AICTE-Margdarshan scheme
in Rajasthan
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Key dates and updates (Rajasthan)
Nationwide and Rajasthan-specific milestones. Verify on the official portal before you apply.
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| Scheme launch |
AICTE-Margdarshan scheme in Rajasthan
AICTE-Margdarshan scheme is a government scheme available to eligible residents of Rajasthan.
Apply for AICTE-Margdarshan scheme in Rajasthan
Scheme Overview
Margdarshan Initiative has been introduced by All India Council for Technical Education in 2018 for facilitating the technical institutes in order to improve the quality of technical education as a whole through accreditation by providing access to the facilities available in host institute.
Eligibility Criteria
> **For Margdarshan Institute or Mentor Institute(MI):**
- The institution, i.e. university, institute, college should have been approved by AICTE. AICTE approval is not mandatory in case of Central Funded Institutions wherever applicable.
- In case of AICTE approved institutions, MI must have got accreditation for consideration under the scheme. The Accreditation status for such programs should be valid for at least 6 moths from the date submission of the proposal.
- **Institutions with other programmes:** AICTE approved institutions other than those of engineering like Management, Hotel Management, the accreditation status should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of making the application. - **Institutions with Diploma Courses:** An institute exclusively running the diploma courses can also submit the proposal for MI. There should be minimum four diploma courses running in the institute with valid accreditation status for at least 6 months from the date of making the application.> **For Mentee Beneficiary Institute (MBI):**
- Only AICTE approved institutes are eligible to receive mentoring from MIs.
- They have never been enrolled as Mls by AICTE.
- They have never been mapped as MBI with any other MI.
- None of their programs were accredited in the past ten years.
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Benefits
The Council has made provisions of a token grant in aid of ₹ 3,00,000/- per MBI. Hence a maximum ₹ 30,00,000/- can be sanctioned to an MI for conducting activities under the Margdarshan Scheme for 10 MBIs altogether.
Suitable honorarium to staff (Chief Coordinator, supporting persons, etc.) engaged in running the scheme. Such expenditure should be booked under the Heads 'Honorarium for MI Staff'. The maximum honorarium shall, however, be limited to 4% of the overall grant as allotted.
Note: It is clarified that overall expenditure shall not exceed the funds sanctioned/ allotted to the MI. No reimbursement shall be made for expenditure exceeding the given amount.
All activities should be mutually coordinated between the MIs and the associated MBIs to derive maximum benefi and for the betterment of the MBIs to a standard for seeking accreditation. A suggested list of activities is as follows:
General:
Workshop on Accreditation process, SWOT analysis for MBIs.
FDPs/ Workshop on generation & submission of infrastructure project through various state/ central schemes.
Workshop on Promoting Research, Consultancy, Industrial Projects etc.
Guest lectures on Faculty motivation
Institutional visit at MI or other Accredited institutes
Benchmarking exercise with discussion on programme/department wise target for achieving Accreditation.
Guest lectures on Innovation, start-up & entrepreneurship environment for faculty and students.
Workshops on modifications of curriculum, new teaching- learning process etc that aids in OBE.
Mapping of the activities with the Graduate Aptitudes must be clearly done.
Workshops on various initiatives of AICTE for spreading awareness for better development of institution, faculty and students.
FDPs/ Workshops on parameters of NIRF ranking.
Institutional Reforms:
Implementation of curricular reforms and development.
Improve student performance and evaluation.
Implement performance appraisal of faculty by students.
Facilitating Guest/Special lectures.
Assisting institute to organise faculty development programmes.
Research interaction and innovation with faculty & students.
Focus on Technical and life skill encouragement.
Assist faculty in enhancing Outcome based education.
Quality Improvement:
Improving student learning.
Improving student employability.
Increasing faculty productivity and motivation through professional development.
Increase in the average score of students participating in tests designed to measure technical and critical thinking skills.
Percentage of sanctioned faculty positions in participating institutions submitted by regular or contract faculty as per AICTE norms.
Increase in number of Faculty Trained in either their subject domain, pedagogy or management.
Participation of institutes in newly designed research-hub related activities.
Increase in average satisfaction level of the Student, Staff and Faculty.
Required Documents
| # | Document |
|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Details of the institute |
| 2 | Number of MBIs proposed in the etailed Project Report (DPR) |
| 3 | Consent of all MBIs proposed in DPR |
| 4 | Programme wise (Diploma/UG/PG) Pre-Qualifiers for each MBI |
| 5 | Self-undertaking enclosed |
| 6 | Details of Proposed Activities enclosed |
| 7 | Mandate form |
Common questions in Rajasthan
Who can apply for AICTE-Margdarshan scheme in Rajasthan?
Eligible residents of Rajasthan who meet the scheme’s overall criteria can apply for AICTE-Margdarshan scheme. Refer to the eligibility section above for the complete checklist.
What documents are required for AICTE-Margdarshan scheme in Rajasthan?
Applicants in Rajasthan typically need identity proof (Aadhaar), state residency proof, bank account details, and any scheme-specific documents listed in the documents section.
What are the important dates for AICTE-Margdarshan scheme?
Key dates are summarized in the table on this page, from 1 January 2018 through 1 January 2018, based on values DeshSeva currently stores for this item.
Frequently Asked Questions
Margdarshan Initiative has been introduced by All India Council for Technical Education for facilitating the technical institutes in order to improve the quality of technical education as a whole through accreditation by providing access to the facilities available in host institute.