UGC proposed 20 universities and 800 colleges for women

University Grants Commission (UGC) has proposed 20 exclusive universities and 800 constituent colleges under the central varsities to facilitate quality education to women belonging to rural and sub urban areas. It has sought Rs 1,84,740 crores to achieve its proposed initiatives which is four times the last allocation. The colleges will be of international configuration in infrastructure, hostels, playground, library and technology-savvy classrooms.

Other initiatives comprise upgrading of autonomous colleges, enhancing intake capacity of institutes of higher education and developing of ‘college cluster universities’.

The Centre has proposed to fund their establishment while the state governments may provide the land and help to establish such universities
As co education is still opposed by certain masses of people, the UGC aims to start exclusive institutes of higher education for women. A new scheme of constituent colleges has been proposed for the 40 central universities in the country. Under this scheme, 20 colleges each will be set up in the respective states in the district headquarters, numbering to 800 new colleges in all. This will balance the regional distribution of colleges.