I N D I A N H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE

A C o m p e n d i u m o f F l a g - S h i p P ro g ra m m e s o f U G C

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I N D I A N H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE

A C o m p e n d i u m o f F l a g - S h i p P ro g ra m m e s o f U G C

University Grants Commission

Contents
Special Assistance Programme (SAP) Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) Basic Scientific Research Programme (BSR) Centres with Potential for Excellence in Particular Areas - (CPEPA) Major and Minor Research Projects (MRP) The Inter University Centres of UGC Colleges with Potential for Excellence (CPE) Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Autonomous Colleges Academic Staff Colleges (ASC) 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

Faculty Development Programmes: Enhancing Faculty Resources of Universities 26 Faculty Recharge Programme Encore Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC, Minorities Significant UGC Fellowships/Awards Fellows of Different Academia Chairs Establishing Chairs in the Name of Nobel Laureates: Programme in the Offing UGC Fellowships and Scholarships 28 29 30 32 34 36 38 40

Preamble
Higher education in India has recorded impressive growth since Independence. University Grants Commission (UGC), by designing programmes and implementing various schemes through academic, administrative and financial support, has contributed in no small measure to the growth and development of Indian higher education. This has been done in keeping with constant commitment of both the Central and State governments towards the establishment of institutions fostering a competent human resource required for the social, economic and ethical development of the nation. In discharge of its cardinal function of coordinating and maintaining standards of higher education, over the years, the UGC has evolved a wide variety of programmes for realization of the goals of higher education. Some of these programmes have assumed 'Flag-Ship' status as they not only focus on individual students, teachers, researchers, socially vulnerable groups, thematic priorities in teaching and research and institutions of higher learning ranging from Departments and Colleges to Universities. In keeping with its objective of bringing this progressive qualitative improvement to the higher education landscape in the country, the UGC has launched these 'Flag-Ship' programmes. Several compensatory interventions for marginalized sections of the society for enhancing their participation in higher education have been a special concern of these initiatives with a view to promoting social equity. Establishment of Inter-University Centres has provided a fillip to making high-end research facilities and support to the Indian higher education system. Recently, the UGC has decided to launch an inspirational intervention through the establishment of Chairs in honour of Nobel Laureates who have done our country proud. The following pages of this brochure have captured certain glimpses of the 'Flag-Ship' programmes of the UGC. The presentation that follows will help the Commission as well as academia to identify possible regional imbalances, gaps in thematic focus as also the strengths and weaknesses of these programmes. It shall be the Commission's endeavor to harness the indentified strength, channelize its resources and direct its efforts towards overcoming the perceived inadequacies. It is noteworthy that through these programmes the Commission has supported a large number of students, teachers and institutions of higher learning with a view to achieving excellence in variegated domains of knowledge. I trust all the stakeholders will find this brochure fruitful.

New Delhi June, 2013

Ved Prakash Chairman, UGC

Special Assistance Programme (SAP)

The scheme aims at promoting research in all domains of knowledge. The institutions of higher learning under the scheme, are supported at three different levels namely Department Special Assistance (DSA), Departmental Research Support (DRS) and Centre for Advanced Study (CAS). The UGC is supporting as many as 943 departments of them, 712 are being supported at the level of DRS, 89 at the level of DSA and 142 at the level of CAS.
University Category-wise Distribution of SAPs as on 31st March, 2013
600 546
Jammu & Kashmir 20 Punjab 34 Delhi 44 Himachal Pradesh 5 Haryana 29 Uttarakhand 6 Uttar Pradesh 56

State-wise/Level-wise Distribution of DRS as on 31st March, 2013

Arunachal Pradesh 2 Meghalaya 6 Assam 35 Nagaland 1 Manipur 4 Mizoram 1

400 DRS DSA CAS

Rajasthan 22 Gujarat 28 Madhya Pradesh 8

Bihar 8 Jharkhand West Bengal 16 58 Tripura 2 Odisha 18

Grand Total: 943

Maharashtra 44

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146 96 61 24 0 4
State University Deemed University Central University

Goa 5 Karnataka 39 Kerala 29

Andhra Pradesh 89

Chhattisgarh 8

Puducherry 20 Tamil Nadu 75

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DRS Grand Total: 712

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

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State-wise/Level-wise Distribution of DSA as on 31st March, 2013

