RUSA: Quest For Access, Equity and Excellence

Access, equity and excellence would continue to be the main thrust areas of xll plan with respect to higher education. It continues to maintain focus on higher education to make it more relevant to global needs and to remove the inequities in access to education amongst various social groups. In addition to very low access to higher education there are wide disparities between various social groups. The quality of infrastructure and teaching in state universities is far below the acceptable levels. There is a strong need for intervention for the improvement of access, equity and quality in Indian Higher Education that focuses on state universities and stare institutions through a centrally sponsored scheme which will be spread over two plan periods. We must strive to prep are an educated and productive workforce through a concerned effort to improve the quality and relevance of Higher Education. Now the time has come to create a wave of institution building and of excellence in the field of education, research and capabilit y building.