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Address the Quality Concerns in Technical Education |
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The Technical Education Quality Improvement programme (TEQIP-I) of Government of
India is an Externally Assisted Project (EAP) funded by International
Development Association (World Bank) to improve the Quality of Technical
Education in the Technical Institutions across the country. It is a Rs. 1550
Crore programme to be implemented during the first phase from the year 2002 to
December 2007 during the Xth Five Year plan.
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In recent past the Technical Education System in the country has grown
manifold. As compared to 562-degree level institutions in 1997- 1998, the total
number as of now is 1195.Intake capacity has increased from 1,34,298 to
3,56,268. Despite this growth, the Quality of Technical Education remains a
matter of concern. It is worthwhile to note that in the developed countries, 60
to 70 percent economic growth has been through technological advancement. To
reap the benefits of technical innovations, TEQIP-I will address the following
major issues:
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Modernization of
laboratories/workshops.
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Faculty and staff development qualification
enhancement of teachers, exposure to industry practices and processes.
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Curricula improvements periodically
updating and improving of curricula, making them competency-based, more
emphasis on problem-solving, self-learning, creative and innovative thinking,
etc.
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Course flexibility multipoint
entry of students, credit acquisition and provision of learning options, etc.
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Interaction with industries
continuing education programmes for industry personnel, problem-solving
projects and consultancies on industrial problems, participation of industries
in curriculum design, industrial experts for instructional training, etc.
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Research develop
culture for research and undertaking consultancy assignments in institutions.
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Development of management capacity
improvement in quality and efficiency of institution management, development of
processes for self-renewal, training of senior faculty in management of
resources, etc.
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| TEQIP-I Highlights |
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Centers
of Excellence:
In view of the large number of institutions and the constraints on human,
physical and financial resources; 17 to 20 well-performing institutions will be
selected as Lead institutions for achievement of the quality enhancement
objectives and to diffuse benefits of their excellence throughout the system by
developing synergistic networks between them and 50 to 60 neighboring Network
Institutions. Some examples of sharing of expertise and resources through
networking are: Academic Sharing, Credit Transfer and Carry-over of Credits,
Staff Development, Human Resources, Learning Resources and Library. Physical
Resource Sharing, Professional and Managerial Expertise, Joint Ventures, etc.
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Bottom-up
Approach:
The Project is designed in Programmed Mode with full freedom to
institutions to prepare their own proposals.
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Merit-based
Selection:
Only the well-conceived proposals (as decided by a National Selection
Committee) will be supported through the Project.
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Upgrading
Existing Institutions:
No new institutes are proposed to be set up under the Project. Only existing
well-performing institutions meeting the pre-announced eligibility criteria
would be able to participate.
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To be
implemented in phases
as a centrally coordinated, multi-state, long-term programmed in overlapping
phases. Under each phase, there will be 2 to 3 cycles of selection of
well-performing institutions.
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Project
Implementation Plan (PIP)
has already been prepared (available on NPIU website www.npiu.nic.in).
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| Participating
States/Institutions |
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First Cycle of the First
Phase
Six states have been selected to participate in the First Cycle of the
Programme based on their Commitment and preparedness for the Project. |
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Haryana
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Himachal Pradesh
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Kerala
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Madhya Pradesh |
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Maharashtra |
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Uttar Pradesh |
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In the Second cycle, seven more states were selected to participate under TEQIP-I : |
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Andhra Pradesh |
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Gujarat |
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Jharkhand |
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Karnataka |
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Tamil Nadu |
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Uttaranchal |
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West Bengal |
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Institutions selected under TEQIP-I
are expected to:
. Improve
their level of performance and produce high quality professionals.
. Improve
their internal efficiency.
. Better,
utilize their capacity through enhanced environment and better management and
networking.
. Enhance
institutional capacity.
. Improve
system planning and management
. Enhance
revenues, and
. Contribute
to technological growth and knowledge.
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Services
to Informal Sector and Community
Technical Education system has so far been fulfilling the role of producing
technical manpower for the organized industrial sector. Informal sector of the
economy employs large majority of the work force and produces substantial
portion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Productivity of work force in the
informal sector is currently low. For a balanced development of the country,
quality of manpower for all sectors, organized as well as unorganized, needs to
be improved by the technical education system. TEQIP-I is designed to address the
needs of informal sector also.
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| Vision Statement |
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To develop
and nurture a Technical Education System in the country which would produce
skilled manpower of the highest quality comparable to the very best in the
world and in adequate numbers to meet the complex technological needs of the
economy and provide the nation a comparative advantage in the creation and
propagation of innovative technological solutions and in the development of a
technological capacity of the highest order, both for its application in
economic development of the country and for becoming a major supplier of
technology and technological services in the world.
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TEQIP-I Benefits
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. Superior skills
and training for about 10,000 students graduating every year.
. Knowledge enhancement of over 3,500 in-service personnel per
year
. Professional development of about 1,000 teachers and
education administrators every year.
. Community outreach Programmes for technical help to about
16,500 persons every year.
. Increased employment opportunities
. Improvement in productivity
. Higher industrial growth |
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