Indian higher Education April 7, 2016

Growth Of Higher Education Institutions Fold Increase Universities (in Ten) Colleges ( in Thousand) Enrolment(in Lakhs) Teaching Staff ( in Lakhs) * Provisional + Universities/Institutes as on March, 2016

844 Degree Awarding Universities/Institutions

India's GER Over Time % ( )

State-Wise Students Enrolment in Universities and Colleges

Inter-University Centres Inter-University Accelerator Centre, Delhi Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune UGC DAE Consortium for Scientific- Research, Indore National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), Ahmedabad Consortium for Educational Communication, New Delhi 1 To provide common facilities, services and expertise to universities, institutions and scholars, which are not generally available at many Universities due to cost factor. Accelerator Oriented Research State-of the art instrumentation for Astronomy Use of facilities of Dpt. Of Atomic Energy 249 universities and 6139 colleges have already accredited. Modernising libraries and scholarly communication Producing 1000 plus higher edn. films annually, broadcasting through TV Channels IUC for Teacher Education, Varanasi Strengthen the knowledge base of teacher education

Towards EXCELLENCE Special Assistance Programme Inter-University Centres & National Facilities Univ. & Colleges with Potential for EXCELLENCE Research Programmes Autonomous Colleges Human Resource Development Centres

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS IN INDIA Present in all State Moulding and updating teachers Variety of Programmes Linked with Career Advancement of Faculty HRDC Conducts Orientation Programmes (264) Refresher Programmes (425) Short Term Courses (286) 66 Teacher Education Courses (66)

Germany Indo-German Strategic Partnership (IGSP) Project Based Personnel Exchange Programme (PPP) South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg Exchange of Scientists Programme (ESP) Language Teacher Programme UK UK – India Education and Research Initiative Thematic Partnerships 61 Bridge Courses Connect to India Programme USA Joint Research Projects Raman Fellowships Community Colleges Israel International Collaboration  INDO-ISRAEL JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAMME US $ 5 million per year  32 Joint Research Projects in 2 cycles  3 rd Cycle is under process.

Australia Norway  Academic Cooperation between UGC and The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) was signed on 14th February, 2014 at New Delhi.  Indo-Norway workshop on academic cooperation held in February, 2014 at New Delhi  Indo-Norwegian Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Research (INCP)  Awarded 13 Joint Research Projects. New Zealand  Education cooperation agreement was signed between MHRD and Ministry of Education of New Zealand in 2010  INDIA NEWZEALAND EDUCATION COUNCIL (INZEC)  JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS  7 projects selected.  The financial commitment from UGC side is 1 million NZ $ annually  Higher Education & Research  Quality Assurance  Student Mobility  Skills Agenda

14 Community Colleges (223)B.Voc Degree Programme (162) Deen Dayal Upadhaya KAUSHAL KENDRA (64) Skill Development

Educational Leadership and Governance Emphasis on policy research Establishing think-tanks within university system Strategies for monitoring and maintenance of standards Organizing educational leadership program Reducing the burden of affiliation on universities Promotion of e-governance Institutional autonomy with accountability Designing innovative financing mechanisms Way Forward

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