Lok Sabha Question No. 239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Quality of Technical Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## Quality of Technical Education

## †239. DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved an ambitious plan with the World Bank assistance for improving quality of technical education in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the main features of the said plan and the criteria laid down for selection of the institutions for coverage under the said plan;
- (c) whether the work on the said plan has been started and if so, the present status thereof; and
- (d) the extent to which the quality of education in the said institutes is likely to be improved by the said plan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (d):        Yes  Madam.  The  Govt.  of  India  has  approved  the  third  phase  of  Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-III), with assistance from the World Bank, for improving the overall quality of Technical Education in 19 focus states (7 low income states, 3 hill states, 8 north eastern region states and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands) with an outlay of Rs. 2660 crore and has commenced from April 2017 for implementation in 3 years. The main objectives the project is to enhance quality and equity in selected engineering education  institutes  and  improve  the  efficiency  of  the  engineering  education  system  in  Focus States.  The details of main features, criteria of selection of institutes, present status of scheme and expected improvement in quality of technical institutions is at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 239 FOR 05.02.2018 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF  PARLIAMENT,  DR.  PRITAM  GOPINATH  MUNDE,  DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH SHINDE,  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL,  SHRI  KUNWAR  PUSHPENDRA  SINGH CHANDEL, SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO REGARDING 'QUALITY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION'

## Salient features of TEQIP

-  For improvement in quality of technical education in Focus States
-  Participation  of  Affiliating  Technical  Universities  (ATUs)  to  improve  the  quality  of education of unaided institutes affiliated to ATU
-  Mentoring of institutes in focus states through Twinning arrangement
-  Well performing TEQIP-I & TEQIP-II institutes selected as mentor
-  Through challenge method
-  One mentor for each mentee institute of focus state
-  Twinning agreement to decide the areas of guidance
-  Student Learning Assessment (SLA) by Stanford University
-  Direct  Fund  Transfer  System  (DFTS)  based  on  Expenditure,  Advance,  Transfer  (EAT) module of Public Financial Management System (PFMS)
-  One  bank  account  (designated  as  Central  Pool  Account)  for  utilization  of  funds  by  all participating institutes
-  Virtual budget (allocation) to all institutes
-  Component-wise allocation and booking of expenditure
-  Initiation of e-payment directly from Central Pool Account by all institutes
-  Approval of payments using Digital Signature Certificates (DSC)
-  Direct payment/credit to the vendor/beneficiary of institutes
-  Just-in-time credit of payments
-  Quick and Transparent system
-  In alignment to GoI initiative of Digital India
-  Disbursement  Linked  Indicators  (DLIs)  as  defined  to  assess  the  progress  of  the  project implementation. World Bank will reimburse the funds on the basis of achievement of DLIs by participating institutes. The DLIs for TEQIP-III are as under:-
-  NBA Accreditation
-  UGC Autonomy
-  Achievement of qualifying score in GATE
-  Implementation of GATE as mandatory exit exam

## Selection Criteria under various sub-components of scheme

- a)  Selection Criteria of Institutes under Sub-component 1.1 (Institutional Development Grants to Government and Government-aided Institutes):
1. Offers at least 3 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved programs in engineering disciplines
2. Constituted  Board  of  Governors  (BoG)  as  per  University  Grant  Commission  (UGC) norms if the institute is autonomous, or AICTE norms if not. However, where the BoG is

constituted  as  per  a  State  Govt.  Order/  legislation,  the  same  is  permitted  to  continue provided regular meetings of BoG should be ensured by the State

3. Principal  is  appointed  on  a  permanent,  full-time  basis  and  does  not  hold  additional charge of another college
4. At least 500 students enrolled
5. At  least  one  cohort  of  students  from  the  institute  has  completed  their  undergraduate degrees
6. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with State which includes commitments to implement  the  prescribed academic  and  administrative  reforms  and the State Government has passed any required Government Orders necessary to set these reforms in place
- b)  Selection Criteria of Affiliating Technical Universities under Sub-component 1.2: (Widening Impact through ATUs)
1. Full-time  permanent  Vice-Chancellor,  Registrar  and  Head  of  Examinations  appointed, without dual responsibilities
2. Audit reports completed for past five years with observations responded to
3. Statutes permitting the ATU to grant autonomy following application by an institution to UGC (and administrative procedures in place)
4. Agreement to undertake reforms in the affiliated Institutions for areas envisaged under the Project.
- c)    Selection  Criteria  of  institution  and  ATUs  under  sub-component  1.3  through  Challenge method:  (Twinning  arrangements  to  improve  performance  of  participating  institutes/ATUs  of focus states)
- A) Basic Eligibility Criteria : The institutes aiming to be a Mentor Institute shall have
12.  Participated in TEQIP-I and or TEQIP-II
13.  At least four engineering programmes (Architecture, Computer Applications, and Design are excluded),
14.  Obtained academic autonomy from UGC
15.  NBA accreditation:
16.  TEQIP-II  Institutes:  At  least  60%  of  eligible  programmes  are  NBA-accredited  or applied-for NBA accreditation
17.  TEQIP-I  Institutes:  At  least  50%  of  eligible  programmes  are  NBA-accredited  or applied-for NBA accreditation

