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ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 University Grants Commission Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110 002 (INDIA) (Website: www.ugc.ac.in) Commission Members of UGC During 2012-2013 Chairman Prof. Ved Prakash* Vice-Chairman Prof. Ved Prakash** Members 1. Sh. Ashok Thakur*** 2. Mrs. Anjuly Chib Duggal 3. Prof. Achyutananda Samanta 4. Prof. (Dr.) Seyed E. Hasnain 5. Prof. Meenakshi Gopinath 6. Dr. Indu Shahani 7. Prof. Yogendra Yadav 8. Dr. V. S. Chauhan 9. Prof. D. Narasimha Reddy 10. Prof. M.M. Ansari# Secretary Dr. N.A. Kazmi## Dr. Akhilesh Gupta### * w.e.f. 18th January, 2013 ** upto 17th January, 2013 *** w.e.f. 30th May, 2012 # w.e.f. 6th August, 2012 ## upto 2nd November, 2012 ### w.e.f. 2nd November, 2012 iii Printed & Published by : Secretary, University Grants Commission Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 Designed and Printed by : M/s Jeewan Offset Press 18/36, Street No. 5, Railway Line Side, Anand Parbat Industrial Area, New Rohtak Road, New Delhi - 110 005 Tel.: 9873870464 | E-mail : [email protected] iv Annual Report 2012-2013 Present Commission Members of University Grants Commission Chairman Prof. Ved Prakash Vice-Chairman Prof. H. Devaraj Members Sh. Ashok Thakur Secretary, Deptt. of Secondary & Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi-110001 Mrs Anjuly Chib Duggal Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi – 110001 Prof. Achyutananda Samanta Professor in Chemistry, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar (Orrisa) Prof. Dr. Seyed E. Hasnain Professor, Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 Prof. Meenakshi Gopinath Principal, Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi-110024 Dr. Indu Shahani Principal, HR College of Commerce & Economics, 123, Dinshaw Wachha Road, Churchgate, Mumbai-400020 Dr. V. S. Chauhan Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Bio-technology (ICGEB) Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,New Delhi-110 067 Prof. D. Narasimha Reddy Chairman, Recruitment & Assessment Centre, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Lucknow Road, Timarpur Delhi-110 054 Prof. M.M.Ansari Economist, Former CIC & Interlocutor for J & K, Govt. of India, 1068, Rajnigandha Apartments, Plot–4, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 075 Prof. S.G. Dhande 58 Buena Monte, Panchavati, Pashan, Pune MH-411008 Secretary Dr. Akhilesh Gupta v CONTENTS Page Number(s) Foreword xi Executive Summary 1 1. Introduction 26 1.1 Legend 26 1.1(a) Role and Organization of UGC 26 1.2 About Twelfth Plan 28 1.3 Special Cells Functioning in the UGC 30 (a) Right to Information Act (RIA) Cell 30 (b) Pay Scale Cell 31 (c) SC/ST/OBC Cell 32 (d) Minorities Cell 32 (e) Vigilance Cell 32 (f) Legal Cell 33 (g) Desk: Parliament Matters 33 (h) Internal Audit Cell 33 (i) Cell against Malpractices 34 (j) Cell against Sexual Harassment of Women at work place 34 (k) Anti-Ragging Cell 34 1.4 Publications 37 1.5 Budget and Finances of UGC 38 1.6 Joint Cadre Review Committee (JCRC) for Central and Deemed to be Universities 40 1.7 Major Decisions during the Year 42 2. Growth of Higher Education System: Some Statistics 48 2.1 Institutions 48 2.2 Students Enrolment 56 2.3 Faculty Strength 57 vii 2.4 Research Degrees 57 2.5 Growth in Enrolment of Women in Higher Education 58 2.6 Distribution of Women Enrolment by State and Faculty 58 2.7 Women Colleges 59 3. Development (Plan) and Maintenance (Non-Plan) Assistance to Universities 73 3.1 Assistance to Universities 73 (A) Central Universities 73 (B) State Universities 90 (C) Deemed to be Universities 99 4. Development (Plan) and Maintenance (Non-Plan) Assistance to Colleges 104 4.1 Thrust of Eleventh and Twelfth Plan for the Development of Colleges 104 4.2 Colleges Recognized by UGC for Financial Assistance 106 4.3 Grants to Colleges by the UGC Regional Offices 106 4.4 Scheme-wise position of Release of Grants by the UGC Regional Offices 108 4.5 Grants to Delhi Colleges and Constituent Colleges of Banaras Hindu University 128 4.6 Establishment of New Model Degree Colleges in Educational Backward Districts (EBD) with Low GER 129 4.7 Instrumentation Maintenance Facility in Colleges 130 5. Quality and Excellence 132 5.1 Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) 132 5.2 Colleges with Potential for Excellence (CPE) 135 5.3 Centres with Potential for Excellence in a Particular Area (CPEPA) 136 5.4 Establishment of New Centres/Institutes 138 5.5 Special Assistance Programme (SAP) 138 5.6 Innovative Programme – Teaching and Research in Emerging & Inter-disciplinary Areas 142 5.7 Autonomous Colleges 142 5.8 Academic Staff Colleges (ASC) 146 5.9 Promotion of Rajbhasha (Hindi) 147 viii Annual Report 2012-2013 5.10 Bilateral Cultural Exchange Programme and Educational Exchange Programmes 149 5.11 National Education Testing (NET) for Development of Human Resource for Teaching and Research 155 5.12 Travel Grant 160 5.13 Inter-University Centres (IUCs) 161 5.14 Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) 164 5.15 UGC National Hari Om Ashram Trust, Swami Pranavananda Saraswati and Veda Vyas Sanskrit Awards 164 6. Promotion of Research 166 6.1 Research Projects for Teachers: Major and Minor 166 6.2 Research Awards for Teachers 168 6.3 Emeritus Fellowships 168 6.4 Research Workshops,/Seminars/ Symposia & Conferences 169 6.5 Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs) and Research Associateships (RAs) for Foreign Nationals 169 6.6 Junior Research Fellowships for Indian Nationals 170 6.7 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships for SC/ST 171 6.8 Post-Doctoral Fellowships for SC/ST 172 6.9 Post-Graduate Scholarships for SC/ST Students in Professional Courses 172 6.10 Research Scientists (Pre-revised) 173 6.11 Post-Doctoral Fellowships for Women 173 6.12 PG Scholarships to GATE Qualified Students of M.E. / M.Tech. / M.Pharma 174 6.13 Indira Gandhi Post-Graduate Scholarships for Single Girl Child 174 6.14 Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders at Undergraduate Level 176 6.15 Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students 179 6.16 Status of Implementation of the Recommendation of the Empowered Committee for Basic Scientific Research in Indian Universities 181 6.17 Networking Research Centres : Summer-Winter School 182 6.18 Single Girl Child Fellowship Scheme 183 ix 6.19 Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-doctoral Fellowships 183 6.20 Research Fellowships in Sciences for Meritorious Students 184 6.21 Operation Faculty Recharge: Initiative of Augmenting the Research and Teaching Resources of Universities 185 6.22 UGC-BSR Faculty Fellowship Scheme 185 6.23 One-Time Grant to Teachers under BSR Programme 186 6.24 Start up Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty 187 7. Gender and Social Equity 188 7.1 Development of Women’s Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges 188 7.2 Special Scheme for Construction of Women Hostels 189 7.3 Capacity building of Women Managers in Higher Education 190 7.4 Establishment of Special SC/ST Cells in Universities 191 7.5 Facilities for Persons with Disabilities 193 8. Relevant and Value based Education 195 8.1 Introduction of Career Oriented Courses in Universities and Colleges 195 8.2 Area Study Centres in Universities 196 8.3 Establishment of Centres in Universities for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy 197 8.4 Special Studies on Epoch Making Social Thinkers of India 199 8.5 Life-long Learning and Extension Programme 200 8.6 Human Rights Education (HRE) 201 9. Integration of Information and Communication Technologies 203 9.1 Establishing / Upgradation of Computer Centres in Universities 203 9.2 Development Assistance for Upgradation of Existing and New Management Departments 204 9.3 Production of Courseware E-Content for Postgraduate Subjects 205 10. Governance and Efficiency Improvement 207 10.1 Incentives for Resource Mobilisation 207 List of Appendices 209 x Annual Report 2012-2013 Foreword The publication of the Annual Report of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has been a regular feature since the inception of UGC in 1953. The Annual Report for 2012-2013 provides not only the major initiatives taken by UGC as the apex body for coordinating and maintaining standards of higher education in the country but also highlights the initiatives undertaken by the UGC to promote the general development of universities and colleges culminating to enhancing access, equity, relevance and excellence. During the first year of the XII Plan, the UGC has undertaken a number of new initiatives with a view to ensuring inclusive and qualitative expansion of higher education. I do hope that the data /information provided in this Annual Report will be useful for the teachers, students, researchers, administrators and other stakeholders in higher education. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to all the members of the Commission for their unstinted support in carrying forward the agenda of the UGC. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the valuable contributions made by my colleagues in bringing the annual report in the present form. Feedback for improving the contents of the Annual Report would be more than welcome. New Delhi Prof. Ved Prakash Chairman xi Executive Summary : 2012-2013 The Executive Summary of the UGC Annual Report 2012-2013 encapsulates not only the activities of UGC to achieve its mandatory objectives but also physical targets achieved under its various schemes/programmes and the expenditure entailed on the same besides the statistical growth in the higher education sector. ● The UGC functions through various Bureaus and Cells. The reports of various activities of these during the year under reporting are reproduced below. ● As many as 10249 applications and 592 appeals had been received and disposed off by RIA Cell of UGC during 2012-2013 and ` 1,13,443/- were collected as RTI fee and 96,502/- as additional fee.