Savitribai Phule Pune University – SPPU, earlier known as university of pune and university of poona . This university was founded in 1949 and spread over 411 acres. It consist of 43 academic departments and has been affiliated with many colleges, departments, and research institutes, which are particularly in Pune only.
University to use funds to expand research programmes, start new projects, says state education minister Vinod Tawde
Through the consistent performance of this university, it has received a whopping of Rs 100- crore grant from the union government under RUSA i.e. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shikshan Abhiyan. Technical Education Minister Vinod Tawde announced that SPPU has the high ranking on the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
SPPU Using Funds For Expansion
The SPPU will be using these funds to expand its research programmes and start its new projects to improve the quality of education. A draft plan for higher education in the state was ready and it was going to focus on the autonomy of institutes, granting university status to autonomous institutes, research, learning, teaching techniques at the institute level as well as development of latest methods to evaluate performances Tawde said.
RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) is the central government’s contribution to further the promise held by the rich expanse of India’s state universities. Under the system of RUSA, it lays down different slabs for its grants: colleges or universities with a NAAC score of 3.51 will be getting a grant of Rs 5 crore, and those with a score of 2.5 and above will get Rs 2 crore.
In the starting of June month the applications to avail the grant under RUSA will be invited from eligible institutes. Fergusson College also accorded the status of a university under RUSA and will be getting Rs 55 crore to develop its infrastructure, said the minister. “It’s a matter of pride for us that Fergusson College is among the first few autonomous institutes which got the status of a university,” said Tawde.
