New Minister’s Vision for Higher
Education in Karnataka
Karnataka State Higher Education Council
May 2013
Volume 1, Issue 3
Inside this issue:
Editorial 2
Conference on Navodaya
kavya dalli mahile
2
Zonal Seminar on Man
Making Education 3
List of Dignitaries visiting
the council 3
Book Release Function 4
Details of the Books Re-
leased 4
Workshop on RUSA 5
Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
on status of research in
India
5
Basic facts about RUSA 6
Basic Facts about RUSA 7
NEWSLETTER
Shri R.V. Deshpande, Honorable Minister for Higher Education and Tourism Chairman of Karnataka State Higher Education Council
Shri R.V. Deshpande, Honorable minister for higher education & tourism and Chairman, Karnataka
State Higher education council is of the vision that human resources development is the most
important component in the progress of our country and institutions of higher education have to
reinvent themselves to meet the challenges. He not only stressed upon the need for maintaining
equity and access but also underlined the fact that employable skills should also be an important
component of the philosophy of higher education. He was of the opinion that we need to provide our
students with citizenship training and various soft skills for functioning in the modern world;
develop a strong research profile as also a portfolio of community-oriented services, link up with
industries and corporate houses and provide employment opportunities for graduates. Another
important aspect of his vision is to bridge the skill gap between urban and rural youth for which he
said that more impetus should be given towards development of institutions in rural and tribal
areas which have great potential for employment generation. He urged the universities to take
definite step in inculcating research capability through reforming the curricular structure at the
undergraduate level and also promote collaborations with institutions of the west for promoting
cutting edge research. Shri.Deshpande is concerned about the deficit existing in administering higher
education and urged all the concerned to maintain transparency in administration and prepare a
charter to ensure that institutions deliver on their promises and maintain standard procedures and
measures for providing quality education.
Shri Deshpande is a great visionary and has ushered in industrial and information technology
revolution in the past. It is under his able guidance that new industrial and information technology
policies were successfully implemented in the state. He is a man with great administrative acumen
and we at the council look forward to work under his guidance to carry forward his vision for higher
education.
FOCUS ON RUSA
It gives me immense pleasure to pre-
sent the third issue of the newsletter. It is
with great pride we welcome Shri R.V.
Deshpande, honorable minister for higher
education and tourism as the Chairman of
Karnataka State Higher Education Council.
Shri R.V. Deshpande is a towering personal-
ity with vast administrative experience. In
the past he has successfully implemented
Industrial and IT policies which has bene-
fited the state. I am sure his experience and
dynamism will drive the higher education
sector in the state to new heights.
This issue also has a special focus on
RUSA (Rashtriya Uchhtar Shiksha Abhi-
yan).
The XIIth Plan continues to main-
tain focus on higher education in the coun-
try, to make it more relevant to the global
needs and to remove the inequities in ac-
cess to education amongst various social
groups. Such objectives are sought to be
realized by providing adequate inputs and
implementing much needed governance
and regulatory reforms in the sector.
The reforms initiated under RUSA
will build a self-sustaining momentum that
will push for greater accountability and
autonomy of state institutions and impress
upon them the need to improve the quality
of education. In order to be eligible for
funding under RUSA, states will have to
fulfill certain prerequisites. Once eligible for
funding under RUSA, after meeting the pre-
requisite commitments, the States will re-
ceive funds on the basis of achievements
and outcomes. The yardstick for deciding
the quantum of funds for the states and
institution comprise the norms that reflect
the performance in key result areas (access,
equity and excellence). Here we present a
brief note of RUSA for the benefit of all the
stake holders.
