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Higher Education: Higher Education: Inclusive and Inclusive and QualitativeQualitative

2020thth October, 2012 October, 2012ACE ACE Conference HallConference Hall

Mohammad Muqim Mohammad Muqim

UGC’sUGC’s1212thth Five Year Plan, 2012-17 Five Year Plan, 2012-17and Policies of Inclusivenessand Policies of InclusivenessBackgroundBackground A reform initiativeA reform initiative National Sample Survey (NSS)National Sample Survey (NSS) The Challenge of rising number The Challenge of rising number Social Inequalities Social Inequalities Issue of quality of teaching-learning Issue of quality of teaching-learning Reform began in 12Reform began in 12thth FYP FYP

1212thth FYP: The Originators FYP: The Originators

Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development Human Resource Development

Planning Commission, Govt. of IndiaPlanning Commission, Govt. of India National Knowledge Commission, Govt. of IndiaNational Knowledge Commission, Govt. of India

Committee for 12Committee for 12thth FYP: FYP:

1.1. Prof. Ved PrakashProf. Ved Prakash

2.2. Prof. S.P. ThyagarajanProf. S.P. Thyagarajan

3.3. Prof. Furqan QamarProf. Furqan Qamar

4.4. Prof. Ravi SrivastavaProf. Ravi Srivastava

5.5. Prof. A.K. SharmaProf. A.K. Sharma

Basic Reference Basic Reference Documents Documents • Report of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC), 2006-2009Report of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC), 2006-2009

• Report of the Committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education, 2008Report of the Committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education, 2008

• Report of NSS 61st and 64th Rounds, 2007-08Report of NSS 61st and 64th Rounds, 2007-08

• Higher Education in India, UGC, 2008Higher Education in India, UGC, 2008

• Annual Report of the UGC, 2009-10Annual Report of the UGC, 2009-10

• Report of the Task force on ACCESS, EQUITY & QUALITY, 2011, Ministry of Human Resource Report of the Task force on ACCESS, EQUITY & QUALITY, 2011, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI)Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI)

• Report of the UGC-Affiliation Reforms Committee, 2011Report of the UGC-Affiliation Reforms Committee, 2011

• Approach to the 12th FYP - Policy Document of the Planning Commission, Government of IndiaApproach to the 12th FYP - Policy Document of the Planning Commission, Government of India

Approach Paper on Higher Education for the 12th FYP, UGC, 2011.Approach Paper on Higher Education for the 12th FYP, UGC, 2011.

Proceedings of the Conference of the Vice-Chancellors of Central Proceedings of the Conference of the Vice-Chancellors of Central and State Universities, 2011and State Universities, 2011

Report of the UGC Committee to Review the Existing Schemes for Report of the UGC Committee to Review the Existing Schemes for Enhancing Participation of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Higher Enhancing Participation of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Higher Education, 2011Education, 2011

Report of the UGC Committee to Review the Existing Schemes for Report of the UGC Committee to Review the Existing Schemes for Enhancing the Participation of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Higher Enhancing the Participation of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Higher Education, 2011Education, 2011

Report of the UGC committee to Review the Existing Schemes for Report of the UGC committee to Review the Existing Schemes for Enhancing the Participation of Minorities in Higher education, 2011Enhancing the Participation of Minorities in Higher education, 2011

List of AbbreviationList of Abbreviation AC & EC AC & EC Academic Council and Executive CouncilAcademic Council and Executive Council AICTE AICTE All India Council for Technical EducationAll India Council for Technical Education API API Academic Performance IndicatorAcademic Performance Indicator ASC ASC Academic Staff CollegeAcademic Staff College ASIST ASIST Assistance for Strengthening Infrastructure in Science and Assistance for Strengthening Infrastructure in Science and

TechnologyTechnology ASIHSS ASIHSS Assistance for Strengthening Infrastructure in Humanities and Social Assistance for Strengthening Infrastructure in Humanities and Social

SciencesSciences CAS CAS Centres for Advanced StudiesCentres for Advanced Studies CBCS CBCS Choice-based Credit SystemChoice-based Credit System CDC CDC College Development CouncilCollege Development Council CEC CEC Consortium for Educational CommunicationConsortium for Educational Communication CEDC CEDC Community Education Development CellCommunity Education Development Cell CPE CPE Colleges with Potential for ExcellenceColleges with Potential for Excellence CTE CTE College of Teacher EducationCollege of Teacher Education DEC DEC Distance Education CouncilDistance Education Council DHEI DHEI Diversity in Higher Education IndexDiversity in Higher Education Index DIET DIET District Institute of Education and TrainingDistrict Institute of Education and Training DISE DISE District Information System for EducationDistrict Information System for Education EBD EBD Educationally Backward DistrictEducationally Backward District EER EER Eligible Enrolment RateEligible Enrolment Rate EHEI EHEI Equity in Higher Education IndexEquity in Higher Education Index