State-wise/Level-wise Distribution of CAS as on 31st March, 2013

Jammu & Kashmir 1 Punjab 3 Delhi 9 Rajasthan 4 Gujarat 5 West Bengal 9 Odisha 2 Andhra Pradesh 16 Karnataka 7 Tamil Nadu 9 Karnataka 18 Punjab 13 Delhi 12 Assam 1 Rajasthan 3 Gujarat 7 Jharkhand West Bengal 2 23 Odisha 4 Andhra Pradesh 14

Uttarakhand 1 Uttar Pradesh 5

Meghalaya 3

Uttarakhand 1 Uttar Pradesh 18

Meghalaya 1 Assam 1 Manipur 1

Madhya Pradesh 3

Maharashtra 6

Maharashtra 15

Kerala 5

Kerala 1

Tamil Nadu 8

DSA Grand Total: 89

CAS Grand Total: 142

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Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE)

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. The UGC has, so far, conferred the status of Universities with Potential for Excellence to as many as 15 Universities. Each University is supported with an additional grant of ` 100 crore spanning over two phases.

Interface Studies Cognitive Science Materials Research

Nanoscience

Genetics, Genomics

Focussed Areas of UPE

Herbal Sciences

Media & Social Development

Material Science Green Technology

BioTechnology

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

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

Punjab 1 Delhi 1 Rajasthan 1 Uttar Pradesh 1 Meghalaya 1

West Bengal 2 Maharashtra 2 Andhra Pradesh 2 Karnataka 2

01 Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu 2

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

Total UPE: 15

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Basic Scientific Research Programme (BSR)

The Basic Scientific Research Programme (BSR) was launched on the recommendation of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Prime Minister (SAC-PM) pursuant to that the MHRD had established a Task Force for implementation of the SAC PM's recommendation. The objective of the Programme has to give a big boost to scientific research. The Scheme provides for :
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Improvement of infrastructure in Universities Support to Colleges (Upgradation of Science laboratories in Colleges) Doctoral Fellowship Post-Doctoral Fellowships Developing Networking Centers, and Faculty Recharge

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Cumulative Sanctions Under Basic Scientific Research (` in Crore)

800 730.18 700 600 ` in crore 500 400 318.6 300 200 100 22.2 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 174.3 488.36 612.14

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Centres with Potential for Excellence in Particular Areas (CPEPA)

CPEPAs have been set up to encourage and facilitate the chosen departments at the selected universities so that they can collaborate across the departments by dismantling the discipline barriers. They are free to launch new and innovative academic, research and extension programmes and to strive to achieve global standards of excellence. There are 23 Centres with Potential for Excellence in Particular Areas spread across 13 States/Union Territories. These centres have been supported with an assistance of more than ` 51 crore. The spread of these centres across the states is given in the map on the next page.

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Centres with Potential for Excellence in Particular Areas CPEPA

Punjab 2 Chandigarh 3

Himachal Pradesh 1

Arunachal Pradesh 1

Uttar Pradesh 1 Rajasthan 1 Madhya Pradesh 1 West Bengal 1

Gujarat 1

Andhra Pradesh 2 Karnataka 3 Tamil Nadu 5

Kerala 1

Total: 23

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Major and Minor Research Projects (MRP)

UGC provides financial assistance to teachers teaching in Universities and Colleges to promote excellence in teaching and research. Research project may be undertaken by an individual teacher or a group of teachers. The UGC has supported as many as 987 Major Research Projects and 7501 Minor Research Projects and incurred an expenditure of ` 61.86 crore.

