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I N D I A N H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N -

Q U E S T F O R E X C E L L E N C E

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 -

Q U E S T F O R E X C E L L E N C E

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

Special Assistance Programme (SAP) 4

Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) 6

Basic Scientific Research Programme (BSR) 8

Centres with Potential for Excellence in Particular Areas - (CPEPA) 10

Major and Minor Research Projects (MRP) 12

The Inter University Centres of UGC 14

Colleges with Potential for Excellence (CPE) 16

Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative 18

UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) 20

Autonomous Colleges 22

Academic Staff Colleges (ASC) 24

Faculty Development Programmes: Enhancing Faculty Resources of Universities 26

Faculty Recharge Programme 28

Encore 29

Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC, Minorities 30

Significant UGC Fellowships/Awards 32

Fellows of Different Academia 34

Chairs 36

Establishing Chairs in the Name of Nobel Laureates: Programme in the Offing 38

UGC Fellowships and Scholarships 40

Contents

Ved Prakash

Chairman, UGC

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

Preamble

University Category-wiseDistribution of SAPs

as on 31st March, 2013

State-wise/Level-wiseDistribution of DRS


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.

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

Special Assistance Programme (SAP)

4 I N D I A N H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N : Q U E S T F O R E XC E L L E N C E

DRS Grand Total: 712

Rajasthan22

Tripura2

Mizoram1

Manipur4

Nagaland1

Arunachal Pradesh2

Uttar Pradesh56

West Bengal58

Delhi44

Haryana29

Uttarakhand6

Punjab34

Himachal Pradesh5

Bihar8

Puducherry20

Tamil Nadu75

Kerala29

Goa5

Karnataka39

Meghalaya6

Maharashtra44

Assam35

Gujarat28

Madhya Pradesh8

Chhattisgarh8

Odisha18

Jharkhand16

Andhra Pradesh89

20

Jammu& Kashmir

CASDSADRS

Grand Total: 943

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State-wise/Level-wiseDistribution of DSA


State-wise/Level-wiseDistribution of CAS


CAS Grand Total: 142

Rajasthan3

Manipur1

Uttar Pradesh18

West Bengal23

Delhi12

Uttarakhand1

Punjab13

Tamil Nadu8

Kerala1

Karnataka18

Meghalaya1

Maharashtra15

Assam1

Gujarat7

Odisha4

Jharkhand2

Andhra Pradesh14

DSA Grand Total: 89

Rajasthan4

Uttar Pradesh5

West Bengal9

Delhi9

Uttarakhand1

Punjab3

Tamil Nadu9Kerala

5

Karnataka7

Meghalaya3

Maharashtra6

Assam1

Gujarat5 Madhya Pradesh

3

Odisha2

Andhra Pradesh16

Jammu & Kashmir1

A C o m p e n d i u m o f F l a g s h i p Pr o g r a m m e s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y G r a n t s C o m m i s s i o n

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

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.

Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE)


Focussed Areasof UPE

Green Technology

Interface Studies

Genetics, Genomics

Herbal Sciences

Bio- Technology

Cognitive Science

Nano-science

Media & Social

Development

Material Science

Materials Research

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


Total UPE: 15

01 Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal

02 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

03 University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

04 North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya

05 University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra

06 Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal

07 University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

08 University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra

09 Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

10 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

11 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab

12 Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka

13 Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

14 University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka

15 University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Rajasthan1

Uttar Pradesh1

West Bengal2

Delhi1

Punjab1

Tamil Nadu2

Karnataka2

Meghalaya1

Maharashtra2

Andhra Pradesh2

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 :

l Improvement

l Support to Colleges (Upgradation of Science laboratories in Colleges)

l Doctoral Fellowship

l Post-Doctoral Fellowships

l Developing Networking Centers, and

l Faculty Recharge

of infrastructure in Universities

Basic Scientific ResearchProgramme (BSR)


Cumulative Sanctions Under Basic Scientific Research (` in Crore)


800

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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.

Centres with Potentialfor Excellence in Particular Areas (CPEPA)



Centres with Potential for Excellence in Particular Areas CPEPA

Rajasthan1

Uttar Pradesh1

West Bengal1

Chandigarh3

Tamil Nadu5

Karnataka3

Andhra Pradesh2

Arunachal Pradesh1

Gujarat1

Himachal Pradesh1

Kerala1

Madhya Pradesh1

Total: 23

Punjab2

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.