ENCORE ENCORE Enhance Scholarly Faculty ResourcesEnhance Scholarly Faculty Resources EOC EOC Establishment of Equal Opportunity CellEstablishment of Equal Opportunity Cell FDC FDC Faculty Development CentreFaculty Development Centre FDP FDP Faculty Development ProgrammeFaculty Development Programme FYP FYP Five-Year PlanFive-Year Plan GER GER Gross Enrolment RatioGross Enrolment Ratio GoI GoI Government of IndiaGovernment of India IASE IASE Institute of Advanced Study in EducationInstitute of Advanced Study in Education ICT ICT Information and Communication TechnologyInformation and Communication Technology IIIT IIIT Indian Institute of Information TechnologyIndian Institute of Information Technology IL&FS IL&FS Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd.Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd. IISERIISER Indian Institute of Science Education and ResearchIndian Institute of Science Education and Research IIM IIM Indian Institute of ManagementIndian Institute of Management IIT IIT Indian Institute of TechnologyIndian Institute of Technology IMF IMF Instrumentation Maintenance FacilityInstrumentation Maintenance Facility IQAC IQAC Internal Quality Assurance CellInternal Quality Assurance Cell IPR IPR Intellectual Property RightsIntellectual Property Rights ISEC ISEC International Standards for Educational ClassificationInternational Standards for Educational Classification IT IT Information TechnologyInformation Technology ITI ITI Industrial Training InstituteIndustrial Training Institute IUC IUC Inter-University CentreInter-University Centre JIPMER JIPMER Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and

ResearchResearch

JRF JRF Junior Research FellowshipJunior Research Fellowship MIS MIS Management Information SystemManagement Information System MHRD MHRD Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentMinistry of Human Resource Development MoU MoU Memoranda of UnderstandingMemoranda of Understanding MRP MRP Major Research ProjectMajor Research Project NAAC NAAC National Assessment and Accreditation CouncilNational Assessment and Accreditation Council NCHER NCHER National Commission on Higher Education and ResearchNational Commission on Higher Education and Research NCTE NCTE National Council for Teacher EducationNational Council for Teacher Education NE NE North-EasternNorth-Eastern NET NET National Eligibility TestNational Eligibility Test NGO NGO Non-Government OrganizationNon-Government Organization NIFT NIFT National Institute of Fashion TechnologyNational Institute of Fashion Technology NIT NIT National Institute of TechnologyNational Institute of Technology NKC NKC National Knowledge CommissionNational Knowledge Commission NKN NKN National Knowledge NetworkNational Knowledge Network NMC NMC National Monitoring CellNational Monitoring Cell NMEICT NMEICT National Mission in Education through Information and National Mission in Education through Information and

Communication TechnologyCommunication Technology NPE NPE National Policy on EducationNational Policy on Education NSS NSS National Sample SurveyNational Sample Survey NSSO NSSO National Sample Survey OrganisationNational Sample Survey Organisation NUEPA NUEPA National University of Educational Planning and AdministrationNational University of Educational Planning and Administration NVEQF NVEQF National Vocational Education Qualification FrameworkNational Vocational Education Qualification Framework

OBC OBC Other Backward ClassesOther Backward Classes ODL ODL Open and Distance LearningOpen and Distance Learning PBAS PBAS Performance Based Appraisal SystemPerformance Based Appraisal System PIHEAD PIHEAD Promotion of Indian Higher Education AbroadPromotion of Indian Higher Education Abroad PPP PPP Public Private PartnershipPublic Private Partnership RA RA Research AssociateshipResearch Associateship RGIPT RGIPT Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum TechnologyRajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology RUSA RUSA Rashtriya Uchch Shiksha AbhiyanRashtriya Uchch Shiksha Abhiyan SAM SAM Sensitization / Awareness / MotivationSensitization / Awareness / Motivation SAP SAP Special Assistance ProgrammeSpecial Assistance Programme SC SC Scheduled CasteScheduled Caste SCERT SCERT State Council of Educational Research and TrainingState Council of Educational Research and Training SPA SPA School of Planning and ArchitectureSchool of Planning and Architecture SSA SSA Sarva Shiksha AbhiyanSarva Shiksha Abhiyan ST ST Scheduled TribeScheduled Tribe UG/PG UG/PG Undergraduate / PostgraduateUndergraduate / Postgraduate UGC UGC University Grants CommissionUniversity Grants Commission UGC-NRC UGC-NRC UGC Network Resource CentreUGC Network Resource Centre USA USA United States of AmericaUnited States of America

