15 Universities are selected under 'University withs Potential for Excellence' scheme by UGC

15 Universities Are Selected Under 'University Withs Potential For Excellence' Scheme By UGC

Updated on: 12,March , 2018 - Mon | 11:55:09pm

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The UGC has released the list of potential colleges with the potential of excellence. In the IX Plan, University Grants Commission (UGC) introduced “University with Potential for Excellence (UPE)” scheme to encourage the shortlisted universities to reach world-class standards in their chosen focus areas/domains. UGC also allocated additional funds to these selected Universities to help them improve their standards and achieve their goals.

The objectives of the Scheme are:

To achieve excellence in education, training, research and governance to face the challenges of future.
To strengthen the academic and physical infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching, learning, research and outreach programmes.
To promote flexible and effective governance within universities and with UGC.
To enhance the quality of the learning process and teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels with the help of a flexible credit based modular system and a whole range of innovations currently accepted across the world.
To promote academic programmes relevant to the social and economic needs of the nation in general and the region in particular.
To improve undergraduate education in colleges by interfacing of the PG programme.
To promote networking with other Centres/departments and laboratories in the country.
To promote autonomy and decentralization for universities.

S.No.	Name of the University	Focus Area
1.	Jadavpur University, Salt Lake Campus, Kolkata	Mobile Computing and Communication and Nano-Science
2.	Pune University, Ganeshkhind Road , Pune	Bio-Chemistry & Bio-Technology
3.	University of Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	Interface Studies and Research
4.	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi	Genetics, Genomics and Bio-Technology
5.	University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu	Herbal Science
6.	Madurai Kamraj University, Nagamalai Puthukottai, Tamil Nadu	Nano science in Biology
7.	North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya	Bio-Sciences and Area Studies
8.	University of Calcutta, Senate House, Calcutta	Modern Biology
9.	University of Mumbai, Mumbai	Green Technology
10.	Osmania University, Hyderabad	Material Research - Social Relevance
11.	Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	Advance Functional Materials Genomics and Proteomics
12.	University of Rajasthan, Jaipur	Materials and Converging Sciences: Nano Praticles, nano-composites and multilayers
13.	University of Mysore, Karnataka	Processing Characterization and Application of Advanced Functional Materials Media and Social Development-A Case Study of Karnataka
14.	Karnatak University, Dharwad	Anti Tumor Activity : An Integrated Approach
15.	Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	Material Science

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