Lok Sabha Question No. 2779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Universities Covered under TEQIP-III
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2779 Universities Covered under TEQIP-III

## 2779. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- a) the  list  of  Universities  covered  under  the  Third  phase  of  Technical  Education  Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), State-wise;
- b) the number of projects taken up and institutions set up in the State of Rajasthan as per the Collaborative Research Scheme and Competitive Research Scheme in ATUs;
- c) the framework adopted for analysis of the physical progress under TEQIP-III, measured in terms of four Project Development Objectives (PDOs), five Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) and twenty one Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), State-wise;
- d) the details of the allocation of fund to the State of Rajasthan from the total project outlay of Rs. 2660 cr.; and
- e) the  action  plan  adopted  by  the  States  for  the  implementation  of  10-Point  AICTE  quality mandates in Project Implementation Plan (PIP) for TEQIP-III?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(DR. SUBHASH SARKAR)

- (a) State-wise list of universities covered under the Third phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) may be seen as Annexure-I.
- (b) There  were  79  Collaborative  Research  Projects  in  State  Institutions  and  65  Competitive Research Schemes in Rajasthan Technical University,  Kota  were taken  up in  the  State  of Rajasthan during the project period.
- (c) The overall  framework  adopted  for  analysis  of  physical  progress  under  TEQIP-III  can  be accessed on www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.
- (d) Allocation  of  funds  were  made  as  per  the  quarterly  action  plan  submitted  by  the  State Institutions. Rs. 135.20 Crore was allocated to State of Rajasthan under TEQIP-III Project from total project outlay of Rs.2660.00 crore.
- (e) The  AICTE  quality  mandates  include  activities  like  Internship,  Examination  Reforms, Student Induction Programme, Smart India Hackathon, Student Learning Assessment, Cyber Security, etc. This was implemented and monitored under the supervision of AICTE.

The  major  achievement  of  the  TEQIP-III  Project  includes  NBA  Accreditation,  Faculty Reforms, Student Training, Improvement in Digital Infrastructure,  Internship, introduction of PARAKH as learning assessment tool,  Institution Governance, etc.

ANNEXURE-I AS REFERRED TO IN PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2779  ANSWERED  ON  07.08.2023  ASKED  BY  COL.  RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT  (LOK  SABHA)  REGARDING  UNIVERSITIES COVERED UNDER TEQIP-III.

## State-wise list of Universities covered under the Third phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-III)

|   S.No. | State            | University                                                  |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam            | Assam Science &Technology University, Guwahati              |
|       2 | Bihar            | Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna                      |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh     | Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Bhilai |
|       4 | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur             |
|       5 | Karnataka        | Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum              |
|       6 | Madhya Pradesh   | Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal            |
|       7 | Maharashtra      | Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere      |
|       8 | Odisha           | Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela             |
|       9 | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan Technical University, Kota                        |
|      10 | Telangana        | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad        |
|      11 | Uttar Pradesh    | Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow          |
|      12 | Uttarakhand      | Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun                  |