131 Rashtriya Ucchtar Shiksha Abhiyan
13.19 The Rashtriya Ucchtar Shiksha Abhiyan has been implemented in the state to improve the higher education system. Under this scheme at present 36 Govt. Degree college will be accreditated from, NAAC Banglore during the year 2020-21.
Distribution of Net books/ Laptops:- 13.20 The department will distribute the laptops/Net books to 9,700 meritorious students of 10th and 12th class (4400-10th and 4400-12th class) of Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, Dharamshala and 900 first division college students alongwith free monthly 1GB data Cards to strengthen teaching learning activities under student Digital Yojana/Sri Niwasa Ramanujan Digital Yojana for the academic session 2017-18.
Medha Protsahan Yojna
13.21 Selected meritorious economically weaker students of H.P by providing them coaching for CLAT/
NEET/IIT/JEE/AIIMS/AFMC/NDA/UPSC/S SC/Banking etc. In total 182 candidates (Graduate-34, Science-117, Arts-18 and 13 Commerce) against 500 are receiving coaching 14 empanelled coaching institutions as per the choice of the students during the year 2019-20.
Installation of CCTV Surveillance System
13.22 In order to provide safety and security of the Govt. Educational institutions and Students, CCTV surveillance systems have been installed in 1,862 government schools during the year 2019-20
Installation of Aadhar Enabled Bio Matric Attendance System (AEBAS) 13.23 The department has started the tendering process for the procurement of 2,552 Aadhar Enabled Bio Matric Attendance System (AEBAS) with the collaboration of HPSEDC.
AEBAS will be installed in GSSS/GHS and Govt. Colleges
Launching of on-line Him Shiksha Darpan Portal /App
13.24 Launching of HIM SHIKSHA DARPAN proposed with the objectives to automate the activities being carried out in the educational institutions/offices of Education Department with a view to improve the service delivery model, internal office efficiently as well as management facilitation.
Bachelor of Vocation
13.25 The B.Voc programme is running in 12 colleges of the State funded from State Share of ADB skill Project through HPKVN. The Department proposes to introduce B. Voc. Degree Programme in more colleges for the state with two new courses i.e. Banking, Financial Services and insurance & ITes.
132 aspiring students of the State can get admission in Engineering/ Pharmacy both diploma and degree as well as
certificate courses in Himachal Pradesh through under mentioned institutions in Himachal Pradesh.
No. Sl. Names of Institute Number of
Institutes 1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi at Kamand 01
2. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur 01
3. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra 01 4. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sirmour 01 5. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una 01 6. Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Baddi,
Tehsil Nalagarh, District Solan. 01
7. Regional Vocational Training Institute(RVTI) for Women at Jhundla, Tehsil Shimla Rural, District Shimla
01
8. Jawahar Lal Nehru Govt. Engineering College, Sundernagar 01 9. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Institute of Engineering and
Technology, Pragatinagar, Distt. Shimla 01
10. Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College, Kangra at Nagrota
Bagwan. 01
11 Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Engineering College, Kotla Tehsil Rampur
(Jeori), District Shimla. 01
12. Government Pharmacy College, Rohroo District Shimla and Nagrota
Bagwan Rakkar District Kangra, Seraj, District Mandi 04
13. Hydro Engg.College Bandla (Bilaspur) 01
14. B-Pharmacy Colleges (Private Sector) 14
15. Engineering Colleges (Private Sector) 12
16. Polytechnics (Government Sector) 15
17. Polytechnics (Private Sector) 07
18. D-Pharmacy Colleges (Private Sector) 11
19. 2nd Shift in Diploma Courses (Private Sector) 04 20. Co-educational Industrial Training Institutes (Govt. Sector) 109
21. State of Arts ITIs 11
22. Modal ITI Nalagarh and Sansarpur 02
23. Industrial Training Institutes (women) (Government Sector) 09 24. ITI for Persons with specially abled at Sundernagar (Govt. Sector) 01 25. Motor Driving School at Una in Government Sector 01
26. ITIs (Private Sector) 151
27. Vocational Training Centre 03
Total 366
133 The present intake of students in the existing Institutions is as under:
i) Degree Level 3,181 ii) B-Pharmacy 1,110 iii) Diploma Level 5,065 iv) Govt/Private ITI’s 48,509
Total 57,865
13.27 Technical Education quality Improvement programme phase-III (TEQIP-III) was started from 01 April 2017 and will end in September 2020.
Three colleges of the State viz JNGEC, RGGEC, ABVGIE and Him TU has been selected under project namely Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme Phase-III with project cost of `20.00 crore sanctioned to Him TU and `10.00 crore to each of the selected Institution.
13.28 The Technical Education department has 132 Government I.T.Is, 1 driving Training & Heavy Earth Moving Machinery Operator School and 151 ITIs in Private sector. During the year 2019- 20 five new Government ITI’s namely Kaulawala Bhood in Distt. Sirmaur, ITI Bhanjraruin District Chamba, Government ITI Utpur in district Hamirpur, Govt. ITI Rajoon in district Kangra and Govt. ITI Salooni in district
Chamba have been made functional.
Three new ITI’s namely Govt. ITI Amboya, Govt. ITI Sataun in District Simaur and Govt. ITI Ladbharol in district Mandi will be made functional from the next academic session 2020-21. During the year 2019-20, two new trades in Govt. ITI Chopal in District Shimla, Govt.
ITI Sujanpur tihra in District Hamirpur, Govt, ITI Kumarsain in district Shimla, Govt. ITI Shillai, in District Sirmaur, Govt.
ITI Kaffota in District Sirmaur and Govt.
ITI Sarahan in District Sirmaur have been started. The Dual System of Training to enhance the Skill Education among the trainees with the help of the industry has been made functional in Govt. ITI Solan in the year 2018-19. In the year 2019-20, the dual system of training has been started in 08 Govt. ITI’s namely ITI Nadaun (at Rail), Jogindernagar, Mandi, Garhjamula, Neharnpukhar, Shamshi, Solan (additiona trades) and Govt. Model ITI Nalagarh.
13.29 Short Term Training Under HPSDP: Under Himachal Pradesh Skill Development Project(HPSDP), HPKVN has signed MoU with 38 Govt. Industrial Training Institute (ITIs) for providing NSQF aligned Short Term Skill Training to youth of Himachal Pradesh. At present, 4,500 candidates of 33 Govt. it is are undergoing training.
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