EDUCATION IS A UNIQUE INVESTMENT IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE

National Policy on Education 1986

THE EDUCATION TENDS TO AUGMENT THE FLOW OF NATIONAL PRODUCT, THOUGH WITH SOME TIME-LAG...

Kothari Commission , 1966-68

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There will be a strategic shift in the manner in which State universities and colleges, which account for 40% enrolment, will be funded and supported by the Central

Government. In place of central funds directly or via the UGC for individual universities

and colleges across different States, central funding would be done for the States higher

education system as a whole. This is essential for four reasons. First, the circumstances

and level of development of higher education varies widely across the states... Second,

the Indian higher education is now too big for effective planning and coordination, State

higher education systems are more manageable units. Third, it is seen that mobility of

students across the States is minimal except for top-tier institutions ... Finally, limited

central funding could be strategically used as a powerful tool for change in chosen

matters and central funding could stimulate competition between states. Thus, the

States are effective units for planned and coordinated development of higher education.

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Planning Commission, 12th Plan

Approved by CABE on 8th November, 2012 The NDC approved the 12th Plan RUSA as comprehensive

CSS for Higher Education

Cabinet approved RUSA in restructured CSS schemes -on 20th June 2013

Prime Minister announced the Scheme in the Governors conference on 12th February 2013

The President of India announced the Scheme in his address to the joint sitting of Parliament on 21st February 2013

EFC cleared Scheme on 11th September 2013 CCEA approved RUSA on 3rd October, 2013 First PAB meeting held on 6th November 2013

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Majority of students in state sector (96%) To correct imbalances and gaps : regional, spatial, gender, caste,

community etc

Set right the distortions : private vs public, urban vs rural, professional vs general etc.

Spur higher investments in higher education by states Facilitate governance, administrative and academic reforms Institute quality as a norm Focus on research and innovation Create new institutions and expand existing ones Skill building and vocationalization Address faculty shortages and quality of faculty UGC funding restricted to institutions under 12B Need to rationalize and reform the existing affiliation system

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STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Governance and Planning deficit

Our University System is, in many parts in a state of disrepair In almost half the districts in the country, higher education enrollments are abysmally low, almost two-thirds of our universities and 90% of our colleges are rated as below average on quality parameters. I am concerned that in many state universities, appointments including that of vice-chancellors, have been politicized and have become subject to caste and communal considerations and there are complaints of favoritism and corruption.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

CHALLENGES OF STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Institutional Density by State]

(1) Refer to Annexure I: States at a Glance

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16.9 15.0

9.0 11.0

20.0 28.3

15.9 19.1

23.9 18.2

9.4 18.1

13.1 14.9

21.4 14.8

15.4 26.5

16.1 11.3

10.8 9.6

24.8 19.0

11.4 10.9

36.0 11.9

26.2 28.0

4.4 2.3

47.9 5.3

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0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Chandigarh

Dadar and Nagar Haveli

Daman and Diu

Delhi

Lakshwadweep

Puducherry

GER of States

Expenditure on Higher Education as a % of GSDP for States

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Student - Teacher Ratio in selected

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Student - Teacher Ratio

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3,693 2,941

4,479

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5,498

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3,756 3,843

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Per Capita Expenditure on Higher Education (18-23 years) GER

Per capita expenditure for Central Educational Institutions (IIT, NIT, IIIT, IIM, IISER,CU) Rs. 1.25 lakhs

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Improve the overall quality of the existing state institutions by ensuring that all institutions conform to the prescribed norms and standards and adopt

accreditation as a mandatory quality assurance framework.

Usher transformative reforms in the state Higher education system by creating a facilitating institutional structure for planning and monitoring at the state level,

promoting autonomy at the State Universities and improving governance in

institutions

Ensure academic and examination reforms in the higher education institutions. Enable conversion of some of the universities into research universities at par with

the best in world.

Create opportunities for states to undertake reforms in affiliation system in order to ensure that the reforms and the resource requirements of affiliated colleges are

adequately met.

OBJECTIVES

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Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty in all higher educational institutions to devote themselves to research and innovations.

Expand the institutional base by creating additional capacity in existing institutions and establish new institutions, in order to achieve enrollment

targets.

Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education by facilitating access to high quality institutions in Urban and rural areas, creating opportunities for

students from rural areas to get access to better quality institutions and setting

up institutions in un- served and underserved areas.

Improve equity in Higher education in providing adequate opportunities of higher education to SCs/STs and socially and educationally backward classes;

promote inclusion of women, minorities and differently abled persons.

