An action plan will be chalked out to select 10 colleges of the State and ensure their partnership with national and international level institutions. Internet and wi-fi facility will be made available in all university and college campuses. A number of such works have been included in Higher Education Department’s Vision Document-2018 and 100-day action plan.
Under the action plan, 2 departments of every university will be improved upto national standard excellence. Functioning of universities will also be improved. In the first phase, a policy will be chalked out for changes in university executive body’s set-up, amendment in professor selection jury and inter-university exchange of posts. Qualitative improvements will be brought about in teaching and research in universities.
Number of merit and excellence-based scholarship under laxman Singh Goud Award Scheme will be increased. Colleges’ infrastructure will be improved. Posts will be created to run hostels. A detailed plan will be chalked out for training to faculties. Virtual Classroom Education Programme will be conducted in 100 colleges. At present, this programme is in operation in 35 colleges. E-Resource Centres under e-Maintained library Scheme will be set up in 15 colleges.
Smart phones will be given to students taking admission in first year in government colleges in the state. Vacancies in colleges will be filled up through direct recruitment. Cooperation of leading industrialists will be sought for placement under Vivekananda Career Counselling Scheme.