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MTNUTES OF THE 14s MEETING OF THE PROJECT APPROVAL BOARD (pAB) OF RUSA HELD ON 17th SEPTEMBER, 2018

The 14th meeting of the RUSA PAB was held on 17th September, 2018 at L4.30 hours in lndia lnternational Centre, under the Chairpersonship of Sh. R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary Higher Education (HE) MHRD.

The Joint Secretary, MHRD & National Mission Director (NMD), RUSA welcomed the members of the PAB and the participating States.

AGENDA ITEM 1: CONFIRMATION OF MTNUTES OF !.3th MEETING OF PAB HELD ON 3OTH JULY, 2018.

PAB Decision: The minutes of L3th meeting of PAB held on 30th July, 2018 were confirmed by the PAB

AGENDA ITEM 2: PRESENTATION OF P BY INSTITUTIONS APPROVED UNDER COMPONENT 4 (10 ities @ Rs. 100 cr eachl

10 Universities which had been approved in-principle in the 12th meeting of the PAB were invited to make presentations before the PAB on their Action Plans. Based on the presentations, PAB gave the following decisions:-

s. PAB Decision No State lnstitution

L Andhra Sri Venkateshwara Approved Pradesh University

2 Andhra Andhra University Approved Pradesh

3 Jammu & University of Approved- With the condition that the focus will be on Kashmir Jammu strengthening its main campus and setting up a entrepreneurship and skill development hub for an amount of Rs 10 Cr at its main camPus 4 Kurukshetra To rework the proposal on the basis of thrust areas University identified by the University where it has excelled or desires to excel in research and innovation. The proposal lacked a cohesive strategy for knowledge creation and therefore, the University needs to rework its proposal and submit to the Technical Support Group for further evaluation.

5 Savitribai Phule The proposal needs to be revised giving emphasis on its University core strengths and weave in its multi-disciplinary academic program and sharpen its research component.

The proposal needs to be submitted to TSG for further evaluation.

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6 Odisha Utkal University The University needs to flesh out its research component. lt is advised to focus on its disciplinary strength and its core competency both in teaching and research programs.

7 Punjab Guru Nanak Dev The proposal needs to be recast with major emphasis on University research and teaching programs It may also be noted that the component on hard infrastructure be limited to 3O% only of the total budgetary allocation.

8 Approved

9 Telangana Osmania University Approved, with minor modifications to limit the number of sub components to 9. 10 West Bengal Jadavpur University Approved

Conditions for Release: The release of grants for the above approved proposals would be dependent on filling up of reasonably high (preferably 70%) faculty positions as on 31" May 2018 or thereafter.

The lnstitutions need to submit details of activities to be taken up under RUSA 2.0 & must avoid any duplication of activities taken up under RUSA 1.0.

AGENDA ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS UNDER OTHER COMPONENTS ON TEE ,eLE PORTAL

Co Srty by Way of converting college into Cluster

PAB Decision: The proposal of Maharashtra to form a cluster university with HR College of Commerce as a Lead College was not approved as the State is yet to enact an Act for the proposal approved under this Component of RUSA 1.0. The state was assured that this proposal would be taken up at earliest upon the passage of the Cluster University Act (RUSA 1.0).

Component 3: lnfrastructure Grants to Universities

PAB Decision: The PAB approved 2 Universities of Assam for Rs 20 crore each, subject to the condition that the State must keep provision in the State budget for matching State's share for the Universities.

S. No State District lnstitute

1.. Assam Dibrugarh Dibrugarh University

2 Assam Kamrup Guwahati University

Component 5: Uosradation of existins Desree Colleges to Model Desree Colleees

PAB Decision: The PAB approved the following 19 lnstitutions @ Rs 4 crore each for Upgradation of existing Degree Colleges to Model Degree Colleges

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Conditions for Release

l. Submission of Detailed Project Report

2. The lnstitutions need to submit details of activities to be taken up under RUSA 2.0 & must avoid any duplication of activities taken up under RUSA 1.0.

