The education ministry’s five-year project for technical education will be funded by a World Bank loan. This project, known as TEQIP, will provide funding for engineering education programs across the country.

With the Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) series coming to an end, the union government is now turning its attention to a new project that will enhance technical education in India. The new project will have a focus on equity, resilience and governance, with a special focus on low-income states.

The government has drafted a framework for a new project – Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE). The project is set to run for five years, from 2022-2023 to 2027-28. The draft framework says the project is in line with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP).

The project will be implemented in engineering institutions across the country with a focus on addressing key challenges like lack of infrastructure, resources for research and innovation, female enrollment and more. It will especially focus on undergraduate engineering students from the historically marginalized Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) and vulnerable communities. Elite institutions like Indian Institutions of Technology (IIT) and National Institutes of Technology (NIT) will not be part of the project.

The education ministry intends to establish a monitoring plan for each indicator and outcome in order to collect and analyze data. This will help them track progress and ensure that they are making the necessary changes. The government is yet to disclose the overall funding pattern of this project, but TEQIP III received financial assistance of Rs 2,600 crore.

The education ministry has said that it intends to establish a monitoring plan for each indicator and outcome in order to collect and analyze data. This will help them track progress and ensure that they are making the necessary changes. The government is yet to disclose the overall funding pattern of this project, but the third phase of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) received financial assistance of Rs 2,600 crore.