OBJECTIVES

Incentivizing and dis-incentivizing Apolitical decision-making Norm based and outcome dependent funding Disclosure based governance Autonomy and accountability Equitable and inclusive development Quality and research focus Independent third party quality assurance

mechanisms

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States

State Higher Education Council

State Perspective Plan State funding

commitment share and timeliness

Filling faculty positions Affiliation and Exam

reforms

Governance and administrative reforms

Academic reforms

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Institutions

Institutional governance reforms

Academic reforms Examination reforms Project Management Teams Equity Commitments Commitments on research and

innovation efforts

Faculty recruitment & improvement

Regulatory compliance

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RUSA

Non-12B and non-2(f)

Institutions excluded

Can only fund institutions

Ad-hoc funding/ demand

based

Weak quality assurance

mechanisms

Non-12B and non-2(f)

Institutions Included

Can fund through States to

facilitate holistic planning

Norm-based and performance

based, competitive funding

Improvement in quality with

robust monitoring and

evaluation/accreditation

mechanisms

Paradigm Shift

Incorporation in RUSA

State Plan

Institutional Plan

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Perspective plan for all

institutional components

Quantum of funding for the states and

institution will be based on norms

reflecting key outcomes /result areas

Preceded by a baseline survey Aggregation of institutional plan Imposition of super layer of relevant

state level components

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RUSA Mission Authority Project Approval Board Technical Support Group Project Directorate (in MHRD)

National Level

State Higher Education Council Project Directorate (in State Government) Technical Support Group

State Level

Board of Governors Project Monitoring Unit Institutional Level

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States indicate their willingness to participate in RUSA

States and institutions meet prerequisites

States create and submit State Plans

State enters into an agreement with RUSA Mission Authority

Plans evaluated on the basis of norms and criteria

RUSA funds allocated under specific components

Future grants dependent upon previous utilisation

Centre-State funding will be in the ratio of :

90:10 for special category States (NE states, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand)

65:35 for other States and UTs 50% of state share can be mobilized through private

participation/PPP

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Plan Period Central Share State Share Total

12th Plan 16,227Crores 6,628 Crores 22,855 Crores

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Component Unit cost

(Rs. Crores)

No of Universities

Colleges/

States

Outlay

(Rs. crores)

Central

Share

(Rs crores)

71%

State Share

(Rs crores)

29%

Up gradation of existing autonomous colleges to Universities 55 108 universities 5940 4217 1722

Conversion of colleges to Cluster Universities 55 100 New Universities 5500 4125 1375

Infrastructure grants to Universities 20 306 State Universities 6120 4345 1775

New Model Colleges (General) 12 288 Model Colleges 3456 2592 864

Upgradation of existing degree colleges to model colleges 4 266 Colleges 1064 798 266

New Colleges (Professional) 26 100 Professional Colleges 2600 1950 650

Infrastructure grants to colleges 2 8500 Colleges 17000 12750 4250

Research, innovation and quality improvement 120 35 States/UTs 4200 2982 1218

Equity initiatives 5 306 State Universities 1530 1086.3 443.7

Faculty Recruitment Support 0.58 20,000 positions in 306

Universities 11600 8700 2900

Faculty improvements 10 67 Academic Staff

Colleges 670 475.7 194.3

Vocationalisation of Higher Education 15 306 State Universities 4590 3259 1331

Leadership Development of Educational Administrators 300 - 300 225 75

Institutional restructuring & reforms 20 35 States/UTs 700 525 175

Capacity building & preparation, Data collection & planning 10 35 States/UTs 350 262.5 87.5

Management Information System 10 35 States/UTs 350 262.5 87.5

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Sl. No. Component Unit cost (Rs Crores)

No of Universities/College

s/ States/Units

Outlay (Rs. Crores)

1 Creation of Universities by way of upgradation of existing autonomous colleges 55 45 universities 2475

2 Creation of Universities by conversion of colleges in a cluster 55 35 universities 1925

3 Infrastructure grants to Universities 20 150 universities 3000 4 New Model Colleges (General) 12 60 colleges 720 5

Upgradation of existing degree colleges to model colleges 4 54 colleges 216

6 New Colleges (Professional & Technical) 26 40 colleges 1040

7 Infrastructure grants to colleges 2 3500 colleges 7000 8

Research, innovation and quality improvement 60 20 States 1200

9 Equity initiatives 5 20 States/UTs 100 10 Faculty Recruitment Support 0.58 5000 positions 2900

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Sl. No. Component Unit cost (Rs Crores) No of

