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Working
Group for the formulation of Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007).
Higher
Education
Dated 5th
December 2000
Composition:
| Shri
M.K. Kaw, Secretary, Deptt. of Secondary & Higher Education |
Chairman |
| Dr.
Hari Gautam, Chairman UGC |
Member |
| Dr.
M.L Sondhi Chairman, ICSSR |
do |
| Dr.
Kireet Joshi Chairman ICPR, New Delhi. |
-do- |
| Dr.
B.R Grover Chairman ICHR, New Delhi. |
-do- |
| Shri
S.V. Giri Vice Chancellor Shri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher
Learning |
-do- |
| Dr.
Deepak Nayyar Vice Chancellor, Delhi University |
-do- |
| Dr.
M.S. Valiathan Vice Chancellor Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal |
-do- |
| Vice
Chancellor IGNOU - Delhi. |
-do- |
| Vice
Chancellor SNDT Women's University, Bombay |
-do- |
| Dr.
Mrinal Mini Vice Chancellor NEHU, Shillong. |
-do- |
| Shri
Syed Shahid Mehdi V.C, Jamia Millia Islamia University New Delhi. |
-do- |
| Dr
P N. Muthiah DEAN Madurai Kamaraj University Palkaiai Nagar, Madurai. |
Member |
| Dr.
A. Vanajakshi, I.A.S. Retd., 6-3-628/9, Ravindra Nagar Colony,
Khairatabad, Hyderabad - 500004.. |
-do- |
| Sushila
Vyas Banasthali Vidyapeath. |
-do- |
| Prof.
K.B. Powar Association of Indian Universities New Delhi. |
-do- |
| Shri
Mannirannan Secretary(HE) Govt. of Tamil Nadu. |
-do- |
| Mrs.
Sushma Chaudhary Secretart (HE) Jammu & Kashmir. |
-do- |
| Smt.
Kirti Saxena, Director, Education Division |
-do- |
| Jt.
Secretary - Shri Champak Chatterjee U&HE Deptt. of Secondary
& Higher Education |
Member
convener |
Terms
of Reference :
- To review the
present status of Higher Education in the country. To identify strength
and weaknesses of the sector with a particular focus on the future
development perspective between 2002-2007.
- To examine
critically issues of relevance, quality, access and equity in higher/university
education:
- Revision/modernization
of syllabi to take care of emerging needs.
- Improving
quality of teaching; role of Academic staff Colleges, Refresher
Centres, Inter University Centres, Net.
- To ascertain
how far regular / open university, system has reached far flung
areas, backward districts and has been able to reach specific
target groups like women, minorities, people of hill/North Eastern
areas and other disadvantaged sections.
- To suggest
measures for net working between government and university so as
to bring better utilization of ongoing research in humanities and
social sciences specially in sciences through University Science
Centres.
- To explore
ways and means of increasing resources for higher education through
, increased grants, fee hikes, industry support and self financing
courses.
- To examine
critically the role of UGC in bringing autonomy, coordination, control
of academic standards.
- To examine
measures for vocationalisation at graduate level.
- To identify
weaknesses in the existing examination system and suggest reforms.
In the context
of the formulation of the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007), it has
been decided to set up a Working Group on Higher Education under the
Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education, Ministry
of Human Resource Development.
The Chairman of
the Working Group if deemed necessary may constitute sub-groups and/or
may co-opt additional members.
The expenditure
on TA/DA etc. of official members in connection with the meetings
of the Working Group will be borne by the parent department/Ministry/organization
to which the member belongs. Non-official members will be entitled
to TA/DA as admissible to Grade-I officers of the Government of India
and this expenditure will be borne by the Convenor Department.
The Working Group
will finalize its report by June 30th 2001.
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