Present state of higher education

PRESENT STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION & ROLE OF FACULTY

MEMBERS

Lecture by Dr. J.K. Goyal

Director, JIMS, Rohini Sector-5Venue: Delhi University

PRESENTATION PLAN

Dr. J.K. Goyal 2Director, JIMS

• Higher Education: An Introduction• Higher Education in India – Post Independence• Debatable Aspects• Response of the Present Government• Role of Teachers: Responsibilities & Rewards


HIGHER EDUCATION - AN INTRODUCTION

• Human Development Index (HDI) is calculated on three parameters: Per Capita Income Life Expectancy Literacy Rate



• Plato’s Concept of Philosopher King – advocate Educational Precautionsfor grooming kings.

• “Philosophers must become kings or those now called kings mustgenuinely and adequately philosophise”

• Challenges Divine Theory of State.


PLATO

HIGHER EDUCATION IS A “PRIVATE”

GOOD. THOSE WHO AVAIL IT SHOULD

PAY FOR IT.


MISC. INFORMATION

Year Share of philanthropic contribution in higher

education

1950 12%

1990 Less than 3%

Dr. J.K. Goyal8Director, JIMS

• Only in engineering, management & medical.• Nearly 70% of seats are now in private sector.


PRIVATE INVESTMENT

HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA –POST INDEPENDENCE


GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO COMPARISON (%)

Country Primary Education Higher Education

U.S. 92 82

U.K. 99 59

Japan 100 55

Brazil 95 24

China 95 20

India 88 11

Pakistan 66 5


Capacity Indicators 1950 1991 2009

No. of University level institutes

25 177 467

No. of Colleges 700 7400 26000

No. of Teachers (in thousands)

15 272 588

No. of students (lacs) 1.0 49 136

HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA


Particulars 2002 2010

Central 18 41

State 178 257

Deemed 52 130

Institutions of National Importance (State Legislature)

5 5

Institutions of National Importance (Central Legislature)

12 39

Private - 61

Total 265 533

TYPES OF UNIVERSITIES


STRUCTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Traditional Education (General Skill)

University Grants commission (UGC)

Technical Education Specific Skill

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Bar Council of India (BCI)

Council of Architecture (COA)

Medical Council of India (MCI)


DELIVERY MECHANISM

Class - Room Distant


REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF STATE

• Five Entry: License to grant degrees Accreditation: quality benchmarking Disbursement of public funds Access: fee or affirmative action? License: to practice profession

• First 4 functions are performed by UGC/AICTE.


HOW TO INCREASE ACCESS?

• Need – blind Admission Policy – No student should be denied admissiondue to his failure to pay fee.

• Adequate Bank loans without collaterals.• Creation of National Scholarship Scheme


How to Improve Quality

Accountability

Competition

Accreditation

Internal System

Information

Incentives

Differentiation


DEBATABLE ISSUES


• Higher Education for General Skill or Specific Skill i.e. KnowledgeAttainment or Job Attainment?

• For Limited Few or for Masses?• State-Funded or Self-Funded?• Autonomous or Regulated? By Whom?• Should Foreign Universities be Allowed?


RECENT CHANGES PROPOSED

• Bills Pending Before Parliament: The National Commission for Higher Education and Research Bill,

2010. The National Accreditation Regulatory. Authority for Higher

Education Institutions Bill. The Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry &

Operations) Bill, 2010 The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational

Institutions, Medical Educational Institutions And Universities Bill,2010


NCHER

Composition

Chairman

6 Members

3 Whole time 3 Co-opted


COLLEGIUM

• Consisting of core fellows and co-opted Fellows, being persons ofeminence and integrity in academia in higher education and research.

• Functions of Collegium: Aid, advise and make recommendations to the commission for the

determination, co-ordination, maintenance of standards in, andpromotion of, higher education and research.

Make a vision on the emerging trends in different fields of knowledge. Recommend panel for appointment of office-bearers of NCHER Recommend persons in National Registry for appointment as VCS.


• Will contain the names of persons eligible and qualified for appointmentas Vice-Chancellor or head of institution of national importance.

• In order to be VC, your name must first figure in the national registry.


NATIONAL REGISTRY

DISSOLUTION OF UGC & AICTE


Accreditation & Assessment

National International

NAAC NBA

→ SAQS

→ AMBA

→ EQUIS

At present, only 20% of colleges and 33% of university departments haveobtained accreditation from NAAC and NBA since accreditation is optional.


