Improving The
Quality of Higher Education
The Union Government has been taking a series of
measures to improve the quality of higher education of the nation. Several
premier higher educational institutions in the country like the Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian
Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), Indian Institutes of
Information Technology (IIITs) and a few Central Universities have featured
among the world’s best ranked higher educational institutions.
Global academic rankings of the World Universities are
carried out by multiple agencies. In one of such kinds of ranking exercises,
the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17 has listed 31
Indian Universities among the world’s best Universities.
Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore and the
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) have been included in the top 200
in QS World University Rankings 2017.
IISc is placed in the 152nd position while IIT Delhi has secured 185th
Rank.
In order to improve quality, the Central Government
has launched several initiatives viz. National Institutional Ranking Framework
(NIRF), Impacting Research Innovation & Technology (IMPRINT), Uchchtar
Avishkar Yojna (UAY) and Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in the
field of education for the qualitative development of education in the country.
Under the NIRF, Educational Institutions are ranked by an independent ranking
agency on the basis of objective criteria. Under the IMPRINT, the Government
has taken the initiative to address major engineering challenges through the
collaborative efforts of the IITs and Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The
objectives of UAY scheme are to promote innovation in IITs, addressing issues
of manufacturing industries; to spur innovative mindset; to co-ordinate action
between academia & industry and to strengthen labs & research
facilities. GIAN scheme facilitates partnership between Higher Educational
Institutions of the country and other countries in order to tap international
talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs.
The UGC undertakes maintenance of standards in
teaching, research and
quality assurance in Universities, Deemed to be
Universities and Colleges through framing various regulations, formulating
several schemes and disbursing grants to the eligible institutions. It has
notified several regulations with the objective of sustenance and improvement
in the quality of higher education and for undertaking academic reforms. The
regulations are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/UGC-Regulations.aspx .
In order to encourage research and development in the country, UGC has laid out
schemes, awards, fellowships, chairs and programmes under which financial
assistance is provided to institutions of higher education as well as faculty
members working therein to undertake quality research covering areas of
knowledge across disciplines including revival & promotion of indigenous
languages. Some of the initiatives taken by UGC for improving quality of Higher
Education are as under:
(i)
Choice-based Credit System (CBCS);
(ii)
Universities with Potential for Excellence;
(iii)
Centre with potential for excellence in particular area;
(iv)
Special Assistance Programme (SAP);
(v)
Basic Science Research;
(vi)
Major Research project;
(vii)
Community College;
(viii)
B.Voc. Degree Programme;
(ix)
DDU KAUSHAL KENDRAS;
(x)
Scholarship Scheme (ISHAN UDAY) for North Eastern Region;
(xi)
New Methodology of Grading by NAAC;
(xii)
UGC (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through SWAYAM)
Regulation, 2016.
Source | www.pib.nic.in
Regards!
Librarian
Rizvi Institute of
Management
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