1212thth FYP: Principal Objective FYP: Principal Objective

This Plan shall focus on utilizing the This Plan shall focus on utilizing the historical opportunity for expansion historical opportunity for expansion for deepening excellence and for deepening excellence and achieving Equal Access to Quality achieving Equal Access to Quality Higher EducationHigher Education

Quantum Jump: Triple Objectives Quantum Jump: Triple Objectives a.a. Access and Expansion Access and Expansion b.b. Equity and Inclusion Equity and Inclusion c.c. Quality and Excellence Quality and Excellence

1212thth FYP: Challenges FYP: Challenges Access to Higher Education is still less than the minimum of international threshold levels.Access to Higher Education is still less than the minimum of international threshold levels. Distribution of Institution is direction lessDistribution of Institution is direction less

Enrolment in conventional discipline Enrolment in conventional discipline

Private self-finance Private self-finance

Curricular reforms leading to regular revision and upgrading knowledge of teachers. Curricular reforms leading to regular revision and upgrading knowledge of teachers.

Introduction of semester system and choice based credit system. Introduction of semester system and choice based credit system.

Institution perform poorly in the area of quality on relative global scale with the exception of few. Institution perform poorly in the area of quality on relative global scale with the exception of few.

Example : List of 200 Universities Example : List of 200 Universities

Reform in examination system Reform in examination system

Strategies: Strategies: 1.1. Achieving higher access through better utilization of Achieving higher access through better utilization of

existing infrastructure (50% intake increase), upgrading existing infrastructure (50% intake increase), upgrading and creating new institution to meet the objective of and creating new institution to meet the objective of regional equity. regional equity.

2.2. a. Upgrading of autonomous college and colleges of a. Upgrading of autonomous college and colleges of potential for excellence through NAACpotential for excellence through NAACb. Promoting evening University/collegesb. Promoting evening University/collegesc. Integrated undergraduate / postgraduate programme. c. Integrated undergraduate / postgraduate programme. d. Enhancing intake capacity in existing institution d. Enhancing intake capacity in existing institution e. Developing College cluster universities regionally e. Developing College cluster universities regionally f. Meta University complexes in Association with public / f. Meta University complexes in Association with public / private sector on an industry academic mode. private sector on an industry academic mode.

3. Strategy for promoting equity at all level in all braches of 3. Strategy for promoting equity at all level in all braches of higher educationhigher education

a)a) Financial supportFinancial supportb)b) Remedial / Intervention program to socially deprived, Muslim Remedial / Intervention program to socially deprived, Muslim

women. women.

4. Schemes for reducing regional / disciplinary / gender imbalances through a. 1000 polytechnics b. 374 Model colleges in low GER c. 800 college with 40 central university d. 20 Exclusive universities for women

5. Financial support to Girls of SC/ST, Muslim, OBC for a. professional b. Technical education that includes scholarship, transport, rent, book bank and fee-

plus – scholarship.

6. To retain students from deprived group, post doctoral scholarship be enhanced.

7. Strengthening of infrastructure to provide access and retention of women.

8. Equal opportunity cell

9. Monitoring agency for deprived section.

10. Promoting of Quality: Focus on a. Performance b. Curricular Reform c. Better human resource management d. High quality research e. Technology assisted monitoring system f. Science, Technology in cutting edge areas. g. Inter-University centreh. University housed networking centre to provide international quality support.

11. To improve shortage of faculty: Qualification, procedural11. To improve shortage of faculty: Qualification, procedural

12. Faculty talent promotion schemes12. Faculty talent promotion schemes

13. Leadership Development in Institution and Management program 13. Leadership Development in Institution and Management program

14. Curricular and academic reforms14. Curricular and academic reformsa.a. Student choiceStudent choiceb.b. Technology assisted participatory teaching-learning processesTechnology assisted participatory teaching-learning processesc.c. Feedback based holistic examination/evaluation system. Feedback based holistic examination/evaluation system.

15. Minimizing the affiliated burden of existing universities 15. Minimizing the affiliated burden of existing universities

16. Promoting private sector participation 16. Promoting private sector participation a.a. PPPPPPb.b. Multi Colleges UniversityMulti Colleges University

17. Promoting skill-based education 17. Promoting skill-based education

18. Reform in financing system18. Reform in financing system

19. Speedy Implementation of 1219. Speedy Implementation of 12thth FYP Priorities FYP Priorities

20. greater autonomy and operational flexibility20. greater autonomy and operational flexibility

21. State councils of Higher Education 21. State councils of Higher Education

22. Introducing a new educational management system for end-users. 22. Introducing a new educational management system for end-users.

