The Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence starting from July 2024 will be known for xcellent, quality, holistic, inclusive, and employment-oriented education in Madhya Pradesh.

For infrastructure development, building expansion, lab equipment, library, sports facilities, furniture, etc. Rs 336 crore has been approved while Rs 150 crore annual recurring expenditure has been earmarked for 2232 new posts in Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence in all the districts.

As many as 1845 academic posts and 387 posts for class III and IV categories were created for 55 Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence. In order to make the Pradhan Mantri College of Excellence multi-faculty and for conducting postgraduate classes, new departments like Sanskrit, Bio-Technology, and Computer Science have been included at the undergraduate level in 07 colleges and new subjects like Sanskrit, Bio-Technology, and Computer Science have been included at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Besides, postgraduate classes have been started in 27 different subjects.

8 skill-based graduate courses in 105 colleges

As many as 8 apprenticeship embedded (skill-based) graduate courses have been started in collaboration with 6 Sector Skill Councils for vocational courses in a total of 105 colleges. These include 55 Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence and 50 other colleges. Eight skill-based courses including B. Com Logistics, B. com. E-Com Operation, B. Com in Retail Operation, B.Com. VFSI, B.Sc in Healthcare Management, B.Sc. Marketing & Sales (Pharma & Med Tech), B.Sc Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Quality and B.Com Human Resource Operation for MEPSC have been included. After obtaining permission from N.C.T.E., a B.Ed course will also be started. Two IT certificate courses (90 hours online) including Artificial Intelligence and Fintech with Al will be conducted at Pradhan Mantri College of Excellence in IIT Delhi on MoU basis.

Aviation courses

Seven certificate courses of 3 to 4 months are being conducted through the Aviation Sector Skill Council in the selected Pradhan Mantri College of Excellence of the state. These include airport warehouse coordinator, airport safety crew, airline flight load coordinator, airline cabin crew, flight dispatcher, airline reservation agent, and airline customer service executive.

Teaching material through Learning Management System

In the perspective of National Education Policy-2020, teaching material is being provided to the students through Learning Management System on the basis of newly created graduate courses. Teachers are being made to study systematically the process of teaching work through new pedagogy through IT.

Indian Knowledge System Cell

Under the basic spirit of the National Education Policy-2020, the ‘Indian Knowledge System Cell’ is being established in colleges. In this, books related to the Indian Knowledge System of all subjects, Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, etc. are being made available to teachers, students, and the general public. Along with this, the facility of showing videos, etc. related to the Indian Knowledge System is also being made available.

Excellent, good quality, and employment-oriented education

Realizing the Prime Minister’s vision in the National Education Policy-2020, proper arrangements have been made in all the Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence to provide excellent, good quality, and employment-oriented education while providing holistic development to the students, due to which these colleges will provide a new direction to the state.