nurturing Social Equity IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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Preamble The true potential of India’s youth can be harnessed only through access to higher education. However, our national effort in increasing such access could be futile without nurturing social equity. The immense potential of our youth belonging to the vulnerable sections of the Indian society is as yet untapped.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has all along given emphasis in enhancing participation of
Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Minorities, Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Persons with Disabilities (as defined in the PWD Act, 1995) and Women in higher education.
Some of the notable schemes of the UGC for nurturing social equity for various beneficiary categories
in vogue are Indira Gandhi Post Graduate Scholarships for Single Girl Child, Residential Coaching Academies for Minorities, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships for SCs & STs, and Maulana Azad National Fellowships for Minorities, Post-Doctoral Fellowships for SCs, STs, and Women etc.
This brochure outlines a number of initiatives launched by the UGC towards enhancing access
with equity through provision of various fellowships, post-graduate scholarships, coaching schemes, residential coaching academies for minorities, support to institutions with relatively higher proportion of SCs, STs, Minorities, capacity expansion for OBCs, support to persons with disabilities, empowerment of women, etc. On the conceptual plank, centre for studies of social exclusion and inclusion have been established in a number of Central, State and Deemed to be universities.
The UGC is committed not only to strengthen the ongoing programs but also to continue to innovate
meaningful programs with great vigour to achieve increased participation of SCs, STs, Minorities, OBCs, PWDs and Women in higher education.
We in the UGC believe that nothing can prevent India from occupying its rightful place among the
leading knowledge societies of the world when every young eligible Indian from the weaker section, also, partakes in the exciting enterprise of Indian higher education.
It is hoped that the policy makers and the academia will find this brochure useful.
New Delhi
Ved Prakash
Chairman, UGC
June, 2013
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nurturing Social Equity in higher education Promotion of Higher Education among SC/ST/Minorities/OBCs/PWD/Women
A Snapshot: Access to higher educational opportunities continues to bear the stamp of multiple dimension of inequalities that characterize our society: gender, caste, religion, class, locality and disability. Social group-wise Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) not only varies from region to region and from state to state but also from district to district within a particular state. Sometimes these gaps are pretty large. There are pockets in the country wherein the GER is as high as in some of the developed parts of the world while in others it is abysmally low. The UGC has addressed these identifiable inequalities by initiating various measures to enhance participation of such groups in higher education. The brochure highlights some of these initiatives which the University Grants Commission has undertaken in the recent past.
In its sustained efforts to nurture social equity in higher education, the UGC has supported nearly 18,94,001 Students from as many as 6,562 Institutions, involving an Expenditure of ` 4,683.75 crores in the recent past.
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Schemes for Nurturing Social Equity – Categorywise Category
Schemes
SCs
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC Candidates.
STs
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST Candidates.
Minorities
Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Candidates.
OBCs
Capacity Expansion for OBCs.
PWDs
Teacher Preparation in Special Education (TEPSE).
Higher Education for Persons with Special Needs (HEPSN)
Visually Handicapped Teachers. SCs/STs
Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST Candidates.
Equal Opportunity Cells in Universities.
Establishment of Centres in Universities for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusion Policy.
Post-Graduate Scholarship for Professional Courses for SC/ST Candidates.
SC/ST/OBC/Minorities
Coaching Scheme for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/Minorities.
Participation of Women
Women’s Hostels with special focus in Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs).
Indira Gandhi Post-Graduate Scholarship for Single Girl Child.
Training programs for Women Managers.
Development of Women Studies Centers.
Infrastructure facilities for Women Staff
Regional Imbalances
Model Degree Colleges in 374 identified Educationally Backward Districts (EBD), Central University in each State.
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Initiatives Towards Enhancing Access with Equity
24,000 students benefitted
Capacity Expansion for OBCs
l 47
colleges of University of Delhi
l 12
Central Universities
Remedial Coaching for SC/ST/ Minority
l 8
Deemed to be Universities
Residential Coaching Academies (5)
Fellowships
OBC Special Cells for SC/ST (128)
Fellowships Minority
SC/ST
Support to Universities in different areas
Access & Equity
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Special Urdu Academies (3)
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC Candidates 14000
600
No. of Fellowships
12000 10000
10707 6707
8000
278.11
200
2666
100
2000 0
400 300
6000 4000
500
` in Crores
479.20
46.30 2005-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
No. of Fellowships Awarded: 10,707
2010-11
2011-12
0
Expenditure: ` 479.20 Crores
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST Candidates 6000
207.89
4163
200
4000 150
2829
3000
111.13
100
2000 1000 0
50
793 14.5 2005-07
0 2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
No. of Fellowships Awarded: 4163
2010-11
2011-12
Expenditure: ` 207.89 Crores
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` in Crores
No. of Fellowships
5000
250
Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST Candidates
25.56 21.39
2500
` in Crores
No. of Fellowships
3000
17.02
2000 11.98
1500 1000 500
100
2.00
191
391
291
491
0 2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
No. of Fellowships: 491
2009-2010
2010-2011
Expenditure: ` 25.56 Crores
Post Graduate Scholarship for SC/ST Candidates in Professional Courses
3936
4000 3000
27.94
2000 846
1000 0
0.03 2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
No. of Scholarships: 3936
2010-2011
Expenditure: ` 27.94 Crores
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2011-12
` in Crores
No. of Fellowships
5000
Equal Opportunity Cells for SC/ST/Minorities/OBC 1000 144
128.30
19.09 9
10
8.00 5
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Central Univ.
State Univ.
