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No. F. r-8/zot6 (JS/F/CPP-[) rSthOctoberr 2otT

PUBLICNOTICE

Subject: Continuance of UGIC schemes beyond go.oq.zorz

In continuation to the Public Notice No. zz-4lzot6(FD-I/B) dated 9th June,

zotT,it is informed that UGC schemes in rationalized form as detailed at Annexure
will continue beyond Bo.og.2or7 and up to 3r.o3.2o19.

(P.K. Thakur)
Secretary
 Annexure

The linal list of schemes in their respective rationalized form is as given below:-

S.
Name of the scheme (Rationalized Form) Remarks/Components
No.
1.
Construction of Women's Hostel for Universities and
To be continued
Colleges
2.
E-content Development of Project, Submission for
To be continued
Assistance from UGC under NME-ICT

J. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) : SWAYAM To be continued

Establishment of Centres in Universities'for Study of
4. To be continued
Social Exclusion And Inclusive Policy

5. Women's Studies in Higher Educational Institutions To be continued

To be continued
The scheme of Incentivisation of Teachers,

6.
Promotion of Academics and Research through Subject/Discipline Based Association for
Professional Association / Academies Organization of Various Academic &Research
Activities has been renamed as Prornotion of
Acadetnics o:nd Research through
Prefessional Associatio n / Acsd.emies
7.
Granting Special Heritage Status to Universities and
To be continued
Colleges
To be continued with the following
components:
(i) Remedial Coaching for SC/ST/OBC
(non-creamy layer) & Minority
Community Students
Equal Opportunity Cell (Coaching Schemes for (ii) Coaching Classes For Entry Into
8. SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) & Minority Students Seruices For SC/ST/OBC (Non Creamy
for Universities and Colleges) Layer) And Minority Community
Students
(iii) Coaching For National Eligibility Test
or State Eligibility Test for SC/ST/OBC
(Non-Creamy t^ayer) & Minority
Communitv Students
To be continued with following components:
Schemes for Persons with DisabiliW in Universities and
Colleges
9. (i) Higher Education for Persons with Special
Needs (HEPSN)
(ii) Visuallv - Challeneed Teachers
To be continued as under :
10. UGC Research Awards for FaculW i. BSR Faculty Fellowship
ii. EmeritusFellowship

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 lll. Research Award
iv. Mid career Award
Startup grant

To be continued as under:
i. Dr. DS Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowshio
11. UGC Fellowships for Post-Doctoral Researchers
ii. Dr. S Radhakrishnan Post-Doctoial
Fellowship
iii. Post-Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST
iv. Post-Doctoral Fellowshio for Women
To be continued as under:
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i. National Eligibility Test - Junior
12, UGC Fellowships for Doctoral students Research Fellowship (NET-JRF)
ii. Swami Vivekananda Fellowship for
Sinele Girl Child
To be continued as under:
i. PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for
Single girl Child
ii. PG scholarship for University Rank
Holders
13. UGC Scholarships for Post-Graduate Students iii. PG scholarship fbr SC/ST students to
pursue Professional courses
iv. PG scholarship for GATE qualified
students for ME/M.Tech

14.
UGC Scholarships for Under-Graduate Students
(IshaanUday Special Scholarship scheme for NER) To be continued

15. Networking Resource Centers To be continued

16.
Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority
To be continued
Students
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Students with
17. To be continued
Disabilities
r8. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC Candidate To be continued

19. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST Candidate To be continued

20. National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes To be continued

21. Universities with Potential for Excellence To be continued

To be continued

Centre with Potential for Excellence in a

22. Special Assistance Programme Particular Area (CPEPA)and CAS level of
Special Assistance Programme (SAP) are
merged into a single scheme of SAP.

23.
Colleges with Potential for Excell ence f College of
To be continued
Excellence
24. Autonomous Colleges To be continued

25. Major Research Projects To be continued

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 To be continued with the following
componenB:
(i) Community Colleges in Universities
and Colleges
(ii) Introduction of Bachelor ofVocational
(B.Voc) Programme in Universities
26. National Skills Qualification Framework and Colleges
(iii) Deen Dayal Upadhyay Centers for
Knowledge Acquisition and Up-
gradation of Skilled Human Abilities
and Livelihood (KAUSHAL) in
Universities and Colleges (Deen Dayal
Upadhyay Kaushal Kendras) (zor4-
2017)
t.7 Area Study Programme To be continued
To be continued with the following
components:
Funding Support to Universities for Study and
(D Funding Support to State Universities
for Study and Research in Indigenous
28. Research in Indigenous and Endangered Languages of
and Endangered Languages ofIndia.
India
(ii) Setting up Centre's for Preservation
and Promotion of Endangered
Lansuases in Central Universities
29. UGC Chairs in Universities To be continued
To be continued with a special component
3o. Human Resource Development Centre namely Capacity Building of Women Managers
in Hieher Education'.

Further, the Scheme of General Development Assistance (GDA) renamed as Block Grants to
Universities / Colleges will have the Jollowing components (in addition to the existing
components of GDA) indicated against them :

S.No. Block Grant Components

l. Block Grant to Universities (BGU) i. Swachh Bharat-Swasth Bharat Abhiyan
ii. Adjunct Faculty in universities
iii. Sports Infrastructure and Equipment in Universities
iv. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) for
Universities
v. Free Education for Sports Medal Winner/Participants
of National / International Events
vi. Establishment of Centre for Fostering Social
Responsibility and Community Engagement in
University
vii. Establishment/Up-gradation of Hindi Departments.

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 i.
ll. Development Assistance to Colleges for
construction of Buildings
ur. Sports Infrastructure and Equipment in Colleges
lV. Internal Qudtty Assurance Cell (IQAC) for
Colleges
Faculty Development Programme for Colleges
teachers
vi. Scheme for Seminar / Slmposia / Conference for
Colleges
vii. Travel Grant for College Teachers
viii. Minor Researsh Projects for Colleges Teachers

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