RASHTRIYA UCCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (RUSA)
Higher Education becomes a major concern in India since independence. Enormous steps have been taken to revitalize the higher education system. But still it confronts with several challenges. Among them enrolment ratio is one of the major challenges. Even though several programmes and policies have been launched, the present Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education, in relation to population in 18-23 years age group, is about 12.4 percentages. With an aim to increase the intake capacity in the existing and emerging higher education institutions, Government of India proposed a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme to set up a Model Degree College in each of the 374 Educationally Backward districts in India, identified by a committee headed by Prof. S.P Thyagarajan, former Vice Chancellor, University of Madras. But this scheme is not yet implemented due to the further changes proposed in the 12 th Five Year Plan. Conc...