Educational Initiatives in Gujarat Dr Jayanti S Ravi, IAS

1. Educational Initiatives in Gujarat • Dr Jayanti S Ravi, IAS • Commissioner, Technical Education, Govt. of Gujarat • July 26, 2013

2. Main Dimensions of Higher Education • Access • Achievement • Equity • Curriculum • Research • Extension • Training & Capability Building • Academic Audit (A&A) • Innovation • Leadership • Academic Content • Administrative Ability

3. Main Dimensions of Higher Education

4. New Universities • Total 47 universities • Established universities • Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) - 2003 • Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU)-2007 • Gujarat State Forensic University – 2008 • Children’s University - 2009 • Raksha Shakti University - 2009 • Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) – 2010

5. Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat • CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) – Implementation of academic reforms • implemented in all state universities at UG and PG level from June 2011 • Life enrichment course • Sandhan (All Gujarat integrated classroom) • Telecast in 900+ colleges • 3000 lectures related to 53 subjects • 7:00 am to 7:00 pm • Saptdhara (1.Gyand dhara 2. Srijanatmak Abhivyakti dhara 3. Yog, Khelkud, Vyayam dhara 4. Rang Kaushalya dhara 5. Samudayik Sewa dhara 6. Nritaya Sangeet dhara 7. Naatya dhara) • AAA (Academic and Administrative Audit) • Research & other initiatives – ALM, KMP, MMI, GQ, NMEICT • UDISHA • UDISHA clubs in all colleges • Online placement fairs • Soil Health Card • 7,39,382 soil samples tested in 55 science college laboratories (33% of soil samples of the state) • Rs. 80/- per sample • Rs. 1,47,86,400/- paid to 2500 students

6. Mission Mode Implementation (MMI)Quality Enhancement Programme through Cascade Model for Higher Education State Coordinator SRG State Resource Group State Level 1 Zonal Coordinator ZRG Zonal Resource Group Zone Level 5 HED Coordinator HEDRG Higher Education District Resource Group HED Level 57 Cluster Coordinator CRG Cluster Resource Group Cluster Level 287 Grass Root Level Principal & Teachers + Students 1032

7. CBCS : Choice Based Credit System • A structured education system having enough room for flexibility • A system that offers choice of selection • Learner centric education with room for flexibility within a standard framework • Credit portability across the Regional/National institutes • Interdisciplinary / Vocational / Skill based Elective Courses • Project based / Activity based learning • Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation • Evaluation in terms of Grades • Interaction of Co-Curricular / Extracurricular / Extension activities within the curriculum. Saptadhara • The ultimate aim of SAPTADHARA mission is to make our students enable to experience the joy of aesthetic pleasure and to learn from our great traditions of knowledge by way of taking up activities of SAPTADHARA which includes • GYAN DHARA (Activities related to Knowledge) • SARJNATMAK ABHIVYAKTI DHARA (Activities related to Creative Expression) • KALA KAUSHALYA DHARA (Activities related to fine arts) • NATYA DHARA (Activities related to drama & theatre) • GIT-SANGIT NRUTYA DHARA (Activities related to Music and Dance) • VYAYAM YOG KHEL-KUD DHARA (Activities related to Exercise, YOGA & Sports) • SAMUDAYIK SEVA DHARA (Activities related to Community/Social services).

8. Research and Innovations • What: • To strengthen Higher Education with the help of Research and Innovations • More than 2200 major and minor research proposals submitted with UGC within a span of 8 months • Why: • Increasing demand for strengthening research capabilities • How: • To promote a culture of research in institutions of higher education • To provide support to teachers for strengthening their research base • Preparing research proposals • Different skills. attitude and knowledge of research • Awareness of funding sources, schemes and trends • To promote publication of journals • To provide support to institutions Active Learning Methodology • Passive Classroom into Active Classroom • Task Based Learning • Student involvement in classroom through active participation • Generate involvement and active engagement in education • Greater emphasis on developing students skills • Get students involved in higher order thinking (HOTS)