68% of universities & 91% of colleges assessed by NAAC are

average or below average.


IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF NEW BILL

• Accreditation to be Mandatory, after a certain no. of years of existence.• Composition of the Authority – A chairperson + 4 members, (At least one

women)


POWERS & FUNCTIONS

• Regulate accreditation agencies; registration of accreditation agencies• Lay down norms and policies for assessment of academic quality• Periodic review and audit• Lay down policies for providing information the public• Promote research and innovation in assessment and accreditation• Outsource experts, if need be.


FOREIGN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION OF ENTRY AND OPERATIONS) BILL, 2010.

• At least 20 years of operation in its country of origin.• Can come to India independently or in partnership with local educational

provider; but no distant mode allowed.• Undertake to maintain a corpus fund of not less than 50 crore rupees.


• No part of the surplus in revenue generated in India by such ForeignEducation Provider, after meeting all expenditure in regard to itsoperations in India, shall be invested for any purpose other than for thegrowth and development of the educational institutions established by itin India.


• All mandatory disclosure norms, as applicable to local education providers,shall apply to foreign education provider.

• However, the Central Government has the power to exempt a reputedforeign education provider from all provisions (except non-transfer of“surplus”)


THE PROHIBITION OF UNFAIR PRACTICES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS & UNIVERSITIES BILL, 2010• Prohibition of accepting admission fee and other fees and charges without

receipt.• Prohibition of admission without specified admission tests or inter se merit

for selection of students.• Mandatory publication of prospectus, its contents and its pricing.• Prohibition of capitation fee• Prohibition on refusal to, return, or, withholding degree, diploma, or,

refund of fee, etc.• Prohibition of advertisements not based on facts or misleading.


ROLE OF TEACHERS


CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME

S. No. Four Parameters Max.

Marks

Min. required

1 Teaching & Allied

Responsibilities

125 75

100

2 Co-Curricular 50 15

3 Research-based

activities

NA 10-50 per yr. as

from stage 1 to

6

4 Expert Assessment* 100 50

5 * Valid from Stage

3 to 6 only


PROGRESSION CHART

S.No. Particulars With Ph.D M.Phil None

1 Asst. Professor from Stage 1 to Stage 2

4 Yrs. 5 Yrs. 6 Yrs.

2 Asst. Professor from Stage 2 to Stage 3

5 Yrs. (9 Yrs.)

5 Yrs.(10 Yrs.)

5 Yrs.

(11 Yrs.)

3 Asst. Professor to Asso. Professor stage 3 to stage 4

3 Yrs.(12 Yrs,)

3 Yrs.(13 Yrs.)

3 Yrs.(14 Yrs.)

4 Asso. Professor to Asso.

Professor Stage 4 to Stage5

3 Yrs.(15 Yrs.)

3 Yrs.(16 Yrs.)

3 Yrs.

(17 Yrs.)

5 Professor Stage 5 to Stage 6 10 Yrs. As professor

(university only)


AGP (Academic Grade Pay)

Stage AGP (Rs.)

1 6000

2 7000

3 8000

4 9000

5 10000

6 12000


S.No Parameter

Weights assigned

After

completi

ng 1 yr. of service

After

completi

ng 2 yr. of service

After

completi

ng 3 yr. of service

After

completi

ng 4 yr. of service

After

completi

ng 5 yr. of service

1 No. of years of

service in your institute

10 15 30 40 50

2 Student Feedback 50 40 30 20 20

3 Academic

achievement during service

10 15 20 20 15

4 Contribution to

other activities in the Institute

20 20 20 20 15

5 Subordinate; peer

and superior appraisal

10 10 0 0 0

Total 100 100 100 100 100

ALTERNATIVE MODEL OF CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME


Marks Scored After

completin

g 1 yr. of

service

After

completin

g 2 yr. of

service

After

complet

ing 3 yr.

of

service

After

comple

ting 4

yr. of

service

After

comple

ting 5

yr. of

service

90 & above 40 30 25 20 20

80-90 30 25 20 15 15

70-80 15 15 10 10 10

60-70 10 10 5 5 0

50-60 5 5 0 0 0

Below 50 0 0 0 0 0


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