(a) whether certain Universities have been declared as Universities with potentials for excellence;
(b) if so, the norm prescribed and the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has received certain proposals from State Governments to declare some more universities as Universities with potential for excellence; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise alongwith the action taken by the Union Government thereon as on date?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI ARJUN SINGH)
(a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.140 DATED 2.8.2005 ASKED BY SHRI
PRADEEP GANDHI, M.P., REGARDING UNIVERSITIES WITH POTENTIALS
FOR EXCELLENCE.
(a) to (d): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has, so
far, identified five Universities with Potential for
Excellence (UPE), namely, the Jadavpur University, the
Jawaharlal Nehru University, the University of Hyderabad, the
University of Madras and the University of Pune. Each
University is eligible for an assistance of Rs.30.00 (thirty)
crores over a period of five years, in addition to its annual
development grants. Academic, administrative and financial
governance, including accreditation by the NAAC (National
Assessment and Accreditation Council), are the broad
parameters on which a University is selected as a UPE.
Factors such as student enrolment, location, research output,
among others, are given weightages for the purposes of
selecting a UPE. A total of 44 proposals have been received
by the UGC as per Annexure-I. The UGC periodically evaluates
eligible proposals for the selection of UPEs, for support
within the available resources.
Annexure I
Annexure-I referred to in the Statement referred in reply to
parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 140
dated 2.8.2005 asked by Shri Pradeep Gandhi, M.P., regarding
Universities with Potentials for Excellence.
STATE NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY ANDHRA PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH UNIVERSITY, WALTAIR, VISHAKHAPATNAM KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY OSMANIA UNIVERSITY RASHTRIYA SANSKRIT VIDYAPEETH, TIRUPATI (DEEMED) SRI SATHYA SAI INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING PRASANTH I LI LAYAM, ANANTAPUR (DEEMED) SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY ASSAM GAUHATI UNIVERSITY BIHAR T.M. BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY GOA GOA UNIVERSITIY GUJARAT MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY HARYANA KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY KARNATAKA BANGALORE UNIVERSITY KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY MYSORE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY KERALA COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KERALA UNIVERSITY MADHYA PRADESH BARAKTULLAH UNIVERSITY DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALA VIKRAM UNIVERSITY MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI UNIVERSITY NAGPUR UNIVERSITY TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DEONAR, MUMBAI (DEEMED) MEGHALAYA NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY PUNJAB GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN MOHAN LAL SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN UNIVERSITY TAMILNADU ANNA UNIVERSITY ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY GANDHIGRAM RURAL INSTITUTE, GANDHIGRAM (DEEMED) MADURAI KAMRAJ UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY CHOUDHARY CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY WEST BENGAL BURDWAN UNIVERSITY CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY NCT OF DELHI JAMIA HAMDARD (DEEMED) JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY NCT OF CHANDIGARH PUNJAB UNIVERSITY Total No. of States Covered : 18 Total No. of Proposals Received : 44*****