(a) the achievements of the third phase of the technical education quality improvement
programmes in North Eastern States and hilly States including Bihar;
(b) the type of assistance being provided to the students of the said States;
(c) the number of students benefited under the said programmes; and
(d) the provisions for financial assistance under the said programmes?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)
(a), (c) & (d): TEQIP-III aims at improving quality and equity in engineering institutions in 19
focus States in which 7 are Low Income States (Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh), 3 are hilly States (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
and Uttarakhand), 8 are North-Eastern States (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Achievements of the third phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme
(TEQIP-III) in North Eastern States and hilly States including Bihar are given as under:
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S.
No State
TEQIP
faculty
working
Accreditation
(program
accredited /
available
program)
Training for
EXIT
Examination
(trained
students/
total)
Collaborative
Research
Projects (No.
of projects/
grants in Cr.)
Digital
Board
(Displayed)
Financial
assistance
provided
(Rs. in Cr.)
No. of
student
Beneficiaries
1 North
East 95 14/26 (53%) 4030/7506
(54%)
26/
Rs.3.44 Cr. 26 246 Cr. 41111
2 Hilly
Area 169 19/66 (29%) 7564/12364
(61%)
45/
Rs.5.39 Cr. 72 234.25 Cr. 45164
3 Bihar 213 24/31 (77%) 3397/4636
(73%)
48/
Rs.5.45 Cr. 74 96.20 Cr. 52486
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(b) TEQIP III provides financial assistance to students of selected AICTE approved
engineering colleges for:
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i. Induction programme for the first year students
ii. Student internships at IITs, NITs, IIM and other reputed institutions
iii. Industry visits
iv. Exit exam training
v. Re-imbursement of GATE registration fee.
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