State-wise Distribution of Major Research Projects (2012-13)

250

No. of Major Research Projects

214 200

150

134 120

100 76 63 50 28 0 3 Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh 15 1 Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana 4 42 30 29 14 24 36 22 4 4 9 1 2 9 Mizoram Nagaland 12 25 1 2 7 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal No. of Major Research Projects Odisha Punjab Puducherry Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura 54

Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Madhya Pradesh

State/UT

Total: 987
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Minor Research Projects in Colleges No. of Proposals Approved Grant Sanctioned (in `)

314 2210 923

1031 1421 12.49

2.55

6.19

8.13 8.36

Eastern Regional Office (ERO) South-Western Regional Office (SWRO) North-Eastern Regional Office (NERO) Southern Eastern Regional Office (SERO)

672

852

10.33

6.81

Total Proposals Approved = 7423

(ERO) (West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Sikkim) (SWRO) (Kerala, Karnataka and Lakshadweep) (NERO) (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland) (SERO) (Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Andman & Nicobar and Tamil Nadu)

Total Grant Sanctioned = ` 61.86 Crore

(CRO) (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) (WRO) (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu) (NRCB) (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi)

Central Regional Office (CRO) Western Regional Office (WRO) Northern Regional College Bureua (NRCB)

Minor Research Projects (2012-13) in Universities

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No. of Minor Research Projects

11 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar 0 1 Chhattisgarh Delhi 2 1 Goa Haryana Gujarat Jammu & Kashmir 2 2 1 Jharkhand Karnataka 1 Kerala 1 Meghalaya Maharashtra 1 Tamil Nadu Odisha Rajasthan Punjab Puducherry 3 2 2 1 Tripura 1 Uttar Pradesh 1 Uttarakhand West Bengal 8 6 10

State/UT

No. of Minor Research Projects

Total: 78

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The Inter University Centres of UGC

1 Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) (formerly-Nuclear Science Centre) [http://www.iuac.res.in/] 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 I n te r- U n i ve r s i t y C e n t re f o r A s t ro n o m y a n d A s t ro - P h y s i c s ( I U C A A ) Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune 3 UGC DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore [http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/] 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. UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research (1989) [http://www.csr.res.in/] 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 (CEC), New Delhi The Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) (1993) [http://cec.nic.in/Pages/Home.aspx] popularly known as CEC has been established with 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.

Communication the goal of addressing the needs of higher education through the use of powerful

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Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Gandhinagar

Information and Library Network Centre, (INFLIBNET) [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.

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Bangalore

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) [http://www.naac.gov.in/] 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 selfstudy 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.

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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Colleges with Potential for Excellence (CPE)

The UGC has launched this scheme to foster excellence in teaching and research in colleges. The scheme provides financial support to help improve the colleges, their academic and physical infrastructure, introduce innovative teaching methodologies and implement modern learning and evaluation methods. The UGC has so far identified 284 Colleges with Potential for Excellence and supported them with financial assistance of ` 220.35 crore.

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

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

No. of Colleges 0 Andhra Pradesh 6 10 20 24 30 40 50

Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 3 Assam Bihar

3 2

10 6 7

Universities in States to which these Colleges are Affiliated/Constituent

Chhattisgarh

Chandigarh 1 1 Goa 1 1 5 Gujarat Haryana

2 3 4 8 3 3 7 9 13 9

18

Himachal Pradesh 1 Jharkhand 1 Jammu & Kashmir 1 1 Karnataka Kerala

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra

29

49

1 2 Meghalaya 1 1 Nagaland 1 1 Odisha 2 Manipur Punjab Puducherry 3

12 12

1 1 Rajasthan 2 5 6

12 17 23 Colleges Universities 18

Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand 1 2 5 West Bengal

Total : 284

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Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative

This is a joint initiative of the Government of India and the United States of America to foster partnerships between educational institutions of both the countries in the field of higher education and research. The main aim of the scheme is to forge linkages amongst institutions of higher learning from both the sides so that they can collectively address the grand challenges in areas like Energy Studies, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Environmental Studies, Education and Educational Reform & Community Development and Innovation, Urban and Rural Development etc. UGC has made an allocation of ` 25 crore to support this initiative. Indian Institutions
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

U.S. Partner
Virginia Tech., Blacksburg Virginia Drexel University, Philadelphia University of Pittsburgh Brown University Duke University Plymouth State University

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

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Grand Challenges to be Addressed under Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative

Energy Studies

Education and Educational Reforms

Sustainable Development

UGC Support to Singh-Obama Knowledge Initiative

Community Development and Innovation

Climate Change

Environmental Studies

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UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)

The UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) was initiated in 2006 with the aim of fostering educational linkages between India and the UK. In the last five years, UKIERI has played a pivotal role in establishing educational relationships between the two countries. In recognition of the substantial achievements and building on the success of this initiative, the programme has been recently extended up to 2016. The UGC and UKIERI have so far supported 20 joint projects. The UGC has made an allocation of ` 17.5 crore under this initiative.

