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Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan RUSA Transformation of Higher Education

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan RUSA Transformation of Higher Education. Prof. Alok Chakrawal Coordinator - IQAC Saurashtra University Rajkot – 360005 www.saurashtrauniversit.edu. Presentation Sequence. Concerns in Higher Education Triggers RUSA: What, Goals and Scope Why RUSA

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Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan RUSA Transformation of Higher Education

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  1. RashtriyaUchchatarShiksha Abhiyan RUSATransformation of Higher Education Prof. Alok Chakrawal Coordinator - IQAC Saurashtra University Rajkot – 360005 www.saurashtrauniversit.edu

  2. Presentation Sequence • Concerns in Higher Education • Triggers • RUSA: What, Goals and Scope • Why RUSA • RUSA: Approach • RUSA: Strategic Focus • Components • Guiding Principles • Prerequisites • Institutional Structures • Institutional Development Plan • State Higher Education Plan

  3. Concerns in Higher Education • Access, Equity, Quality and Funding • State Universities: Poor Reforms in areas like: • Academic and Affiliation • Governance • Autonomy • Role of State in Higher Education • Funding not linked with performance • Lack of Monitoring and Evaluation of Schemes of Higher Education • Planning by State Governments and Institutions • Poor Accountability of Institutions and States • No partnership of stakeholders • Very Low GER

  4. Triggers for RUSA • Success of SSA and RMSA • Existing poor condition of State Higher Education Institutions • Limitations of UGC • Need to make state equal partner in planning and monitoring • Urgent need for stakeholder partnership in process of transformation of higher education

  5. What is RUSA • A Centrally Sponsored Scheme • A Strategic Intervention in Higher Education • Tool • reforms at State Level • greater accountability and autonomy of state universities and colleges • Performance linked Funding • Funding on the basis of Plans, achievements and outcomes • Key Result Areas • Access, Equity and Excellence • Role of States • Funding and Accountability • Planning and Monitoring • State Higher Education Councils • Planning, Execution, Evaluation, Monitoring and Capacity Building • Emphasis on Planning • Institutional Development Plans • State Higher Education Plan • Duration: XII and XIII Plan • RUSA Implementation Structure

  6. What is RUSA (2) • Flow of Funds: • From MHRD to Institutions through State Budget • Funding to States: • Based on critical appraisal of State Higher Education Plans • Funding: • Norm Based Funding • Future Grants would be outcome based • Commitment –a Precondition for RUSA Eligibility • Academic, Administrative and Governance Reforms • Centre State Funding Ratio: • 90:10 or 65:35 or 50:50

  7. RUSA: Goals • Target GER: 32% by the end of XIII Plan • State Universities and College • Quality Improvement • Capacity Enhancement • State Universities and College to become: • Dynamic • Demand Driven • Quality Conscious • Efficient and Forward Looking • Responsive to rapid economic and technological developments

  8. RUSA: Goals (2) • Mandatory Accreditation • Reforms in State Higher Education System through • Institutional Structure for • Planning and Monitoring at State Level • Autonomy of State Universities/Institutions • Improvements in Governance • Academic and Examination Reforms in State Institutions • Availability of Quality Teachers and Faculty Development • Enabling Environment for Research and Innovation • Expansion of Institutional Base: • Creation of additional capacity of existing institutions • Establishing new institutions • Regional Balance in Access in Higher Education • Inclusive Higher Education • Women, Minorities, Differently enabled, SC/ST and EBC

  9. RUSA: SCOPE • All State Universities and Colleges • 12b and 2(F) Compliant • Non-12B and Non-2 (f) • Approx: 306 Universities and 8500 colleges • Funding for: • Improvement in Policy, Academic and Management Practices • Public Funded Institutions: • Eligible for all components • Private Aided Institutions: • Eligible for some component • Funds for Infrastructure and Quality Improvement • Capacity Building of the States to • Plan, Implement and Monitor initiatives for higher education sector • Planning by Institutions and by States: • Institutional Development Plan • State Higher Education Plan

  10. Why RUSA • Key Objectives: • To improve access, equity and quality in higher education • Through Planned Development at State Level • Planning at State level for: • Creating new institutions • Expanding and upgrading existing ones • Strengthening self reliant institutions

  11. RUSA Approach • Funding: Performance based funding, Incentivizing well performing institutions, decision making through clearly defined norms • State Higher Education Plan • State Higher Education Council: • Flow of Funds: • Based on Outcomes and Achievements • Physical Outputs and Intended Outcomes • Non negotiable pre-requisites: • A priority commitments to reforms process by state • Academic, Administrative and Governance Reforms • Creation of State Higher Education Council • Filling up Faculty Positions • Emphasis on Monitoring and Evaluation

  12. RUSA: Approach

  13. RUSA: Strategic Focus • Spatial and Regional Planning and Mapping • Program and Discipline Planning • Mandatory Accreditation and Quality Improvement • Reforms: Governance and Academic • Infrastructure • Review of the Affiliating System • Transparent and Norm-based Funding • Outcome based re-imbursement • Faculty Planning • Equity Intervention • Focus on Research and Innovation

  14. RUSA: Components

  15. Guiding Principles • Performance based outlays and Outcome based reimbursement • Incentivizing and Dis-incentivizing • Apolitical Decision Making • Disclosure Based Governance • Autonomy to Institutions and States • Equity Based Development • Quality and Research Focus

  16. Prerequisites

  17. Prerequisites (2)

  18. Areas of Caution • Many other states are doing much better • Not all Universities/Colleges will be covered • Commitments linked Grants • IDP should be student centric • There should be a good deal of dialogue amongst faculty, non teaching staff and students • IDP by 14th December. Those who delay will be left out

  19. Institutional Structure

  20. Tentative Goals for Gujarat

  21. Institutional Development Plan

  22. State Higher Education Plan

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