Editorial……
Page 2 Karnataka State Higher Education Council
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor
Prof. K. M. Kaveriappa
Editorial Advisor
Prof. S. C. Sharma
Editorial Assistance
Prof. K.G. Lokesh
Sri. K. V. Padmanabha
Dr. R. G. Sharathchandra
Dr. Sripad Bhat
Dr. N. S. Gundur
Conference on Navodaya Kavyadalli Mahile
Nadoja Dr. Kamala Hampana Inaugurating the conference on Navo-
daya Kavyadalli Mahile Jointly organized by Karnataka State Higher
Education Council and Dr. DVG Kannada Adhyayana Samsthe of
Tumkur University held on 26-04-2013
Nadoja Dr. Kamala Hampana releasing the proceedings of the
conference on Navodaya Kavyadalli Mahile Jointly organized by
Karnataka State Higher Education Council and Dr. DVG Kannada
Adhyayana Samsthe of Tumkur University held on 26-04-2013
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Zonal Seminar on Man Making Education Modern Trends for a Paradigm Shift
Sri Sri Veereshenanda Sarswathi Maharaj, President Sri Rama-
krishna Vivekananda Ashrama, Tumkur Inaugurating the Zonal
Seminar on Man Making Education Modern Trends for a
Paradigm Shift Jointly organized by Bharatiya Shikshana
Samsthan and Karnataka State Higher Education Council
Sri Sri Veereshenanda Sarswathi Maharaj, President Sri Rama-
krishna Vivekananda Ashrama, delivering the inaugural ad-
dress at the Zonal Seminar on Man Making Education Mod-
ern Trends for a Paradigm Shift Jointly organized by
Bharatiya Shikshana Samsthan and Karnataka State Higher
Education Council
Prof, B.R. Ananthan, Vice-Chancellor, Rani Chennamma Uni-
versity delivering the Key Note address
Prof, K.M. Kaveriappa, Executive Director, Karnataka State
Higher Education Council delivering the Valedictory address
List of Dignitaries who have visited Karnataka State Higher Education Council on various
occasions
Prof. Eric. S. Maskin, Noble Laureate in Economics Prof. Rudolph Marcus, Noble Laureate in Chemistry Justice. M.N. Venkatachaliah
Justice. Rama Jois
Justice. Santosh Hegde
Dr. Ashok Ganguly, Director, DST Institute of Nanotechnology
Dr. Shivathanu Pillai, CEO, BrahMos Aerospace
Dr. Mrs. Sudha Murthy
Prof. Azeddine Driouich, University of Rouen, France
Dr. R.M. Bathew, Former Chairperson, UPSC
Mr. Siddarth Varadarajan, National Editor, The Hindu
Prof. Da Hsuan Feng, President, National University of Taiwan
T.P. Sreenivasan, Ambassador of India at IAEA
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Book Release Function
Dr S C Sharma, Vice-Chairmam, KSHEC, Dr D Shivalingaiah, Acting Vice Chancellor, Tum-
kur University, Justice Jawad Rahim, Hon'ble High Court Judge, and Prof. K M Kaveri-
appa, Executive Director, KSHEC releasing Books published by KSHEC and Tumkur Univer-
sity at the book release function held at Karnataka State Higher Education Council on 07
05.2013.
DETAILS OF THE BOOK RELEASED
Title of the Book Authors Publisher
Materials: Design, Synthesis and Appli-cations
S.C Sharma
K.S. Girish
H. Nagabhushan
R.G. Sharathchandra
T.N. Ramesh
S. Devaraja
Karnataka State Higher
Education Council
Page 5 Karnataka State Higher Education Council
Workshop on Rashtriya Uchhtar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
Honorable Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, Prof. B.R. An-
anthan and Prof. K.M. Kaveriappa Inaugurating the
workshop
Honorable Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, delivering the
inaugural address at the workshop
JUSTICE M.N. VENKATACHALIAH’S VIEWS ON RESEARCH OUTPUT IN INDIA DELIVERED
AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE WORKSHOP ON RUSA
With the relative share in research publications at around 3.5%, India does not compare favorably at present with
respect to developed economies . However, relative share of many developed countries in scientific publications is
decreasing at this time. In the new geography of science, it is expected by the developed countries that India would
emerge as one of the important powers during the next two decades. Should the present trends continue and India
improves its share, there is some likelihood for better positioning of India in relative ranking.
It is predicted that relative position of India could improve to 5th or 6th in about 3-6 years time. The rela-
tively low share of India in top 1% journals has been a matter of concern. It has been stated that the share of Indian
publications in top 1% impact making journals has been as low as 0.54%1 as of 2001. One of the parameters used for
assessing the global impact of the national S&T system has been share in the top 1% of the impact making journals. It
has been observed that the number of papers in top 1% impact making journals has increased from 2610 to 4723 for
the reference periods. These represent only 2.5 to 2.7% of the publications of India. Considerable improvements in
these parameters are possible in future. This would call for strategies for specifically addressing the issue of increas-
ing the global share of publications in top 1% journals.
