Eleventh Five Year Plan

Education 29The AICTE has set up 106 virtual classrooms inidentified technical institutions under EducationSatellite (EDUSAT) scheme to share the knowledge ofpremier and well-established institutions with otherinstitutions.1.3.39 To enhance learning effectiveness and to expandaccess to high-quality digital video-based courses, anNPTEL has been launched. The TEQIP aims at upscalingand supporting ongoing efforts of the GoI toimprove quality of technical education. Under thescheme, 40 lead institutions (including 18 Centrallyfunded NITs) and 88 State engineering/networkinstitutions (including 20 polytechnics) in 13 Stateshave participated. The programme targets 10000graduating students each year. It also imparts superiorskills and training to enhance the professionaldevelopment of 1000 teachers. TEQIP Phase II isstill under negotiation and it is expected to be substantiallyenlarged, diversified, made more flexibleand allow for greater involvement of States in designand implementation.1.3.40 The Tenth Plan outlay for the technical educationsub-sector was Rs 4700 crore, against which anexpenditure of only Rs 3416 crore was incurred (73%).TECHNICAL EDUCATION: GOALS ANDTARGETS IN ELEVENTH PLAN1.3.41 During the Eleventh Plan, intake of technicaleducation institutions needs to grow at an estimated15% annually, to meet the skilled manpower needs ofour growing economy.Schemes for Expansion and Upgradation1.3.42 The Eleventh Plan envisages setting up of 8 newIITs, 7 new IIMs, 10 new NITs, 3 IISERs, 20 IIITs, and2 new SPAs. In establishing these institutions the scopefor PPPs will be explored. Seven selected technicalinstitutions will be upgraded subject to their signingMoU on commitments to making reforms in governancestructure, admission procedure, etc. and aligningwith character of the national institutions. In thelocation and selection of sites for the new institutions,clustering will be a key consideration and the Stateswill be incentivized for co-locating institutions instrategic locations.Expansion of Intake Capacity in the ExistingCentral Institutions1.3.43 The recent recommendations of the OSC toincrease the intake capacities of the Cen-trally fundedtechnical institutions in the categories of IITs, NITs,IIITs, NITTTRs, and IIMs provide for an opportunityfor major capacity expansion of high level technicaland management institutions while providing forsocial equity.1.3.44 Considering the urgency in expanding theintake capacity due to the acceleration in demand fortechnical education, a quick feasibility study will beundertaken to decide upon the optimum intake capacityof the Central institutions and support them foradditional infrastructure, etc. In view of the increasingdemand particularly for MBAs, Departments/Institutesof Management and Business Administration in theuniversity system will also be strengthened.Strengthening State Technical Institutions1.3.45 The State Engineering Colleges suffer from severedeficiencies in academic infrastructure, equipment,faculty, library facilities, and other physicalfacilities. Top ranking students in entrance examinationof the States opt for these institutions in view ofrelatively low fee structure and government recognition.These are supposed to be model institutionsfor the private sector institutions to benchmark theirstandards. If standards and norms are insisted uponfor private institutions, the government cannot keepits institutions in unsatisfactory condition.1.3.46 TEQIP Phase II is expected to be substantiallyenlarged to cover additional 200 State engineeringinstitutions, diversified, made more flexible andallow for greater involvement of States in designand implementation. There will be one-time assistancefor project-based support and funds will be releasedon performance and the State Government acceptinga minimum set of reforms including curriculumrevision, internal assessments, faculty upgradation,adoption of seminar-tutorials, and the semestersystem, etc. Proper appraisal system of the projectsand effective Monitoring and Evaluation (ME) systemwill be established . TEQIP-II projects will be on logframe.