No. of Universities: 158
` in Lakhs
100
Deemed Univ. Expenditure: ` 155 Lakhs
Coaching Scheme for SC/ST/Minorities /OBC Support to Universities under Coaching Scheme for SC/ST/OBC 10000 1000
4.06 1.61
144 100
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10
10 1
Central Univ.
State Univ.
Number of Universities: 176
7
Deemed Univ. Expenditure: ` 50.04 crores
` in Crores
44.37
Coaching Classes forClasses SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) & Minorities Coaching for SC/ST/OBC & Minorities Support to Colleges under Coaching Scheme for SC/ST/OBC 83.42
100
UGC-ERO, Kolkata UGC-SWRO, Bangalore UGC-NERO, Guwahati
80
60
44.23
52.34
47.28
40
41.77 27.40
23.20
` in Crores
UGC-SERO, Hyderabad UGC-CRO, Bhopal UGC-WRO, Pune NRCB, New Delhi
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0
6,36,416 1,01,753 3,32,590 50,282 2,16,833 88,240 4,09,446 No. of Students Benefitted
Total Expenditure: ` 319.64 Crores Total No. of Students Benefitted: 18,35,560
Residential Coaching Academies for Minorities/SC/ST Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
1500
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
13.85
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi B.R. Ambedkar University, Lucknow
1200 9.95 900
` in Crores
7.50 6.64
600 4.14 300
0
Expenditure
Total Universities: 5 Total Expenditure: ` 42.08 Crores
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3500
No. of Fellowships
3000 2266
2500 2000
1511
1500 757
1000
42.58
15.08
500 0
2009-10
2010-2011
No. of Fellowship Awarded: 2266
2011-2012 Expenditure: ` 42.58 Crores
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100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
` in Crores
Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minorities
Support to Colleges with relatively higher proportion of SC/ST/ Minorities
No. of Colleges 3,028
UGC Support to Colleges with relatively higher proportion of SC/ST/ Minorities
Assistance provided through 7 Regional Offices of UGC
` 69.41 Crores
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Capacity Expansion for OBC Students
12 Central Universities (` 1477.53 crores)
8 Deemed to be Universities (` 132.93 crores)
Support for Capacity Expansion for OBC Students
47 Colleges of University of Delhi (` 704.37 crores)
Institutions Benefitted: 67
24,000 Students benefitted
Students Benefitted: 24,000 approx.
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Expenditure – ` 2314.83 Crores
Support to Persons With Disability (PWD)
Teacher preparation in Special Education (TEPSE)
Higher Education for Persons with Special Needs (HEPSN)
Support to Persons with Disability
Visually Handicapped
131 Universities
Teachers Expenditure ` 24.12 Crores
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Centres for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusion 25 20
20 15 9
10 5
10.56
6.21
3 2.21
0 Deemed Univ.
Central Univ. No. of Universities: 32
Expenditure: ` 18.98 Crores
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State Univ.
Schemes for Empowerment of Women
` 20.23 crores for 158 Women Study Centres
` 45.97 crores for Award of 12,884 Indira Gandhi PG Scholarships
` 11.62 crores for 252 Programs for Women Managers
Empowerment of Women
Expenditure ` 1000 Crores approx.
` 883.97 crores released for 2,310 Women’s Hostels ` 46.98 crores for Basic Infrastructure Facilities for Women Staff
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Schemes for Empowerment of Women Promotion of Higher Education in Educationally Backward Districts
10 States
73 Model Degree Colleges
` 52.06 Crores
7 Minority Concentrated Districts
Regulatory Reforms to Foster Social Equity
Regulatory Reforms to Foster Social Equity UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2012
UGC (Grievance Redressal) Regulations, 2012
Under these regulations, each university is required to appoint an Ombudsman for redressal of all kinds of grievances of students ranging from admissions, reservations, non –payment of scholarships, delay in declaration of results, student amenities, unfair evaluation, quality of education, harassment and victimisation etc.
Under these regulations, all Institutions of higher learning are obliged to take appropriate measures to safeguard the interests of the students without any prejudice to their caste, creed, religion, language, ethnicity, gender and disability and promote equality amongst students of all the sections of the society.
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Social and Regional Equity : Futuristic Concerns The UGC proposes to further pro-actively address the concerns of social and regional equity in higher education, as its futuristic agenda. • UGC will endeavour to provide continued special support to historically disadvantaged groups for their faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth. • UGC will make sustained efforts to improve enrolment ratios and reduce drop-out rates, specially for girl children among SCs/STs/OBCs and Minorities. Equal Opportunity Cells to be made proactive to ensure equity and inclusion. Ensuring necessary inputs for maximum utilization of 27% seats for OBCs in all Central Educational Institutions. • UGC will design special schemes to address equity and inclusion in respect of Minorities, Women and Weaker sections. • UGC will review the existing schemes for social and regional equity and, if necessary a new system may be designed to overcome the difficulties experienced in the past and to ensure that special interventions for the disadvantaged categories are implemented in letter and spirit. • UGC will launch multi-sectoral development programmes in 90 Minority Concentration Districts to further strengthening and ensuring increased participation of minority groups in higher education. • UGC will initiate special action plans for persons with disabilities in consultation with stakeholders to ensure that their concerns are adequately met as defined in the Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. • UGC will strive to enhance participation in higher education through new and innovative programmes for the North-eastern Region. • UGC will make concerted efforts for implementation of reservation policies in Universities and Colleges with a view to ensuring increased participation of marginalised sections of the society in higher education.
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