RUSA - About Us

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), launched in 2013 aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The central funding (in the ratio of 60:40 for general category States, 90:10 for special category states and 100% for union territories) would be norm based and outcome dependent. The funding would flow from the central ministry through the state governments/union territories to the State Higher Education Councils before reaching the identified institutions. The funding to states would be made on the basis of critical appraisal of State Higher Education Plans, which would describe each state’s strategy to address issues of equity, access and excellence in higher education.

The primary components of RUSA that capture the key action and funding areas that must be pursued for the fulfilment of the targets:

• Up gradation of existing autonomous colleges to Universities
• Conversion of colleges to Cluster Universities
• Infrastructure grants to Universities
• New Model Colleges (General)
• Up gradation of existing degree colleges to model colleges
• New Colleges (Professional)
• Infrastructure grants to colleges
• Research, innovation and quality improvement
• Equity initiatives
• Faculty Recruitment Support
• Faculty improvements
• Vocationalisation of Higher Education
• Leadership Development of Educational Administrators
• Institutional restructuring & reforms
• Capacity building & preparation, data collection & planning