UTTARAKHAND STATE PLAN AT A GLANCE INTRODUCTION The state of Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh on November 09, 2000. It is surrounded by U.P. on the south, Himachal Pradesh on the west, and international boundaries of Nepal on the east, China on the northeast. Uttarakhand is ranked 12th in the literacy rate in India. As per the 2011 census, the literacy percentage has improved to 79.6%. Uttarakhand is well known for its boarding schools and is home to a number of technical education institutes. It has several reputed institutes of higher learning and research in diversified fields of general education, science & technology. Uttarakhand is fast approaching saturation in Elementary Education and improving in Secondary Education. Therefore Uttarakhand needs to develop a system in which academia; administration and the government are equal stakeholders and facilitate transformation to tap the talent in the fold of higher education Vision To ensure access and equity with high academic excellance in higher education for contribution towards global enrichment. Mission To contribute to the educational, cultural, and economic advancement of Uttarakhand by: Ensuring quality education for all Encouraging the pursuit of research, innovation and creativity as the basic philosophy of higher education. Goals 1. Quality & Excellence: i. To ensure that quality and excellence are sustained and upgraded in all the institutions of higher education. ii. To improve the quality of higher education in state by adhering to accreditation standards and supplementary measures. 1 | P a g e 2. Access: To increase the GER through expansion and consolidation of higher education in state by adopting innovative approaches to access, correcting regional, economical and social disparities. 3. Equity & Inclusion: i. To eliminate gender disparities. ii. To reduce urban-rural, inter-regional and inter-social group disparities while ensuring special attention to differently abled. iii. To ensure inclusiveness as a basic tenet of higher education which will accommodate more students from the marginalized sections into the ambit of higher education. Baseline Data Sl.No. Prerequisite Key Questionnaire State response Yes/No Commitment as per a set Time table 1 State Higher Education Does the state agree to Create Yes Council the State Higher Education Council according to the suggestion made under RUSA 2 State Perspective Plan 2 Does the State agree to create and Submit the Yes State Higher Education Plan according to prescribed guidelines 3 Financial Contribution Does the State agree to scale up to and maintain Yes to Higher Education as a prescribed levels of funding to higher education % of GSDP as a % of State Gross Domestic Product (GSD) 4 Adherence to Does the state agree to share the project cost Yes timelines for fund of the Government funded and aided release Institutions with MHRD in the applicable ratio (10:90, 40:60) 5 Agreement to create Does the State agree to create separate funds Yes separate funds for for RUSA RUSA 6 Filling faculty Does the state agree to fill up Vacant faculty Yes Vacancies [position 7 Accreditation Does the state commit for all State HEIs to Yes Reforms apply for Accreditation 8 Academic, Affiliation Does the state agree to implement reforms Yes 2 | P a g e and Examination mentioned under RUSA reforms 9 Governance and Does the state agree to implement all sectoral Yes Administrative governance reforms mentioned under RUSA reforms at State level 10 Institutional Does the state agree to implement all Yes governance Institutional governance / Administrative (Administrative) reforms mentioned under RUSA reforms 11 Participation in Does the state agree for all institutions to Yes AISHA participate in AISHA survey and provide requisite data yearly? B. State Plan at a Glance: 1. Geographic, Demographic and Special Features a. Geographical Map of the State outlining all the Districts 3 | P a g e b. Brief Narrative on State Geographical Profile: Area Total: 53483 Rural: N.A Urban: 35% Tribal: Hilly: 65% (in sq kms) Number Total: 13 Predominantly Predominantly Predominantly Predominantly of Rural: 12 Urban: N.A Tribal: N.A Hilly: 11 Districts Number Total: 95 Predominantly Predominantly Predominantly Predominantly of Blocks Rural: 95 Urban: Nil Tribal: N.A Hilly: 82 Indicator State Details Special Location Out of 13 districts 11 are located in the Hills. Out of them three Districts Chamoli, Pithoragarh Features and Uttarkhasi are sharing the border with China. District Champawat is sharing border with Nepal. Uttarakhand has the highest percentage of STs in the country. Most of them are in Four districts. Special problems Uttarakhand has the difficult Hill terrain and very remote area s far from the railway heads and of the