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Joint Projects Supported by UGC-UKIERI

S. NO. 1.

DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE Unravelling novel circuitry regulating cell wall integrity, mitochondria and MDR in Candida albicans. Scenography in a digital age: A comparative study of the impact of new media on contemporar y Indian and British performance practice. Tailoring and optimization of structural and electrical properties of semi-conducting oxide based nano structured materials suitable for novel gas sensing applications. New Developments in Screen Printed Sensors: From the laboratory to the field.

S. NO. 11.

DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE Development of Optical Fibre based devices for Sensing Applications (DOFISA). Development of conjugate fusion protein vaccine against Diarrhoegenic E.coli.

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12.

3.

13.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Energy: Decision Support System (DSS) for Supply Chain Design and Planning. Optimising phosphate recover y from community bioenergy systems: Low cost sustainable fertilizer production for rural communities. Design and synthesis of potent dual inhibitors of Cdk4 and tubulin as anticancer agents. Climate Change and Groundwater management: An Indian Law and Society Comparative Study. Development of Ln+3-dopedfluoride glasses and nano-glass ceramics for compact Visible and White laser applications. Vellore-Aberdeen Nutrition Exchange (VANE) Project. Hydrothermal Growth of Multi componemt Barium Titanate based Ferroelectric Oxides for Multilayer Capacitors. Sustainable resourcing of platinum-group elements (PGE): Studies to understand and locate PGE in chromitites and breccias in India.

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5. 6.

Envisioning the Indian City: Spaces of Encounter. Innovations in International Outreach Social and Legal Methodologies in Research and Education. Evolution of Human hair form.

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Intergroup Contact and Collective Action in Educational Settings in India. Application of ketodithoesters and S,S-/N,S/N,N-acetals in organic synthesis: One-pot multi component reactions. Evaluation of Tribological Behaviour and Wear corrosion of CNTs reinforced Aluminium Metal Matrix composites.

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Autonomous Colleges
This scheme was launched by the UGC 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, prescribing syllabi, evolving pedagogy and appropriate assessment techniques. The UGC has so far identified 441 autonomous colleges spanning over 21 states, 85 Universities and supported them with an expenditure of ` 140 crore.

Experimenting with innovative approaches to pedagogy

Partially Delinking some colleges from the affiliating structure

Autonomy of colleges

Autonomy in designing courses

Autonomy in designing curricula

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

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State-wise Distribution of Autonomous Colleges as in May, 2013

Jammu & Kashmir 2 Himachal Pradesh 5 Uttarakhand 4 Uttar Pradesh 11

Punjab 4 Haryana 1

Assam 1 Nagaland 1

Rajasthan 3

Bihar 1 Madhya Pradesh 35 Jharkhand 5 West Bengal 7 Odisha 37

Gujarat 2

Maharashtra 28 Andhra Pradesh 78

Chhattisgarh 10

Karnataka 49 Puducherry 2 Tamil Nadu 155

States: 21 Universities: 85 Autonomous Colleges: 441

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Academic Staff Colleges (ASC)

UGC has 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 and refresher programmes for the teachers. The UGC has been providing full financial assistance to the host Universities/ Institutions to run the affairs of the Academic Staff Colleges. The UGC incurs an expenditure of about ` 50 crore per annum on its Academic Staff Colleges.

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

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

Jammu & Kashmir 2

Himachal Pradesh 1

Punjab 3 Delhi 3 Rajasthan 3

Uttarakhand 1 Haryana Uttar Pradesh 3 5

Meghalaya 1 Assam 1

Bihar 2 Madhya Pradesh 4 Jharkhand 1 West Bengal 4 Odisha 2

Gujarat 3

Manipur 1 Mizoram 1

Maharashtra 5 Andhra Pradesh 6 Goa 1 Karnataka 3 Puducherry 1 Kerala 3 Tamil Nadu 4

Chhattisgarh 2

Academic Staff Colleges: 66

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Faculty Development Programmes: Enhancing Faculty Resources of Universities

In order to support its efforts to enhance the quality and excellence in higher education, the UGC has launched a specific programme to enhance the faculty resources of the Universities. This scheme of the UGC has got two components namely Faculty Recharge Programme, and Enhancing Faculty Resources in Universities.

