Evaluation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan RUSA 13

Evaluation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 13 April 2019 1

Introduction The NITI Aayog will undertake a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation of RUSA in June 2019. This will be helpful in identifying actionable recommendations and areas for improvement when the scheme is appraised for continuance beyond 2020. The scheme will be evaluated from its inception since October, 2013 2

Scope Improve overall quality Improve access and equity and achieve the target of GER of 30% by 2020 Upgradation of academic infrastructure and provision of better teaching-learning environment. Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty Facilitate research and innovation Usher critical and transformative reforms: academic, examination, affiliation and governance 3

Evaluation team and objective A 6 member Evaluation team will constitute of members from Indian academic institutes and International agencies. The evaluation team will identify gaps, and collaboratively explore and work out options for bridging those gaps to improve the effectiveness of the scheme. 4

Process Desk reviews (physical & financial reforms) Visit to States & UTs Key informant interviews (beneficiary, institutions, states, students, faculty testimonials of VCs and others indirect beneficiaries) 5

Key Areas to be evaluated Key Areas Corresponding components/criterion 1. Access to the scheme - Leading to a rise in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at both National and State levels and improvement in capacity of institutes • • Infrastructure grants to colleges Infrastructure grants to universities New MDCs New Professional colleges 2. Regional imbalances in GER • • • MDCs Infrastructure grants to colleges Infrastructure grants to universities 3. Remedial interventions for socially/economically marginalized groups • New MDCs – Enrolment and Commencement of Progrmas Upgradation of MDCs -Enrolment and Commencement of Programs Equity initiatives – Language labs and other interventions • • 4. Quality assurance 6 • • • No. of institutes accredited, Cycles of accreditation Improvement in grade pre and post RUSA

Key Areas to be evaluated Key Areas Corresponding components/criterion 5. Trends in adequacy of faculty: vacancies, filling up of faculty positions and recruitment issues • • Faculty Improvement Faculty recruitment Steps taken by State Governments/Universities and Colleges for filling faculty positions Implementation of the Ordinance on Faculty recruitment 6. Quality of faculty • 7. Student satisfaction survey To be administered 8. Revision and reforms in curriculum Quality and excellence Details of such revision RUSA funded Curriculum Reforms in 15 State Universities and Progress on its implementation 9. Facilitation of research and innovation and assessment of research outcomes R&I 10. Systemic reforms Reform tracker 1. Governance, Academic, Affiliation, Examination 2. Broad Policy Changes by State Governments and SHECs 7 Publications, awards, citation, grants of faculty, patents etc. ,

Key Areas to be evaluated Key Areas Corresponding components/criterion 11. Successfully generated competition indicating the high and low performing states CLF Portal since May, 2018 12. Improvement in policy and legislation at the state level- SHECs, major policy changes at State Level (Example. Karnataka Services Act) - 2 pager note by States 13. Progress of States/UTs in last 5 years • • • 14. Trends in State spending in higher education as a percentage of GSDP Data from SHEPs: State Budgets etc. , 15. Assessment of whether funding under the Scheme is fair and apolitical • 8 Targets and achievements in respect of Physical and Financial units: Receipt and release of funds, submission of Ucs, updation of Fund tracker. Progress made by States on various conditionality such as –Governance, academic, examination, accreditation, reforms etc being undertaken by States. Proceedings of PAB minutes and CLF portal – adherence to norm and parameters as per RUSA guidelines and conditionality

Key Areas to be evaluated Key Areas Corresponding components/criterion 16. System and Governance reforms • • • 17. Effectiveness of RUSA’s institutional structure at the Central, State and institutional level • 18. Quantitative analysis of inputs and outcomes achieved • • • 9 Revision of State Public University Acts Affiliation reforms – reducing the load of affiliation and right sizing SPUs Providing autonomy to high performing universities and colleges as per the UGC regulation 2018 in letter and spirit IT enabled governance infrastructure in universities and colleges for example- MIS, ERP etc. , Data Governance and Decision Support System 1. Enactment of SHECs through Act of State Legislature 2. Composition and functioning of SHECs including record of proceedings of SHECs and ATNs • SPDs and TSG- structure, composition and functioning SHEPs –Targets, outputs and outcomes (year-wise) Physical and Financial targets and outputs MIS to be dully filled in 22 nd April, 2019

Key Areas to be evaluated Key Areas Corresponding components/criterion 19. Component-wise assessment • • • 20. Best practices from States and UTs • • • 21. Gaps in release of funds • • • 10 Physical and Financial targets and achievements Uploading of physical and financial progress on fund tracker RUSA Bhuvan app Updation on state’s corner in RUSA website Initiatives for improving access, equity and quality benchmarks Step towards systemic and Governance, affiliation, accreditation, academic, examination reforms Innovations in improving efficiency and effectiveness of HE systems Filling up of fund Tracker Consolidated data on timelines for release of central and state grants from State to institutions Compliance to PFMS and EAT modules

Action Points 22 April 2019 • Updation of MIS prototype for 3200 institutions 25 April 2019 • Updation of reform tracker – Data to be shared with RRC • Preparation of template for highlighting the improvements in policy and legislation in all States and UTs over last 5 years • Prepare quarterly state briefs and plans 30 April 2019 • Updation of Fund Tracker for RUSA 1. 0 and RUSA 2. 0 • Sharing of best practices by States –Write -up and sharing of all related data 11

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