“National Higher Education Mission”
Quality · Equity · Access · Excellence
Centrally Sponsored Scheme · Ministry of Education, Government of India
A holistic, centrally-sponsored scheme of development for higher education in India — providing strategic funding to higher educational institutions throughout the country.
The salient objectives that guide the scheme across the country.
Improve overall quality of state institutions by ensuring conformity to prescribed norms and standards, adopting accreditation as a mandatory quality assurance framework.
Usher transformative reforms in the state higher education system — creating facilitating institutional structures for planning & monitoring at the state level, promoting autonomy in State Universities and improving institutional governance.
Ensure reforms in the affiliation, academic, and examination systems.
Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty in all higher educational institutions and ensure capacity building at all levels of employment.
Create an enabling atmosphere in higher educational institutions to devote themselves to research and innovation.
Expand the institutional base by creating additional capacity in existing institutions and establishing new institutions, in order to achieve enrolment targets.
Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education by setting up institutions in un-served and underserved areas.
Improve equity in higher education by providing adequate opportunities to SC/STs and socially & educationally backward classes; promote inclusion of women, minorities, and differently abled persons.
Leadership and nodal officers driving RUSA implementation at the College.
| # | Name / Body | Role | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sikh Educational Society, Chandigarh | Board of Governors | Apex governing body of the College |
| 2 | Ms. Rita Singh | Chairperson | Principal — presides over RUSA implementation |
| 3 | Dr. Amit Joshi | Coordinator | Head, P.G. Department of Biotechnology & Microbial Biotech. |
| 4 | Dr. Mandeep Kaur Dhami | Nodal Officer | Academics |
| 5 | Dr. Surjit Singh | Nodal Officer | Civil Works |
| 6 | Mr. Kulwinder Singh | Nodal Officer | Procurement |
| 7 | Dr. Rimpi Kaur | Nodal Officer | Financials |
| 8 | Dr. Manjinder Singh | Nodal Officer | Equity Assurance |
Institutional Development Plan aligned with RUSA priorities.
The College developed an Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for the period 2012-13 to 2016-17 based on a thorough SWOT Analysis. The action plan focused on:
Funding received under RUSA and how it is being deployed.
The College has received grants amounting to ₹ 2 Crores under the Infrastructural head, out of which the 1st instalment of ₹ 1 Crore was issued to the College in May 2017. Various works are currently underway to utilise this assistance in the most appropriate manner as per the Government of India, MHRD guidelines.
Works underway with the grant:
The College's official RUSA report — documenting strategic priorities, fund utilisation, project status, and impact.
The compiled RUSA report consolidates the College's planning under the scheme — covering the Institutional Development Plan, fund utilisation against sanctioned grants, infrastructure works progress, academic reforms, and equity assurance initiatives. It serves as the College's formal record of RUSA-aligned activity submitted to the Ministry of Education.
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