Financial Support

Special Development Grants for Young Colleges

1. Objectives

The objective of the scheme is to provide an additional special development grant to young colleges who have been included by the UGC under Section 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 in IX Plan and this scheme aims to ensure the equity and access of higher education to deserving colleges.The assistance available under the scheme will be in addition to General Plan Development Fund for X Plan.

The colleges may seek a grant for strengthening basic infrastructure viz. books and journals including a book bank, basic teaching equipment, scientific equipment, sports kit.

To provide assistance for extension/renovation of existing building and construction of new buildings including the development of sports facilities.

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2. Eligibility

Financial assistance under this new scheme would be available only to these colleges, which have been recognized by the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) and are fit to receive Central Assistance under Section of 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956 during the IX Plan and thereafter. The college must enclose a copy of the UGC recognition letter issued to them.

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3. Nature of Assistance

The Commission assistance under this scheme during the X Plan Period will be available as one time grant for five years. The grant will be available on 100 per cent basis. Each college recommended by the Expert Committee constituted by the UGC will be eligible to receive up to Rs. 10.00 lakh as 'One time grant'. The colleges may utilize UGC assistance for following items -

1. CONSTRUCTION/EXTENSION/RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

Class rooms
Laboratory
Library building
Canteen building
Development of Sports facility
Hostels

Books and Journals

Up to 10% under this item may be used for stacking purposes.
Equipment

Basic teaching equipment
Generator for laboratory
Computer
Photocopy machine forlibrary Computer

5% of the amount under this may be used for storage purposes.The young college will formulate a comprehensive proposal for development during the X Plan period for improving the existing infrastructure. The proposal for assistance from the Commission for all the building projects will, in no case, exceed 80% of the total allocation. The college should satisfy the minimum eligibility mentioned below to take benefit of this scheme.

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2. GENERAL CATEGORY

Arts Colleges/Commerce Colleges

The college should have a minimum of 7 (seven) permanent teachers (or teachers appointed on regular basis in the case of Government colleges), at the lowest end of the scale with a progressive increase in staff as the number of students and class divisions increase. The minimum enrolment of students under this scheme is 250.
Science Colleges/Multi-faculty Colleges

The college should have a minimum of 10 (ten) permanent teachers (or teachers appointed on regular basis in case of Government colleges), at the lowest end of the scale with a progressive increase in staff as the number of students and class divisions increase. The minimum enrolment of students in this scheme will be 250.
Women's colleges, colleges located in backward/rural/tribal/ border/hill areas and colleges catering to the needs of SC/ST students.
1. Arts Colleges/Commerce Colleges
  
  The college should have a minimum of 5 (five) permanent teachers (or teachers appointed on regular basis in case of Government colleges) at the lowest end of the scale with a progressive increase in staff as the number of students and class divisions increase. The minimum enrolment of students in this scheme will be 100.
2. Science Colleges/Multi-faculty Colleges
  
  The College should have a minimum of 6 (six) permanent teachers (or teachers appointed on regular basis in case of Government colleges) at the lowest end of the scale with a progressive increase in staff as the number of students and class divisions increase. The minimum enrolment of students in this scheme will be 100.
Single faculty colleges offering three year undergraduate courses like law, physical education, social work, management, home science, music and dance and fine arts, Sanskrit and teacher education.

The college should have a minimum of 5 (five) permanent teachers (or teachers appointed on regular basis in case of Government colleges), at the lowest end of the scale with a progressive increase in staff as the number of students and class divisions increase and the minimum number of students should not be less than 60.

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4. Procedure of Applying for the Scheme

The young colleges as defined in clause 2 may apply under this scheme in the prescribed Proforma. Two copies of the proposal may be sent to the respective UGC Regional Offices. The addresses of Regional Offices of UGC are given below.

S.No.	Address of Regional Offices	State-wise college location
1.	UGC Western Regional Office, Poona University Campus, Pune-411 07. Tel. (020)569 1477(O)	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa
2.	UGC Central Regional Office, Tawa Complex, Bittan Market,E-5, Arera Colony, Bhopal-462 016. Tel. (0755)-467892, 467418(O)	Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,Chhattisgarh
3.	UGC Northern Regional College, Bureau, 35, Ferozshah Road New Delhi-110001. Tel.(011)-23386128 (O)	Uttar Pradesh, Uttranchal, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir
4.	UGC Eastern Regional Office, LB-8, Sector-III,Salt Lake, Kolkata-700 098. Tel. (033)-23354767 (O)	West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Sikkim,Jharkhand.
5.	UGC South Western Regional Office, Prasana,Kumar Block, Palace Road, Bangalore-560 009. Tel. (080)-2260450,2280380 (O)	Karnataka, Kerela
6.	UGC South Eastern Regional Office, PB.No.152, APSFC Building, 4th Floor,5-9-194, Chirag Ali Lane Hyderabad-500 001. Tel. (040) 23204735 (O)	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,Pondicherry
7.	UGC Western Regional Office, Poona University Campus, Pune-411 07. Tel. (020)569 1477(O)	Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya,Tripura, Manipur

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5. The College may include the proposal for the following

Books and journals including setting up of a book bank and/or the strengthening of the existing books banks. The library grant can be utilized to procure the latest publications. Care must be taken not to purchase 'second hand' or 'remainder' books. Up to 10% under this item may be utilized for stacking purposes, if required.
Equipment may include laboratory equipment, fax, audio-visual equipment and teaching aids, computer, generator, reprographic facilities, networking including Internet connection. Up to 5% under this item may be utilized for storage purposes, if required.
Construction/extension/renovation of various types of building such as library, laboratory, class room, men's hostel, canteen building, sports infrastructure (playground).

Any college which has already been sanctioned a grant under any general development assistance will be not eligible to get another grant for the same project (item) under this scheme.
Building proposal: The college should give details of the proposal for construction of a specific building or extension of an existing building. Once the Commission during the X Plan Period accepts the sketch of the building for construction/renovation/extension of building the college has to submit a sketch plan and the detailed estimated cost indicating the period required for completion of the building. Once the college receives an approval 'in principle' by the Commission, the detailed proposal has to be submitted to the UGC in the prescribed Proforma (Annexure-III). The guidelines issued by the Commission separately for construction of buildings shall apply to this scheme also.
It is not mandatory for the Commission to accept all items and the amounts proposed by the college.
Grants will be issued to only those colleges who have obtained a 'No Objection Certificate' with regard to utilization of grants released during the IX Plan and earlier Plan periods.

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6. Procedure for Release of Grants

The UGC will give one-time assistance under this scheme. The grant will be released in two instalments

1^st Installment : The UGC will release 1^st instalment towards purchase of books, journals, equipments etc.

2^nd Installment : The 2^nd instalment will include grant for infrastructure only. The UGC will convey 'in principle' acceptance to the Colleges after approval of the project. The College has to submit proposal in light of item No. 6.4.

The college must send the audited Utilization Certificate and Statement of Expenditure on the prescribed Proforma. As this scheme is for the X Plan, the college must ensure that all purchases and construction approved and sanctioned by the UGC must be completed on or before31st March, 2007.