Engineering discipline has gained the most during 2006-10. In terms of citation impact, India has surpassed
China in case of scientific publications in engineering. There is a decrease in the percentage of papers emanating from
India which do not receive citations. Special efforts for promoting research in centers of excellence in disciplines like
geosciences, mathematics etc and fostering collaborations in clinical medicine as well as disease biology might offer
significant benefits to the country at this stage of development. Mission mode efforts in areas like Geosciences might
be considered.
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BASIC FACTS ABOUT RUSA THE NEED FOR RUSA…………..
There are 316 states public universities and
13,024 colleges in the country.
State universities cater to a large number of stu-
dents but their funding is only a fraction of that
provided to central institutions.
The State Universities are funded through the
University Grants Commission. However, it is
limited to institutions that are 12B and 2f (UGC
Act) compliant.
This excludes about 33% of the State Universities
and 51% of the colleges under such universities.
Therefore, there is a strong need for a strategic
intervention for the improvement of access, eq-
uity and quality in Indian higher education.
In addition, there is a crying need for planning in
higher education focusing on the state as the ba-
sic unit.
The XIIth Plan continues to maintain focus on
higher education in the country by achieving
access and expansion, equity and inclusion, and
quality and excellence.
Such an ambition can only be achieved providing
adequate inputs and implementing much needed
governance and regulatory reforms in an insti-
tutional mission oriented approach.
MHRD Therefore, proposes a new centrally
sponsored scheme for higher education which
will be spread over two plan periods (XIIth and
XIIIth) and will focus on state higher educa-
tional institutions
This Scheme is called RUSA
(RASHTRIYA UCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN)
WHAT IS RUSA?
RUSA is an umbrella scheme that would include
all existing schemes and the central funding
would flow from MHRD through state councils
of higher education to universities.
It is also an autonomous body that is responsible
for planning which can raise and allocate funds
from the state as well as central governments for
higher education.
It also explores options of revenue generation
through research, consulting, and private and
industry partnerships.
Centre-State funding will be in the ratio of 65: 35.
An allocation of Rs 500 crore for RUSA is ex-pected for the state.
GOALS OF RUSA
Improve the overall quality of existing state
institutions
Usher transformative reforms in the state
higher education system
Ensure academic and examination reforms
in the higher educational institutions
Upgrading universities and colleges to
centers for excellence
Create opportunities for states to undertake
reforms in the affiliating system
Usher in world class research
Correct regional imbalances in access to
higher education
Improve equity in higher education by pro-
viding adequate opportunities
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BASIC FACTS ABOUT RUSA
SCOPE OF RUSA
Project will support all state universities and colleges (Both 12B and 2f and non-12B and non-2f)
from all states and Union Territories (UTs) across the country.
The project would also enable and empower the states to develop sufficient capabilities to plan,
implement and monitor the higher education sector.
STATE AGENCIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RUSA
Higher Education Council – Nodal Agency
Accreditation agencies – Autonomous body under Higher Education Councils for assessing
institutions which get RUSA funding under various parameters.
Project Approval Board – Appointed by Higher Education Councils to scrutinize and sanction
proposals.
Technical Support Group - Monitor flow of funds and information, evaluation and quality assurance
appointed by Higher Education Council.
Management Information System – State Database on RUSA to be set up by Higher Education Council.
PARAMETERS TO OBTAIN RUSA FUNDING
Universities will be funded on the basis of their performance on the targets mutually agreed to between the states and the center.
Compliance of rules
Full disclosure policy to be followed.
The institutional autonomy should be maintained in the, selection of students, appointment and promotion of teachers, determination of courses of study, pedagogy, assessment, areas of research and use of resources.
The State government must commit 4% of its GSDP for the state higher education sector if not in the first year of RUSA, but at least within 3years of RUSA implementation
Mandatory creation of state accreditation agency
Governance, legislative and institutional reforms in the form of acts and statutes
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Forthcoming Initiatives……………..
1. International Journal of Higher Education and Policy Research
2. National Conferences in Various Thrust Areas
3. Advanced Skill Development Programmes for Teachers in Higher Education