S. No. State District Name of the Colleges r. I ooisrra Gajapati Sri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Autonomous College 2. I Sirohi S.M.C.C.Govt.College, Abu Road 3. Bokaro Bokaro Mahila College

4. Andhra Pradesh YSR Kadapa Scnr Government Degree College

5. Jharkhand Godda Mahila Ma havidya laya,Godda

6. Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram Government Arts College, Parama kudi

7 Jharkhand East Singhbhum Baharagora College, Ba haragora 8. I Karnataka Yadgir Govt. First Grade College Shorapur 9. Jharkhand Ramgarh Ramgarh College, Ramgarh

1C Jharkhand Ranchi Jagannath Nagar College

1.1, Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar Rajapalayam Rajus College

t2 Damoh Government Degree College Hatta

13 Jharkhand West Singhbhum Mahila College Chaibasa

74 Tripura North Tripura GDC Dharmanagar

15 Tripura Dhalai GDC Kamalpur

16 Tripura West Tripura Bir Bikram Memorial College 7t Tripura West Tripura Women's College, Agartala

18 Tripura South Tripura lswar Chandra Vidyasagar College, Belonia ,1 Himachal Chamba Government College, Chamba Pradesh

Note: - 4 Colleges of Tripura from serial number 15 to 18, for which approval was granted under lnfrastructure grants to colleges in 13th PAB & 1 college of Himachal Pradesh at serial number 19, for which approval granted under lnfrastructure grants in 12th PAB stands withdrawn.

3 Component 8: Enhancinq Qualitv and Excellence in select Autonomous Colleses

PAB Decision: The PAB approved the following 29 lnstitutions @ Rs 5 crore each for Enhancing Quality and Excellence in select Autonomous Colleges. PAB also decided to retain proposal of St Josephs College, Bengaluru (Bangalore) under this component, in case the lnstitution is cancelled from Component 1 approved in the 12th PAB. This will be re-examined by the State of Karnataka

The entire State Share of 40% for these lnstitutions need to be borne only by the respective State Governments for both Government & Government Aided Colleges and no contribution is permissible by the institutions within the corresponding State Share of 4O%. Any breach of this stipulation would lead to cancellation for the proposals and withdrawal of Central grants. This condition is applicable for all components.

Conditions for Release:

1. Central Grants under RUSA 2.0 would be released only after the utilization and submission of Utilization certificate for the entire amount approved and released under RUSA 1.0

2. The release of grants for the above approved proposals would be dependent on availability / filling up of at least 70% of sanctioned faculty positions as on 3l-'t May 2018 or thereafter.

s No. State District Name of lnstitute

1. Tamil Nadu Coimbatore Kongunadu Arts and Science College

2 Tamil Nadu Vivekananda College

3 Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli NationalCollege

4 Tamil Nadu Tiruppur Sri G.V.G Visalakshi College for women Udumalpet

5 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore Sri Rarnakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education

6 Tamil Nadu Vellore Auxilium College

7 Maharashtra MumbaiCity Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College

8 Tamil Nadu Madurai Arul Anandar College

9 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore Nirmala College for Women

10 Tamil Nadu Chennai Loyola College

1.1. Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College For L2 Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram Women 13 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore Psgr Krishnammal College For Women t4 West Bengal Howrah Ramakrishna Mission Sikshanamandira 15 TamilNadu Chennai Stella Maris College

16 Tamil Nadu Chennai Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College For Women

4 17 Maharashtra Sata ra Yashavantrao Chavan lnstitute of Science, Satara

18 Tamil Nadu Madurai Emg Yadava Womens College

19 Maharashtra Pune Symbiosis College Of Arts And Commerce 20 Maharashtra MumbaiCity St Xaviers College Autonomous Mumbai 21 Maharashtra MumbaiCity Sophia College for Women

22 Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli Bishop Heber College, Autonomous

23 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore PSG College Of Arts & Science

24 Maharashtra MumbaiCity SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce 25 Maharashtra Thane B. K. Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce Mumbai Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan lnstitute of Science & 26 Maharashtra Suburban A.J. College of Commerce and Economics

Jai Hind College Basantsing lnstitute Of Science & J.T 27 Maharashtra MumbaiCity Lalvani College Of Commerce, Autonomous Rayat Shikshan Sansthas Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil 28 Maharashtra Thane College Vashi 29 Bihar Patna Patna Womens College

Comoonent 9: Infrastructure Grants to Colleges

PAB Decision:The PAB approved the following 58 lnstitutions @ Rs 2crore each for lnfrastructure Grants to Colleges

Conditions for Release

L. The lnstitutions need to submit details of activities to be taken up under RUSA 2.0 & must avoid any duplication of activities taken up under RUSA 1.0.