23. Scheme of sharing affiliated colleges burden23. Scheme of sharing affiliated colleges burden

24. 24. The overall projected budget – Rs. 1,84,740 crores.The overall projected budget – Rs. 1,84,740 crores.

PRESENT SCENARIOPRESENT SCENARIO

1. Trends in the Growth of Higher 1. Trends in the Growth of Higher EducationEducation

Number, Nature and Category of InstitutionsNumber, Nature and Category of Institutions

State-wise Number of Universities listed by the UGCState-wise Number of Universities listed by the UGC

Colleges Recognized by the UGC for Financial AssistanceColleges Recognized by the UGC for Financial Assistance

Region-wise Distribution of Colleges

All India Growth of Student Enrolment: 1984-85 to 2009-10All India Growth of Student Enrolment: 1984-85 to 2009-10

Statewise Student Enrolment in Universities & Colleges: 2009-10Statewise Student Enrolment in Universities & Colleges: 2009-10

Statewise Student Enrolment in University TeachingStatewise Student Enrolment in University TeachingDepartment & Affiliated Colleges* Enrolment in 2009-10Department & Affiliated Colleges* Enrolment in 2009-10

Student Enrolment: Level-wise: 2009-10Student Enrolment: Level-wise: 2009-10

Student Enrolment: Faculty-wise*: 2009-10Student Enrolment: Faculty-wise*: 2009-10

State-wise Number of University Colleges andState-wise Number of University Colleges andAffiliated Colleges: 2009-10Affiliated Colleges: 2009-10

Distribution of the Teaching Staff by Designation: 2009-10Distribution of the Teaching Staff by Designation: 2009-10

M. Phil & Ph.D. Degrees Awarded in 2008-09M. Phil & Ph.D. Degrees Awarded in 2008-09

GER in Higher EducationGER in Higher Education

Enrolment and GER (18-22 Years)Enrolment and GER (18-22 Years)

GER (18-22 Years) in Rural and Urban AreasGER (18-22 Years) in Rural and Urban Areas

Enhancing Quality and Excellence inHigher Education

The Issues The Issues Majority of Colleges fail to inculcate quality educationMajority of Colleges fail to inculcate quality education Medium of education, Hindi/regional languages Medium of education, Hindi/regional languages Non-availability of quality text books Non-availability of quality text books No research orientation at college level No research orientation at college level Frontier of knowledge be enhanced Frontier of knowledge be enhanced No Articulation of internationalization of higher education No Articulation of internationalization of higher education Global plateform for knowledge seekers Global plateform for knowledge seekers Global north vs Global south, Global west vs Global east Global north vs Global south, Global west vs Global east

a. Reform Agenda (Academic, administrative, curricula and pedagogy)a. Reform Agenda (Academic, administrative, curricula and pedagogy)i. Teaching & Learning i. Teaching & Learning ii. Discovery and innovation ii. Discovery and innovation iii. Engagement with social concern iii. Engagement with social concern

b. Structural and System Reformsb. Structural and System Reformsi. Robust Policiesi. Robust Policiesii. Pragmatic Programii. Pragmatic Programiii. Good Governance iii. Good Governance

c. Academic Reformc. Academic Reformi. Semester Systemi. Semester Systemii. Grading Systemii. Grading Systemiii. Choice-based credit systemiii. Choice-based credit systemiv. Transfer of creditsiv. Transfer of credits

d. Generating Knowledge Societyd. Generating Knowledge Societyi. Learner perspective i. Learner perspective ii. Satisfaction of National and International demandii. Satisfaction of National and International demandiii. Knowledge sharing and participation iii. Knowledge sharing and participation

e. Preserving the character of a University e. Preserving the character of a University i. Uni-disciplinary University i. Uni-disciplinary University ii. Multi-disciplinary University ii. Multi-disciplinary University iii. Mandatory accreditation (1415 accredited out of 31324 iii. Mandatory accreditation (1415 accredited out of 31324 colleges and 75 accredited out of 534 universities) colleges and 75 accredited out of 534 universities) iv. Accreditation discipline wise vs subject wise iv. Accreditation discipline wise vs subject wise

f. Academic Staff College (ASC) Vs. Faculty Development f. Academic Staff College (ASC) Vs. Faculty Development CentreCentrei. No. of ASC: 66 since 1986 (Refresher course, orientation i. No. of ASC: 66 since 1986 (Refresher course, orientation program) program) ii. Increase ASC from 66 to 100ii. Increase ASC from 66 to 100

g. Quality faculty g. Quality faculty i. Attract good teachers i. Attract good teachers ii. Faculty mobility ii. Faculty mobility iii. Faculty upgradationiii. Faculty upgradationiv. Student teacher ratio iv. Student teacher ratio

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