g, New Delhi - 110 002 Bahadurshah Zafar Mar University Grants Commission Annual Report Annual Report Annual Report 2008-09 ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi-110 002 (INDIA) (Website: www.ugc.ac.in) iii LIST OF COMMISSION MEMBERS DURING 2008-2009 Chairman Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat Vice-Chairperson Prof. Mool Chand Sharma* Members 1. Shri R. P. Agrawal 2. Mrs. Rita Menon** 3. Mrs. Vilasini Ramachandran*** 4. Dr. Shivajirao Shripatrao Kadam 5. Prof. K. Ramamurthy Naidu 6. Dr. (Mrs.) Shashi Rai + 7. Dr. S. Xavier Alphonse, S. J. 8. Prof. Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen 9. Dr. (Mrs.) Vidya Yeravdekar 10. Prof. D. Singh Chauhan 11. Prof. Achyutananda Samanta Secretary Dr. R.K. Chauhan * upto 28th February, 2009 ** upto 23rd March, 2009 *** w. e. f. 24th March, 2009 + upto 7th February, 2009 Published by Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 and Printed at Viba Press Pvt. Ltd., C-66/3, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Delhi-110020. Mobile : 9810049515 v List of Present Commission Members of University Grants Commission Chairman Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat Vice-Chairperson Prof. Ved Prakash Members ● Mrs. Vilasini Ramachandran Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure Ministry of Finance, New Delhi - 110 001 ● Dr. Shivajirao Shripatrao Kadam Vice-Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Pune - 411 030 ● Prof. K. Ramamurthy Naidu Former Secretary, APSCHE Mountainview Apartment, G-5, Door No. 83-269/3/5 & 11, Beside Shangrila Apt., Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034 (A.P.) ● Dr. S. Xavier Alphonse S. J. Director, Indian Centre for Research & Development of Community Education, 30, Veerasamy Street, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008 ● Dr. (Mrs.) Vidya Yeravdekar Joint Director, Symbiosis, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune - 411 004 ● Prof. Achyutananda Samanta Professor in Chemistry, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubhaneswar (Orissa) Secretary Dr. R.K.Chauhan vi Annual Report 2008-2009 Present Senior Officers of University Grants Commission 1. Dr. R.K. Chauhan Secretary 2. Dr.(Ms.) Niloufer A. Kazmi Additional Secretary (Regional Office, Pune) 3. Dr. K. Gunasekaran Additional Secretary/Director (Admn.) 4. Dr. S.P. Dasthakur Joint Secretary 5. Dr.(Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal Joint Secretary (On Deputation as Vice-Chancellor) 6. Dr. P. Prakash Joint Secretary 7. Shri A.K. Dogra Joint Secretary/Financial Adviser 8. Dr. C.S. Meena Joint Secretary 9. Dr. Rajesh Anand Joint Secretary 10. Dr. (Mrs.) Renu Batra Joint Secretary 11. Dr. K.C. Pathak Joint Secretary 12. Dr.(Mrs.) Asha Kiran Joint Secretary (On Study Leave) 13. Dr. Dev Swarup Joint Secretary 14. Dr. Ratnabali Banerjee Joint Secretary (Regional Office, Kolkata) 15. Dr. K.P. Singh Joint Secretary 16. Shri Sharanjit Singh Joint Secretary 17. Dr.(Mrs.)Urmila Devi Joint Secretary 18. Dr. S.Jelani Joint Secretary (Regional Office, Bangalore) 19. Dr. G. Srinivas Joint Secretary (Regional Office, Hyderabad) 20. Dr.(Mrs.) H.K. Chauhan Joint Director Contents vii C O N T E N T S Page Number(s) Chairman’s Foreword Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Role and Organization of UGC ......................................................................................................... 16 1.2 About Eleventh Plan. .......................................................................................................................... 17 1.3 Special Cells Functioning in the UGC ............................................................................................. 18 (a) Malpractices Cell ...................................................................................................................... 18 (b) Vigilance Cell............................................................................................................................ 19 (c) Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place Cell .............................................................. 20 (d) Legal Cell .................................................................................................................................. 20 (e) Desk: Parliament Matters......................................................................................................... 21 (f) Right to Information Act (RIA) Cell ..................................................................................... 22 (g) Internal Audit Cell .................................................................................................................... 23 (h) Pay Scale Cell .......................................................................................................................... 23 (i) SC/ST/OBC Cell of UGC ....................................................................................................... 25 (j) Minorities Cell .......................................................................................................................... 25 (k) Ragging Cell ............................................................................................................................. 25 1.4 Publications ........................................................................................................................................... 26 1.5 Budget and Finances of UGC ............................................................................................................ 27 1.6 Joint Cadre Review Committee (JCRC) for Central and Deemed to be Universities ................ 29 1.7 New Initiatives of UGC ...................................................................................................................... 30 1.8 Highlights of the year ......................................................................................................................... 30 2. Growth of Higher Education System : Some Statistics 2.1 Institutions............................................................................................................................................. 39 2.2 Students Enrolment .............................................................................................................................. 45 2.3 Faculty Strength ................................................................................................................................... 45 2.4 Research Degrees ................................................................................................................................. 46 viii Annual Report 2008-2009 2.5 Growth in Enrolment of Women in Higher Education ................................................................... 46 2.6 Distribution of Women Enrolment by State and Faculty ............................................................... 46 2.7 Women Colleges .................................................................................................................................. 47 3. Development (Plan) and Maintenance (Non-Plan) Assistance to Universities 3.1 Assistance to Universities ................................................................................................................... 58 (A) Central Universities .................................................................................................................. 60 (B) State Universities ...................................................................................................................... 65 (C) Deemed Universities ................................................................................................................. 69 3.2 Highlights of Deemed to be Universities: 2008-2009..................................................................... 72 3.3 Development Assistance for Upgradation of existing and New Management Departments in Universities.............................................................................................................. 134 4. Development (Plan) and Maintenance (Non-Plan) Assistance to Colleges 4.1 Thrust of Eleventh Plan for the Development of Colleges ......................................................... 135 4.2 Colleges Recognized by UGC for Financial Assistance ............................................................. 136 4.3 Grants to Colleges by the UGC Regional Offices ........................................................................ 136 4.4 Scheme-wise position of Release of Grants by the UGC Regional Offices .............................. 137 4.5 Plan Grants to State Colleges .......................................................................................................... 151 4.6 Grants to Delhi Colleges and Constituent Colleges of Banaras Hindu University ................... 152 5. Quality and Excellence 5.1 Autonomous Colleges ........................................................................................................................ 154 5.2 Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) ......................................................................... 155 5.3 Colleges with Potential for Excellence (CPE) ............................................................................... 156 5.4 Special Assistance Programme (SAP) ............................................................................................. 157 5.5 Assistance for Strengthening of Infrastructure for Science and Technology (ASIST) and Assistance for Strengthening of Infrastructure for Humanities