2. The release of grants for the above approved proposals would be dependent on availability / filling up of at least 67% of sanctioned faculty positions as on 31't May 2018 or thereafter.

RUSA 2.0 The Colleges approved for infrastructure grants under RUSA 2.0 are as follows

s. State District Name of lnstitute No 1 Kerala Palakkad N.S.S. Training College, Ottapalam 2 TamilNadu Tirunelveli St Xaviers College 3 Maharashtra Thane Seva Sadans College Of Education 4 Kerala Kollam Tkm College Of Engineering 5 Maharashtra MumbaiCity College Of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan 6 Tamil Nadu Madurai Lady Doak College 7 Kerala Pathanamthitta N.S.S. Training College, Pandalam 8 Kerala Ernakulam St.Xaviers College For Women, Aluva 9 Maharashtra Buldhana Government College Of Education,Buldana 10 Maharashtra MumbaiCity Bpcas College Of Physical Education, Wadala, 5 s State District Name of lnstitute No Mumbai

1,1 TamilNadu Coimbatore Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College Of Arts And Science 72 Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi G. Venkataswamy Naidu College (Tuticorin)

1,3 Kerala Kottayam St. josephs Training College, Mannanam L4 Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College 15 Tamil Nadu Pudukkottai The Madura College 16 Maharashtra Latu r Dayanand Science College, Latur 77 Kerala Patha na mth itta Titus li Teachers College Tiruvalla 18 Maharashtra Ahmednagar New Arts, Commerce And Science College, Parner 19 Maharashtra Ahmednagar New Arts, Commerce And Science College Shevgaon, Tal. Shevgon Dist. Ahmednagar 2o Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli Jamal Mohamed College 2L Kerala Thiruva na nthapura m Mar Theophilus Training College

Furthermore the following colleges were approved under RUSA 2.0 against cancellation of units approved in the L2th PAB meeting under the same component in RUSA 2.0

lnstitution Cancelled I nstitution Reallocated s. Name of State lnstitution Name lnstitution Allocated No. the State Allocated Bir Bikram Memorial College, Tamil Nadu Nesamony Memorial Christian 2'2 Tripura West Tripura College, Marthandam lswar Chandra Vidyasagar Tamil Nadu lslamiah College 2':\ Tripura College, South Tripura

Women's College, West Tamil Nadu Women S Christian College 24 Tripura Tripura TamilNadu Emerald Heights College For 25 Tripura GDC Kamalpur, Dhalai Women Himachal TamilNadu Sree Sevugan Annamalai College 26 Pradesh Government College Chamba

RUSA 1.0

AIso, the PAB accorded approvalto 32 additionalcolleges for infrastructure grants, in place of the 32 colleges cancelled under the same component in RUSA 1.0. The list is as follows:

lnstitution Cancelled ! nstitution Reallocated s. Name of State Institution Name Institution Allocated No. the State Allocated Government Arts & Commerce Bihar Patna Training College 1 Gujarat College, Sami, Dist" Patan

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Government Arts And Commerce Kerala Nirmala College Muvattupuzha 2 Gujarat College, Tharad, Ba naskhnata Government Arts College, Jam Kerala Snmtraining College 3 Gujarat Kalyanpur, Jamnagar Moothakunnam Governent Arts College, Vankal, Kerala Government College Of Teacher 4 Gujarat Mangrol, Surat Education, Kozhikode Government Arts College, Kerala Peet Memorial Training College, 5 Gujarat Kaparada, Ta. : Kaprada, Dist Mavelikara Valsad

Government Arts College, Bayad, Kerala P K M College Of Education 6 Gujarat Sabarkantha Madampam Government Arts And Commerce Kerala St. Thomas College Of Teacher 7 Gujarat College, Kathlal, Dist. Kheda Education, Pala Government Arts And Commerce Kerala Hhmspb Nss College For 8 Gujarat College, Jafrabad, Dist. Amreli Women Government Arts College, Kotda Maharashtra St.Xaviers lnstitute Of 9 Gujarat Sangani, Dist. Rajkot Education Maharashtra Loksevak Madhukarrao Government Arts College, Chotila, 10 Gujarat Chaudhari College Of Social Dist. Surendranagar Work Jalgaon Maharashtra Rajgad Dnyanpeeths Sau Government Science College, L1 Gujarat Nirmalatai Thopate College Of Vadnagar, Dist. Mehsana Education Bhor Government Arts College, Sagbara, Maharashtra Balwant College, Vita 12 Gujarat Dist. Narmada Government Arts College, Talaja, Maharashtra KmeSocietysGMMomin 13 Gujarat Dist. Bhavanagar Womens College