Universities/Colleges/ States/Units

Outlay (Rs. Crores)

11 Faculty improvements 10 20 States/UTs 200 12 Vocationalisation of Higher Education 15 20 States/UTs 300 13

Leadership Development of Educational Administrators 5 20 States/UTs 100

14 Institutional restructuring & reforms 20 20 States/UTs 400 15 Capacity building & preparation, Data collection & planning 10 20 States/UTs 200

16 Management Information System 10 20 States/UTs 200 17 Sub Total 21976 18 4% Management, Monitoring, Evaluation & Research 879 19 Total 22855 20 Central Share 16227 21 State Share 6628

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RUSA Mission Authority

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National Mission Authority for RUSA notified vide Resolution dated 1st November, 2013. The Mission Authority would delineate the overall policy, planning and

approve programmatic norms within the overall framework of the Scheme. Mission Authority consists of the following

(i) Union Human Resource Minister - Chairperson (ii) Secretary, Department of Higher Education, MHRD- ViceChairperson (iii) Chairperson, UGC - Co Vice-Chairperson Members

(iv) Member, Planning Commission (in charge of higher education), (v) Chairperson, AICTE , (vi) Chairpersons of the SHECs , (vii) Prof. Pankaj Chandra , (viii) Shri Ajit Rangnekar , (ix) Prof. Deepak Pental, (x) Financial Advisor in MHRD (xi) Chairperson, MCI (xii) Chairperson, Bar Council of India, (xiii) Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of India , (xiv) Secretary, Department of Culture, Govt. of India ,(xv) Secretary, Department of Health, (xvi) Secretary, Department of S&T, Govt. of India, (xvii) Secretary, Department of Sports, Govt. of India, (xviii) Representative of Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, (xix) Joint Secretary (HE) & National Mission Director - Member Secretary

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Model Degree Colleges - (a) release of second installment amounting to Rs. 49.365 crores for 31 institutions under old norms and (b) release of the 50% Central Share to 56 new MDCs as first installment amounting to Rs. 218.40 crores under new norms.

Preparatory grants to States - release of the first installment of funds as proposed in the PAB agenda amounting to Rs. 47 crores as Central share for 13 States and 04 UTs.

National Quality Renaissance Initiative of NAAC - Rs. 17 crores for the current Plan period and an amount of Rs. 4 crores for the current year approved.

Capacity Building and Leadership Development Rs.2.3 crore with an advance of Rs.1 crore to be released as first installment to TISS

TSG - MoA for three months, extendable by another three months with a monthly expenditure of Rs.15 lakhs to be incurred on the TSG. MIS - Rs.16.85 lakhs to NIC for preparation of a DPR

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Detailed Milestones/Timelines The following was approved

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Sl. No Milestone Timelines

1 Submission of checklist and undertaking 31st October, 2013

2 Approval of preparatory activities and ongoing schemes of the eligible

States 6th November 2013

3 Submission of revised checklists (if deficient) 12th November, 2013

4 Preparation of Institutional Plans by Institutions 20th December, 2013

5 Submission of Institutional Plans to SHEC 30th December, 2013

6 Preparation of SHEPs by States 15th January, 2014

7 Receiving SHEP in MHRD 18th January, 2014

8 Pre-appraisal meetings (and re-submission, if any) 30th January, 2014

9 Finalisation and communication of SHEP by States 15th February, 2014

10 Evaluation and appraisal by TSG 15th to 30th February, 2014

11 Approval by PAB 28th February, 2014

12 Communication of Approved Plan and Allocation to States 15th March, 2014

13 Release of First Installment by NPD 15th April, 2014

14 Release of States Share 30th April, 2014

Rs. 4 crores released to NAAC Rs. 1 crore released to TISS Utilisation Certificates on first installment under MDC scheme

awaited

Preparatory grants and funds for new MDCs to be released shortly

Relevant head of a/c for release of funds to States under creation States too required to create head of a/c for RUSA Separate bank accounts for RUSA to be opened at the SHEC and

institutional level

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Approval of RUSA Guidelines including programmatic norms and equalization formula.

Consideration of applications of States who have responded after the cut-off date of 31st October, 2013 viz. Goa, Uttarakhand,

Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand & West Bengal.

Consideration of applications of the poll bound States who were addressed once poll process was concluded. Only Mizoram and

Chhattisgarh have responded.

Finalization of a logo for RUSA Any other item (with permission of the Chair)

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