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University Grants Commission

QUality mandate

Objectives All Higher Education Institutions
shall strive by 2022 to:

Improve the graduate outcomes
improve the graduate outcomes for the students
Promote student linkages with to ensure that they get access to employment/self-
society and industry employment or engage themselves in pursuit of
higher education.
Train students in professional &
soft skills
promote linkage of students with the society
Teacher Vacancy not to exceed 10 and industry to ensure that at least 2/3rd of the
% of sanctioned strength students engage in socially productive activities
and get industry exposure during their period of
All HEIs to obtain minimum NAAC study in the institutions.
score of 2.5 by 2022
train the students in essential professional and life
Initiatives to be undertaken by HEIs skills such as team work, communication skills,
leadership skills, time management skills etc;
1. Student Centric Initiations including Induction inculcate human value sand professional ethics,
Programme for students - Deeksharambh. and the spirit of innovation/ entrepreneurship and
critical thinking among the students and promote
2. Learning Outcome based Curriculum Framework avenues for display of these talents.
(LOCF)- revision of curriculum at regular intervals.
ensure that vacancies of teaching posts at
3. Use of ICT based learning tools for effective any point of time do not exceed 10% of the
teaching-learning process including MOOCs and sanctioned strength; and 100% of the teachers
online degrees. are oriented about the latest and emerging trends
4. Imparting Life Skills (Jeevan Kaushal) to students. including ICT in their respective domains of
knowledge, and the pedagogies that disseminate
5. Social and Industry connect for every institution: their knowledge to the students.
Every institution shall adopt at least 5 villages for
exchange of knowledge and for the overall social/ every institution shall get NAAC accreditation
economic betterment of the village communities. with a minimum score of 2.5 by 2022.
University-Industry linkages to be promoted to
improve employability. Initiatives to be taken by HEIs
6. Evaluation Reforms-test the concept, and
application Social and Industry
ICT based Tools connect
7. Student Career Progression and Alumni Network. Online Learning Regular Curriculum
Mentoring of Revision (LOCF)
8. Faculty Induction Programme (FIP), Annual non-accredited
Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) and Instititions Deeksharambh-
Leadership Training for Educational Administrators (PARAMARSH) Student Induction
Programme
(LEAP). Quality research
9. Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s by Faculty (CARE Life Skills for
Students (Jeevvan
STRIDE)
Developing Economy (STRIDE) and Consortium Kaushall)
for Academic & Research Ethics (CARE). Faculty Induction
Programme (FIP) Evaluation Reforms
10. Mentoring of non-accredited institutions & ARPIT
(PARAMARSH). Alumini Network

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