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- 2. Rashtriya Uchchatar ShikshaAbhiyan (RUSA) Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), launched in 2013 Aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The central funding would be norm based and outcome dependent. ratio of 60:40 for general category States, 90:10 for special category states and 100% for union territories The funding would flow from the central ministry through the state governments/union territories to the State Higher Education Councils before reaching the identified institutions. The funding to states would be made on the basis of critical appraisal of State Higher Education Plans, which would describe each state’s strategy to address issues of equity, access and excellence in higher education.
- 3. OBJECTIVES The salient objectivesof RUSA are to: Improve the overall quality of state institutions by ensuring conformity to prescribed norms and standards and adopt accreditation as a mandatory quality assurance framework. Usher transformative reforms in the state higher education system by creating a facilitating institutional structure for planning and monitoring at the state level, promoting autonomy in State Universities and improving governance in institutions. Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty in all higher educational institutions and ensure capacity building at all levels of employment.
- 4. OBJECTIVES contd… Create anenabling atmosphere in the higher educational institutions to devote themselves to research and innovations. Expand the institutional base by creating additional capacity in existing institutions and establishing new institutions, in order to achieve enrolment targets. Ensure reforms in the affiliation, academic and examination systems. Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education by setting up institutions in unserved & underserved areas. Improve equity in higher education by providing adequate opportunities of higher education to SC/STs and socially and educationally backward classes; promote inclusion of women, minorities, and differently abled persons.
- 5. Components of RUSA Upgradation of existing autonomous colleges to Universities Conversion of colleges to Cluster Universities Infrastructure grants to Universities New Model Colleges (General) Upgradation of existing degree colleges to model colleges New Colleges (Professional) Infrastructure grants to colleges Research, innovation and quality improvement Equity initiatives Faculty Recruitment Support Faculty improvements Vocationalisation of Higher Education Leadership Development of Educational Administrators Institutional restructuring & reforms Capacity building & preparation, data collection & planning
- 6. GUIDING PRINCIPLES: Focus onQuality and Research Norm-based and Outcome-dependent Funding Incentivizing and Dis-incentivizing Apolitical Decision Making Autonomy Disclosure-based Governance Equity-based development
- 7. GUIDING PRINCIPLES: Autonomy Autonomyis an indispensable condition for quality and accountability. RUSA envisages greater autonomy for institutions in terms of decision making. The institutions will have full liberty to plan specific interventions depending on their special needs and requirements. Some key concerns in enforcement of university autonomy are as follows: Revisiting the acts: There is a need to revisit the acts of various state universities to see if there are some clauses detrimental to their autonomy. Streamlining the recruitment process: Universities must have the autonomy to recruit the most competent faculty as per laid-down procedures and purely on the basis of merit.
- 8. GUIDING PRINCIPLES: Autonomy Membership of governing bodies: A university is administered by its senior functionaries under the guidance of its statutory bodies such as the executive committee, syndicate, senate, etc. The persons to be nominated to these bodies must have specialized knowledge in the relevant disciplines and should not have conflict of interests in so far as decision making in the university is concerned. These bodies should predominantly consist of members from academic background. Institutional leadership: It is the duty of the Vice Chancellor to safeguard the autonomy of the university. The increasing trend of appointing civil servants as heads of educational institutions needs to be reviewed. Special RUSA orientation programmes or conferences on the management of universities should be organized to enable the Vice Chancellors, Directors, ProVice Chancellors, Deans and Heads of Departments to hone their management skills.
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- 11. NMA COMPOSITION Union HumanResource Development Minister – Chairperson Member, Planning Commission (in charge of higher education) Secretary, Department of Higher Education, MHRD - ViceChairperson Chairperson UGC, Co Vice Chairperson Chairperson, AICTE, SHECs of all states Three Experts in the field of Higher Education Financial Advisor to MHRD Chairperson, MCI, BCI Secretary, Agriculture, Culture, Health, S&T, Sports Representative of Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary (Higher Education) – Member Secretary
- 12. NMA FUNCTIONS Delineates overallpolicy and planning Reviews functioning of Project Approval Board Allocates funds to Project Approval Board for release to States Commissions and Reviews findings from policy reform, thematic and evaluation studies
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- 14. PAB COMPOSITION Secretary (HigherEducation) – Chairman Chairman UGC, Co-Chairman Vice Chairman, UGC Chairman AICTE Secretary, UGC Chairman SHEC of the concerned State Two experts in Higher Education Sector Financial Advisor in MHRD Advisor (Higher Education), Planning Commission Joint Secretary (Higher Education) – Convener
- 15. PAB FUNCTIONS The ProjectApproval Board carries out the following functions: Examines, appraises and approves State Higher Education Plans Assesses performance of states and institutions Approves release of funds
- 16. RUSA Resource Centre(RCC) OVERVIEW The RUSA Resource Centre is a Technical Support Group run by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) at the request of the Ministry. RRC provides evidence based support to the National Mission Directorate, MHRD, in the implementation of the scheme. It serves as a think tank by providing support to the Ministry by ensuring robust monitoring and oversight of the scheme.
- 17. Organogram of RRCis given below:
- 18. RRC FUNCTIONS Monitor flowof funds and information Appraise State Higher Education Plans and engage with SHECs Engage with MIS provider to plan, coordinate and manage MIS Generate MIS reports as required • Conduct evaluation studies Provide all operational, technical, logistical and managerial support to NMA, PAB and National Project Directorate
- 19. RRC FUNCTIONS Appoint consultantsfor project monitoring, designing, technical inputs and any other purpose and for a period and on such conditions of engagements as deemed necessary Appraisal of DPRs of the States and recommending to Central Government for release of funds on that basis Monitoring and Evaluation of Fund Utilization by the States on achievement of physical and financial targets against timelines.
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