State prone to vagaries of nature like Landslides, Earthquakes, cloud bursts , floods and fire. Any Other Most of Institutions are located at altitudes between 500 Mt to 2200 Meters having the difficulties of communication and regular transport. c. State demographic Profile: Population (In Lakhs) as per the Census year 2011 SC ST General & O.B.C Total M F M F M F M F Urban 2.07 1.88 0.14 0.13 14.21 12.48 16.42 14.49 Rural 7.61 7.35 1.34 1.30 26.17 26.47 35.12 35.13 Total 9.68 9.23 1.48 1.43 40.38 38.97 51.54 49.63 Population 18-23 years (In Lakhs) as per the Census 2011 SC ST General & O.B.C Total M F M F M F M F Urban 0.25 0.23 0.02 1.72 1.52 1.99 1.99 1.76 Rural 0.92 0.89 0.16 0.16 3.18 3.21 4.27 4.26 Total 1.17 1.12 0.18 0.18 4.90 4.73 6.26 6.02 2. State Education Profile (School and Higher Education): a. School Transition Rate, Board 2015 2016 2017 Average of Three years State Board Schools 70% 65% 72% 67.5% CBSE 75% 78% 74% 76% Other Board schools 60% 63% 65% 63% 4 | P a g e b. Students Enrolment (2011 census) across socio-economic Categories: Enrollments SC ST OBC General Total M F M F M F M F M F Urban 13953 11258 6097 4919 11094 8951 75273 58758 106417 83886 Rural 10169 11919 4444 5208 8086 9477 55157 62277 77856 88881 Total 24122 23177 10541 10127 19180 18428 130430 121035 184273 172767 c. State Higher Education Data: Indicator Overall Male Female S C S T Gross Enrolment 33.4 33.8 33.0 23.7 40.4 ratio (GER) Gender parity Index 0.98 - - 0.98 1.01 (GPI) Sl.No. Indicator Data 1. Institutional Density (ID) 40.6 2 College Population Index (CPI) 4.3 3. State‟s Expenditure on HE as a % of GSDP 0.9 4. Students Teacher Ratio 24 d. District Qualitative Profile: d.1 Number of Aspirational Districts in the State - 02 d.2 Identification of weakest and strongest Districts (Maximum 5) in State based on their education profile Weakest 5 districts Reasons Champawat 1. Low GER in comparison to other districts. Bageshwar 2. Lack of proper communication and transporation network. Rudraprayag 3. Low transition rate from secondary education to UG. Chamoli 4. Geographically difficult areas. Pithoragarh 5. Difficult terrain in border district. Strongest 5 Districts Reasons Dehradun 1. Higher GER in comparison with other districts. Nainital 2. Concentration of high population in the 18-23 age group. Haridwar 3. Presence of reputed secondary education institutions. Pauri Garhwal 4. Center of quality education which attracts meritorious students from other districts. U.S. Nagar 5. Industrial District . 5 | P a g e Districts with special Reasons Needs Tehri 1. Lack of transportation network. Uttarkashi 2. Lack of medical/agricultural/vocational institutions. Chamoli 3. Harsh climatic conditions & border districts. 3. Analysis of State‟s Performance against specific indicators and future targets under RUSA Sr.No. Goals Existing Deficiency in State Strategy to overcome Proposed targets under RUSA under HE system deficiencies RUSA 3.1 Excellence Less NAAC Accredited Institution Arrangements of Funds for Accreditation of more Colleges from improving the NACC to make them eligible for Infrastructure. RUSA grants & maintain best standards. Infrastructure Deficiency. Faculty Recruitment is in Up gradation of some colleges in progress. Model Colleges Required proper networking and Improvement of ICT Quality enhancement. communication problems. facilities 3.2 Equity Inadequate amenities to girl On the basis of needs of the Proposals under the component equity students colleges arrangements for are being submitted to RUSA funds will be done such as especially for girls hostels. Girls hostels and coaching classes. Shortage of hostels for socially Building more hostels The H E Department is proposing the backward students. schemes to different Departments at Center and State for providing the funds. Inadequate facilities to the Arrangement in the colleges In future colleges will be asked to use differently –abled Students. wil be made the funds under RUSA keeping in view the requirements of these students. 3.3 Access Deficiency of Proper Providing Internet facilities E-learning facilities will be provided communication and net working to all the colleges. to the colleges under RUSA. Remedial Coaching Opening of the remedial Proposals are prepared for submitting coaching classes in different to RUSA. Colleges. 3.4 Others Out of the 13 Districts of the state Different Departments, Request for Special package and 11 are situated in hill areas. Many Ministries and public concessions to this hill state are colleges are at high altitude and representatives will be proposed. remote areas. requested to contribute in the development of the Colleges. 6 | P a g e II. District Higher Education Profile 1. District wise Education Profile (Overall) (Baseline Data 2015-16) S.No.