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

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State-wise Distribution of Faculty Development Programmes as on 31st March, 2013

10 Universities 5-10 Universities

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal Gujarat, Haryana, Kerla, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Uttarakhand

<5 Universities

15

15 13

12 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 4 3 2 3 2 1
Goa Assam Haryana

12 11 10

No. of State Universities

6 5 4 3 2 1
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala Jharkhand Odisha Tamil Nadu Karnataka Rajasthan

0
Andhra Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Himachal Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Punjab

Bihar

Delhi

Jammu & Kashmir

States/UTs

Total Universities: 144

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West Bengal

Faculty Recharge Programme

Taking cognizance of the decline in research output the Empowered Committee of the UGC has initiated a remedial Programme of faculty recruitment called Faculty Recharge Programme. The Programme envisages recruitment of highly motivated faculty with flair for research in interdisciplinary/frontier areas of science through a global advertisement. The UGC is contemplating recruitment of 1000 faculty over a period of time and place them in different Universities depending upon the requirements of the Universities and the specialization of the prospective faculty. As many as 54 such appointment have already been made under the scheme. These professionals are going to take up their respective assignment across 20 Universities.

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Encore
Enhancing Faculty Resources in universities is yet another initiative of the UGC. The programme aims at 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 system. Their help and cooperation is enlisted in institutional work and research as adjunct faculty and Scholar-in-Residence. Services of professionals and specialists from Public Sector Undertakings and business organizations especially those in the R & D are solicited under the programme.

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

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Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC, Minorities

UGC has been providing additional assistance to the universities and colleges which are offering coaching programmes to the students belonging to vulnerable sections of the society. Specific coaching programmes are organized at three levels namely; Remedial Coaching at UG and PG level, Coaching for Entry into Services, and Coaching for NET. The scheme has benefitted as many as 18, 35, 560 students from over 176 Universities at a cost of ` 319.64 crore.

Coaching for Entry into Services

Coaching for NET

Coaching Schemes
Assistance over and above the ceiling of General Development Assistance

Remedial coaching at UG and PG level

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

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Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC, Minorities During XI Plan the Total Number of Beneficiaries in 23 Central Universities was 575

No. of Central Universities

Arunachal Pradesh

Nagaland

Tripura

Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Manipur

Sikkim

Assam

Delhi

State/UT

Colleges with Relatively Higher Proportion of SC/ST & Minorities

This scheme aims at providing access to students belonging to SC/ST/Minority/OBC/PWD. The UGC has supported about 3,028 colleges with an expenditure of ` 69.41 crore.

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West Bengal

Puducherry

Significant UGC Fellowships/Awards

Research Awards for Teachers
The programme provides opportunities to permanent teachers of universities/ institutions to pursue research in their area(s) of specialisation for a period of two years, extendable for another year. There are 100 slots available under the scheme every alternate year.

Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellowships in Science, Engineering & Technology

The fellowship scheme is aimed at redeeming the expected shortfall in trained faculty required for institutions of higher education in the country and fostering a post-doctoral research culture.

Raman Fellowships for Post Doctoral Research for Indian Scholars in USA
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. Under this scheme 126 Fellows have been selected for the year 2013-14. These Fellows are going to work in different US Universities for a period ranging from a couple of months to a year.
For details, please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/researchawardamendments24may11.pdf http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Basic-Scientific-Research.aspx http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/dskothari_fship.pdf

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Non-NET Fellowships
UGC has introduced the scheme of Non-NET M.Phil/Ph.D Fellowships. These Fellowships are now available in all Central Universities and also those State Universities which are conferred the status of universities with Potential for Excellence. The scheme has benefitted more than 55,000 students so far.

A Compendium of Flagship Programmes of the University Grants Commission

Fellows of Different Academia

The UGC has started a scheme wherein it provides a special honorarium to teachers who are Fellows of at least two of the four identified science academiesNational Academy of Science, Allahabad; Indian Science Academy, Bangalore; Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi. This is an incentive given to the scientists whereby their salary is topped up by ` 15,000 per month.

