punitive or judgmental, so that all institutions of higher learning are empowered to maximize their

resources, opportunities and capabilities. Assessment is a performance evaluation of an institution and /or

its units and is accomplished through a process based on self-study and peer review using defined criteria.

Accreditation refers to the certification given by NAAC which is valid for a period of five years. At present the

Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC is done on a mandatory basis.

7 IUC for Teacher

Education

Proposed to set up at the national level, will network with the schools of Education as well as create

benchmarks for influencing the quality of research in the universities and raise the profile of the existing

institutions of higher education.

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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSIONBahadurshah Zagar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002, India

Website: www.ugc.ac.in