Maharashtra Matsyodari Shikshan Sa nsthas Government Arts College, Bhesan, 14 Gujarat Arts Science And Commerce Dist. Junagadh College Ambad Dist Jalna Government Arts College, Maharashtra St. Francis De Sales College 15 Gujarat Dhanpur, Dist.Dahod First Lady Teacher Mata Savitri Bai Maharashtra Walchand College Of Arts And 16 Haryana Phoole Government Girls College, Science,Solapur Rewari Government College for Women, TamilNadu N.V. K.S.D.College Of Education 17 Haryana Ratia 18 Jharkhand Kartik Oraon, College, Gumla Tamil Nadu Vellalar College For Women Jublee College, Bhurkunda, Tamil Nadu Sacred Heart College 19 Jharkhand Ramgarh, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh, P.T.P.S College, Patratu, Ramgarh, Tamil Nadu Womens Christian College 20 Jharkhand Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag B.B.M. College, Baliyapur, Tamil Nadu Scott Christia n College 21, Jharkhand Dhanbad, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh

7 Panchyat (Degree) College, Tamil Nadu Sadakathullah Appa College 22 Cidisha Phiringa Gopabandhu Anchalika (Degree) Tamil Nadu St. Josephs College 23 Odisha Mahavidyalaya, Ka limela Autonomous Govt. Women's Degree College, Tamil Nadu Thiagarajar College 24 Odisha Bolangir Tamil Nadu The Standard Fireworks Arunachal 25 Govt. College, Seppa, East Kameng Rajaratnam College For Pradesh Women,Sivakasi. Govt. First Grade College For Tamil Nadu GobiArts & Science College 26 Karnata ka Women, K.R.Pet - 571,426 Govt. Home Science College For Tamil Nadu Meston College of Education Women, N. E. Basic School, 2-,1 Ka rnata ka Salagame Road, Hassan - 573 20L (co-Ed) Emarti Devi Womens (Degree) Modern College Odisha 28 College, Nayasarak Balasore Mahila (Degree) College, Manipur Manipur College Odisha 29 Gopalgaon

Naba ra ngpur Women's (Degree) Manipur Don Bosco College Odisha 30 College, Nabarangpur Government B.Ed. College, Himachal St. Bede'S College Shimla 31 Gujarat Megharaj, Dist. Sabarkatha Pradesh

Government Commerce College, Utta ra kha nd DBS College, Dehradun 3,t- Gujarat Jamnagar

AGENDA ITEM 4: DECISION ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY STATES !N RESPECT OF COMPONENTS APPROVED IN 12TH & 13TH PAB s Name Name of the Decision of Non-Compliance Decision of PAB of Component the PAB N the State 1 Karna Creation of Approved Non-contribution of The PAB urged the State taka University by for St. state share by State Government to reconsider its way of Joseph's Government to the decision in the light of its upgradation of College, institution and commitment given to the Gol on existing Bangalore refusal to be contributing its matching state Autonomous in the 12th upgraded to a share. The PAB also recorded its College PAB University decision to abide by the conditionality of creating a Public University under this component. Accordingly, the State Government requested time for reconsideration. ln case of a decision by the institution to not become a Public University, the college would be

8 deemed to have been cancelled under Component 1 and approved under component 8.

2 West New Model Approved Land yet to be PAB approved cancellation of both Beng Degree Colleges in L3th PAB procured the New MDCs and allocate one al for New MDC each to the State of Birbhum Maharashtra (Washim District) and and Utta rakha nd (Haridwar District). Dakshin Dinajpur districts. 3 Assa New Approved lnordinate Delay in PAB had approved cancellation of m Professional in 12th PAB initiating both in 13th PAB and had allocated College for 2 construction of 3 one to . districts new professional ln the 14th meeting, PAB approved Bongaigaon colleges approved in allocation of the remaining one & 2014 ( sth PAB professional college to State of Bishwanath meeting) Uttarakhand in Pauri Garhwal District.