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

Major and Minor ResearchProjects (MRP)

No. of Major Research Projects

Total: 987

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No. of Minor Research Projects

Total: 78

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No. of Proposals Approved Grant Sanctioned (in `)

Eastern Regional Office (ERO)

South-Western Regional Office (SWRO)

North-Eastern Regional Office (NERO)

Southern Eastern RegionalOffice (SERO)

Central Regional Office (CRO)

Western Regional Office (WRO)

Northern Regional CollegeBureua (NRCB)

(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)

(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)

Total Proposals Approved = 7423

Total Grant Sanctioned = ` 61.86 Crore

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Minor Research Projects in Colleges

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

Centre for

Astronomy and

Astrophysics

(IUCAA), Pune

Inter-Univers i ty Centre for Astronomy and Astro-Physics ( IUCAA)

[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.

3 UGC DAE

Consortium for

Scientific

Research,

Indore

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

Communication

(CEC),

New Delhi

T h e C o n s o r t i u m f o r E d u c a t i o n a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n ( C E C ) ( 1 9 9 3 )

[http://cec.nic.in/Pages/Home.aspx] 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.

The Inter UniversityCentres of UGC


5 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.

6 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 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.


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

Colleges with Potentialfor Excellence (CPE)


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Madhya Pradesh 37

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

Total : 284

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.

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

Singh-Obama 21st CenturyKnowledge Initiative

Indian Institutions U.S. Partner

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Virginia Tech., Blacksburg Virginia

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Drexel University, Philadelphia

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi University of Pittsburgh

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam Brown University

Duke University

Plymouth State University



Grand Challenges to be Addressed under

Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative

Environmental Studies

Energy Studies

UGC Support to Singh-Obama

Knowledge Initiative

Climate Change

Education and

Educational Reforms

Community Development

and Innovation

Sustainable Development

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.

UK-India Education andResearch Initiative (UKIERI)



S. NO. DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE S. 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 contemporar y Ind ian and Br i t i sh 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. C l imate Change and Groundwate r 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 India.

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.

Joint Projects Supported by UGC-UKIERI

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.

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

Autonomous Colleges


Autonomy in designing curricula

Autonomy of colleges

Autonomy in designing

courses

Experimenting with

innovative approaches to

pedagogy

Partially Delinking some colleges from the affiliating

structure


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

Rajasthan3

Nagaland1

Jammu & Kashmir2

Uttar Pradesh11

West Bengal7

Uttarakhand4

Punjab4

Himachal Pradesh5

Bihar1

Puducherry2

Tamil Nadu155

Karnataka49

Maharashtra28


35

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10

Odisha37

Jharkhand5

Andhra Pradesh78

States: 21

Universities: 85

Autonomous Colleges: 441

Haryana1 Assam

1

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

Academic Staff Colleges (ASC)



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

Puducherry1

Tamil Nadu4

Kerala3

Goa1

Karnataka3

Meghalaya1

Maharashtra5

Assam1


4

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2

Odisha2

Jharkhand1

Andhra Pradesh6

Academic Staff Colleges: 66

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

Faculty Development Programmes:Enhancing Faculty Resourcesof Universities



State-wise Distribution of Faculty Development Programmes


³10 Universities Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal

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

Total Universities: 144

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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.

Faculty Recharge Programme



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

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.

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

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


Assistanceover and

above the ceilingof General

Development Assistance

Coaching Schemes

Coaching for NET

Remedial coaching at UG and PG

level

Coaching for Entry into Services

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.

Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC,

Minorities During XI Plan the Total Number of Beneficiaries in

23 Central Universities was 575


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Significant UGC Fellowships/Awards


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.

Research Awards for Teachers

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.

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

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.

Raman Fellowships for Post DoctoralResearch for Indian Scholars in USA

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.


Non-NET Fellowships

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

academies–National 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.

Fellows of Different Academia


Total: 107

Deemed Universities 14

State Universities 69

Central Universities 24

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State-wise Distribution of Universities Assisted During the XI Plan

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

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. Rajiv Gandhi Chair

2. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Chair

3. Babu Jagjivan Ram Chair

4. Motilal Nehru Chair

5. Baba Satguru Ram Singh Chair

6. Barrister M.K. Nambiar Chair

7. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Chair

8. Tribal Studies Chair

9. Makhdoom Moinuddin Chair

Chairs



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

Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Chair for Tribal Studies Makhdoom Moinuddin

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) Rabindranath Tagore

(2) C.V. Raman

(3) Hargobind Khorana

(4) Mother Teresa

(5) Subramanyam Chandrasekhar

(6) Amartya Sen

(7) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Establishing Chairs in the Name ofNobel Laureates: Programme in the Offing



Rabindranath Tagore C.V. Raman Hargobind Khorana

Mother Teresa Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Amartya Sen

Venkatraman Ramakhishnan

Nobel Laureates


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 1984-NET

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

UGC Fellowships and Scholarships

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

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