UGC plans to set up 30 new universities
Jun 8
Mega expansion of the education sector is in the offing with moves to establish
30 universities, including some with world-class standards.
This also entails enhancement of the infrastructure of existing institutions
during the 11th Plan. The action plan prepared by the University Grants
Commission, UGC, envisages to increase the gross enrolment ratio, GER, the
percentage of youths in the age group of 18-23 in higher education from the
present 10 per cent to 15 by 2012.
UGC chairman Prof Sukhadeo Thorat said in New Delhi, that apart from the 30 new
universities, there is plan to set up 370 colleges in districts where the GER
is lower than the all India average.
He said that for the proposed 16 Central universities, concept paper and draft
bill has been ready. Similarly for the 14 world class universities, a committee
has been set up to prepare concept paper and the draft bill.
The UGC has earmarked 870 crore rupees for expanding the infrastructure in the
existing over 20 Central universities for implementing 27 per cent OBC quota,
which has been given the go-ahead by the Supreme Court.
This assumes significance in view of the Knowledge Commission saying that there
is a need to set up 1500 universities to make India a knowledge society.
http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=National&id=NN2136
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