9. Training and Capability Building Programme • Training and Capability Building of teachers, administrators and librarians so as to enable them to function as facilitators and motivators for students in a learner centric education process. • KCG has been organizing various Training and Capability Building Programmes • Includes Content related training and generic training on Government Initiatives • Satellite based Training through Sandhan KMPF: Knowledge Management Program for Faculty • To improve proficiency in English and Communication Skills. • To improve proficiency in ICT skills. • To develop ICT-based teaching learning tools including multimedia, web based tools and e content. • To empower faculties to use e resources including e books & e journals for teaching and research purposes with internet specially for knowledge management. • Developing commitment and integrity towards teaching profession

10. Placement Opportunities : UDISHA • Universal Development of Integrated employability Skills through Higher Education Agencies • A government initiative to provide employment to youth • Focusing on bridging the gap between Job-seekers and Job-providers. • Establishment of an UDISHA Club in every college ( Principal+ Teacher In charge + 6 students) • SCOPE - PPP mode and through institutions of higher education • Successful PPP project – Bringing together Community, Government and Private Players • 4,00,000 + students • Cambridge University certificate • Online real time examination • BULATS equivalent to IELTS • Special English Zone (SEnZ) in colleges • MIS – centre , batch and student registration, hall tickets, name correction, provisional result SCOPE

11. Academic and Administrative Audit • Accreditation and Audit system that enables mentoring more than monitoring • Community driven, concurrent, continuous, internal evaluation and mentoring of the Institutions of the State at a periodicity of a year. • To review the implementation of Academic Management, Practices, Infrastructural Facilities and Government schemes in all colleges of the State. • It will assess each HEI through an alpha numeric grade, indicating both the NAAC and AAA grading, ranging from AI (A-one) to EV (E five) and will lay emphasis on the incremental change rather than absolute grades and arrive at a AAA score. • The AAA Score would be used as a tool to evaluate the performance of the institution, identify the areas for special focus and improvement thus enabling Institutional Capability Building. Strengthening and Revamping Libraries • To build capabilities of librarians of higher education institutes in the state. • To enhance learning resources of the libraries including books, e-books, journals, e-journals and other available ICT based resources. • To motivate teachers & students to use library resources. • To use modern software like SOUL or INFLIBNET and also form a network between the libraries of the State. • To provide all the libraries connectivity with each other in the state

12. Use of ICT • The main aim of the initiative – “ICT in Education” is to promote • ICT as a subject • Use of ICT as a tool to support teaching-learning process of all the subjects • Use ICT as an administrative tool and a medium of exchange of knowledge • NMEICT • E-gyan portal • SANDHAN • ODOLE • CBT (Computer Based Tests), Adaptive tests • E-Content and Curriculum Development Cell • NPTEL

13. DELL – Digital Education and Learning Laboratory – digital infrastructure • Digital infrastructure in colleges in the form of full fledged computer labs • A step towards ODOLE (On Demand Online Examination) • 401 colleges covered What is covered in a DELL : 1 server, 24 computers, AV facility, UPS, electrical and network cabling, networking equipments, softwares, internet connection, stationery, resident manpower

14. Road Ahead • Academically rich, highly flexible learning system with online on-demand option • Focus not on ‘Teaching’ but on ‘Creating a Learning Environment’ • Option of slow, normal or accelerated learning • AAA • Acquisition of additional skills • National integration of Knowledge through NKN, NTM • Transition from Knowledge Absorbing Society to Knowledge Generating Society

15. Student-centric education in Gujarat

16. Important links • www.gujarat-education.gov.in • www.kcg.gujarat.gov.in • www.scopegujarat.org • www.granthnirman.com • www.iite.ac.in • www.geic.ac.in • www.university4children.com • Googlegroup : http://groups.google.com/group/scopegujarat • Group email address : scopegujarat@googlegroups.com • Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-for-Creation-of-Opportunity-through-Proficiency-in-English-SCOPE/121569977928783

17. Thank You