Innovation in Higher Education
Innovation and upgradation of
infrastructure in higher education institutions is an on-going endeavour and
the Central Government is making a constant effort in this direction.
The University Grants Commission (UGC)
under the Scheme “General Development Assistance” provides financial assistance
to eligible Central Universities, Deemed Universities, State Universities and
colleges. The main objective of the grant, inter-alia, is to set up new infrastructure
and strengthen/upgrade existing infrastructural facilities in the institutions.
Further, in order to encourage
innovation and infrastructure development, the UGC has launched various schemes
and initiatives such as Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE),
Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area (CPEPA), Special
Assistance Programme (SAP), Research Projects, Basic Science Research and
Inter-University Centres.
The Central Government has launched
several new initiatives viz. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF),
Impacting Research Innovation & Technology (IMPRINT), Uchchatar Avishkar
Yojna (UAY), Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) & Global Research
Interactive Network (GRIN) in the field of education to encourage innovation
and research in the country.
The initiative of SWAYAM has been
launched which intends to provide massive open online courses (MOOCs) for the
students across the country with the objective of expanding the reach of
quality education to the students using the Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) tools.
Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme
of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), financial support is provided to
improve infrastructure availability in the State Higher Educational
Institutions and also to promote research and innovation.
This information was given by the
Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey today in a written reply to a
Lok Sabha question.
Source | www.pib.nic.in
Regards!
Librarian
Rizvi
Institute of Management
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