4 Karna lnfrastructure Approved Non-contribution of The PAB urged the State ta ka grants to in 12th PAB state share by State Government to reconsider its colleges for 90 Govt. Government to decision in the light of its Aided these institutions commitment given to the Gol on Colleges contributing its matching state share. lt was also categorically decided that the State's contribution should not be funded by the beneficiary institution. Any violation of the above decisions would lead to cancellation for the approval of the proposals and withdrawal of Central grants with penal interest. 5 Tamil Equity Approved The State re- PAB approves cancellation of 5 Nadu lnitiatives in 12th PAB prioritizes 2 institutions and retaining of only 2 for 7 institutions out of colleges, namely Rani Anna Govt. lnstitutions the 7 institutions College for women, Tirunelveli & Sri approved in the 12th Meenakshi Government Arts PAB College for women, Madurai; @ Rs. 2.5 crores per college.

9 t AGENDA 5: CANCELLATION OF APPROVALS ACCORDED lN RUSA 1.0

s Name Name of Decision of the PAB Non-Compliance PAB Decision of the the N State Componen o t 1 Odisha lnfrastruct L. Emarti Devi State has requested for PAB approved cancellation ure Grants Women's College, cancellation of of these 3 colleges in light of to Colleges cuttack (8th PAB) infrastructure grants to State's inability to secure 2. Balasore Mahila these 3 colleges land for these institutions. Mahavidyalaya, Balasore (8th PAB) 3. Nabarangpur Women's Degree College, Nabarangpur (4th PAB) 2 Gujarat lnfrastruct 2 colleges approved State has requested for PAB approved cancellation ure Grants in 3rd PAB cancellation of of the 2 colleges under the to Colleges infrastructure grants to component infrastructure these 2 colleges, due to grants, namely Government non-availa bility of land B.Ed. College, Megharaj, Dist. Sabarkatha and Government Commerce College, Jamnagar, approved in the 3rd PAB" Grants released must be adjusted with the subsequent release to other institutions in this component. 3 Gujarat Upgradatio Accorded approval State has requested for PAB approved cancellation n to MDC to Govt. Science cancellation of approval of the Govt. Science College, College, Tapi for this college. No Tapi District under the District for utilisation certificate has component upgradation to upgradation to MDC been submitted for MDC. Grants released must in RUSA 1.0 grants released in 2015. be adjusted with the subsequent release to other institutions in this component. 4 Mizora Equity Approval accorded The State has requested PAB approves the request m lnitiatives in the 9th PAB for giving flexibility in from State for inter-se inter-se allocation among allocation within the the 24 colleges approved approval of Rs. 5 crores for Equity lnitiatives by accorded to these 24 the PAB, based on the institutions. requirements of respective institutions.

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to UTs of Daman & Diu and Preparatory grants and MMER Srants 1 The L't instalment of the & with Equity rnitiatives to the ur of Daman & Nagar Haveri had o""n ,"]".r"a arong Dadar financial years due withdraw the funds In the specific Diu. However, the uTs were to 'n'bl" of grants rereased to the urs other issues. The pAB approved revaridation to technicar and then the Haveli' ln case of issues with revalidation' of Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar 1'O' The approval is as follows: treated afresh under RUSA grants may be Haveli' Rs' "' "ppro'ld Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar Grants of Rs' 6 00 crores each to Preparatory as MMER for both & Diu and 1% of central releases 1.8 Cr for Equity lnitiatives to o"'n the UTs filling up of at least 67% or 70% of releasing grants on availability / 2 With respect to the norm relaxation of the condition for special faculty posts, the P;; approved of sanctioned of instalments in'tttrnunt' However' subsequent release category states for release of t't to component conditions With respect on faculty recruitment as per the will be contingent 2 0' the faculty other units approved under RUSA the conditions laid down u't in" "' would be considered' ;',;;;;*; r; as on 31n Mav 2018 or thereafter the PAB cancelled in the 12th meeting' Professional Colleges of RUSA 10 3 Out of the 2 New (Surat) & college each to the State of Guiarat allocation ot on" n"* p'o-t"ssional approved of multi-disciplinary p'ot"i'ion"f colleges will cater to the needs Nagaland (Dimapur)' These professional Programs' for the component upgradation of D M College of Arts' Manipur 4 PAB accorded cancellation was a part of in 13th PAB since this college of existing degree college t" lo""*d 'oiPAB of RUSA 10' cluster University approved in 3'd

and other participants of thanks to the chair' PAB members The meeting ended with a vote

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