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Fellows of Different Academia State-wise Distribution of Universities Assisted During the XI Plan

0 Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Delhi Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh 1
1

2 2 1 2 3

No. of Universities 6 4

10

10 2 1 6 1 3 10 6 9 3 3 8

State/UT

Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Puducherry Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

1 1 1 1 1

7 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 5 Central Universities 24 State Universities 69 Deemed Universities 14

Total: 107

A Compendium of Flagship Programmes of the University Grants Commission

Chairs
In order to giving a fillip to research & development, the UGC has made a provision for the establishment of Chairs in different universities. These chairs are named after illustrious persons who have made significant contribution in their chosen fields. Currently, the UGC is supporting about 9 chairs mentioned as under: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Rajiv Gandhi Chair Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Chair Babu Jagjivan Ram Chair Motilal Nehru Chair Baba Satguru Ram Singh Chair Barrister M.K. Nambiar Chair Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Chair Tribal Studies Chair Makhdoom Moinuddin Chair

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

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State-wise list of Chairs in Central & State Universities

4 1 CU 3 1 CU 2 1 CU 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CU SU SU CU SU SU SU SU CU CU SU SU CU SU SU CU Andhra Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Meghalaya Orissa Punjab 0 1 SU 1 SU 1 1 SU CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 1 SU CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 1 SU CU

Jammu and Kashmir

Rajiv Gandhi Motilal Nehru Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Baba Satguru Ram Singh Chair for Tribal Studies

Babu Jagjivan Ram Barrister M.K. Nambiar Makhdoom Moinuddin

A Compendium of Flagship Programmes of the University Grants Commission

West Bengal

Delhi

Bihar

Establishing Chairs in the Name of Nobel Laureates: Programme in the Offing

University Grants Commission (UGC) is working on a programme for establishing Chairs in the name of those Indians and India-born foreigners who have made the country proud. The Chairs will be associated with the names of (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Rabindranath Tagore C.V. Raman Hargobind Khorana Mother Teresa Subramanyam Chandrasekhar Amartya Sen Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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Nobel Laureates

Rabindranath Tagore

C.V. Raman

Hargobind Khorana

Mother Teresa

Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

Amartya Sen

Venkatraman Ramakhishnan

A Compendium of Flagship Programmes of the University Grants Commission

UGC Fellowships and Scholarships

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) Maulana Azad National Fellowships to Minorities Students (new scheme started from 2009-10 & implemented by UGC on behalf of the Ministry of Minority Affairs) Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) to NET qualified candidates Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) in Engineering & Technology Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) & Research Associateships (RA) to Foreign Nationals Research Fellowships for Ph.D. in Science for Meritorious Students of State Universities/Colleges Research Fellowships in Humanities & Social Sciences (New scheme to be started from 2010-11) Post Doctoral Fellowships 8. 9. 10. 11. Dr. D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowships in Science Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowships in Humanities & Social Sciences (w.e.f. 2009-10) Post Doctoral Fellowships for SC/ST Post Doctoral Fellowships for women Postgraduate Scholarships 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Raman Fellowships for Post Doctoral Research for Indian Scholars in United States Scholarships to the students of Central Universities (scheme launched in February, 2007) Post Graduate Scholarships for SC/ST in professional courses Indira Gandhi PG Scholarships for Single Girl Child Post Graduate Merit Scholarships for University Rank Holders Post Graduate Scholarships to GATE qualified students 300 12524 1000 No limit* 2375 1400 2012 Feb.07 2006-07 2005-06 2005-06 As per directive of M/HRD 6 months-12 months Duration of the course 2 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 500 500 100 100 2008-09 2009-10 2006-07 1998 5 years 5 years 2 years 2000 for SC and 667 for ST 756 2005-06 (Selection of fellow-ship commenced from 2006-07) 2009-10 5 years

2.

5 years

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

3200 per test 50 20 JRF + 7 RA 5244 165

1957-58 1984-NET 1994 1957-58 2007-08 2010

5 years 5 years 5 years FN- 4 years 5 years Initially for 2 years

* Indira Gandhi PG Scholarships for Single Girl Child 8040 Awarded during last 5 yeas
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