## B) Ranking of the eligible institutes

-  TEQIP-I institutes:  Out  of  127  TEQIP-I  institutes,  27  Government/Government  Aided institutes  (that  are  not  covered  under  TEQIP-II)  were  awarded  marks  based  on  the performance as indicated in Impact Evaluation Study.
-  TEQIP-II institutes: Marking was done as per the score card given below:

|   S. No. | Parameter                                                          |   Max Marks | Base               |   Score |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------|---------|
|        1 | Percentage of Faculty with Ph.D in Engineering (Regular &Contract) |          10 | 60% and above      |      10 |
|        1 | Percentage of Faculty with Ph.D in Engineering (Regular &Contract) |          10 | 45 - 59% and above |       8 |
|        1 | Percentage of Faculty with Ph.D in Engineering (Regular &Contract) |          10 | Below 45           |       5 |
|        2 | Number of Ph.Ds produced in                                        |          10 | 20 and above       |      10 |

|       | Engineering discipline (August 2010 - till date)                                                    |    | Between 15-19             | 8   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|---------------------------|-----|
|       | Engineering discipline (August 2010 - till date)                                                    |    | Below 15                  | 5   |
| 3     | Number of Publications in Engineering discipline in peer reviewed Journals (August 2010- till date) | 10 | 100 and above             | 10  |
| 3     | Number of Publications in Engineering discipline in peer reviewed Journals (August 2010- till date) | 10 | 80 - 99                   | 8   |
| 3     | Number of Publications in Engineering discipline in peer reviewed Journals (August 2010- till date) | 10 | Below 80                  | 5   |
| 4     | Transition rate of students from the first year to the second year of under graduate study          | 10 | 65 and above              | 10  |
| 4     | Transition rate of students from the first year to the second year of under graduate study          | 10 | 60 - 65                   | 8   |
| 4     | Transition rate of students from the first year to the second year of under graduate study          | 10 | 55 - 60                   | 6   |
| 5     | Indicators of 6th Joint Review Mission met by institute (assessed as on 31st January, 2017)         | 10 | Met 8 out of 8 indicators | 10  |
| 5     | Indicators of 6th Joint Review Mission met by institute (assessed as on 31st January, 2017)         | 10 | Met 7 out of 8 indicators | 8   |
| 5     | Indicators of 6th Joint Review Mission met by institute (assessed as on 31st January, 2017)         | 10 | Met 6 out of 8 indicators | 6   |
| Total | Total                                                                                               | 50 |                           |     |

## Present status of scheme :

-  169 institutes/ ATUs selected for participation under project, out of which 90 institutes and 10 ATUs from focus states and 66 institutes and 3 ATUs from non- focus states for mentoring purposes
-  MOU Signed between MHRD & Focus States, States- Institutes/ ATUs
-  MOU signed between AICTE and Stanford University for Students Learning Assessment (SLA) and 1 st round of survey conducted in 117 institutes
-  10 IITs imparting pedagogical training through Knowledge Incubation Centres
-  8  IIMs  involved  for  Management/Professional  development  and  172  senior  faculties from participating institutions benefitted from such training
-  Mandatory  implementation  of  AICTE's  10  point  program  for  improving  quality  of technical education
-  1225 faculty (Assistant Professor) engaged on contract basis.
-  Institutes started utilizing funds through DFTS system based on EAT module of PFMS

Expected improvement in quality of technical institutions : TEQIP aims at enhancing quality and  equity  in  participating  engineering  education  institutions  and  improving  the  efficiency  of engineering  education  system  in  focus  states.  Following  are  expected  impact  on  quality  of education in the participating institutions:

-  Improvement in technical and critical thinking skills of students
-  Increase in NBA accredited Undergraduate and Post-graduate programs
-  Improved Transition rate of undergraduate engineering students
-  Increase in participation of students from traditionally disadvantaged groups
-  Improvement in performance of institutes resulting from Autonomy
-  Increase in research orientation in students and accordingly increased enrolment PhD
-  Increased faculty-student ratio by recruitment of regular/contract faculty
-  Number of Faculty Trained in either their subject domain, pedagogy or management
-  Increase in externally funded research and development projects and consultancies
-  Increase in Student, Staff and Faculty Satisfaction
-  Improved employer satisfaction with engineers recruited in the past year
-  Improved and timely implementation of action plans using Board of Governors