The UGC has a plan to give anything between Rs 25 crore to Rs 300 crore to universities that come up with innovative ideas in teaching and research. No, the money is not intended for infrastructural work or standard issue items such as growing departments or teaching enhancement. The grant specifically aims to support “big and bold ideas”. These could mean new courses, improved or changed curricula, and so on. The only criterion is that the ideas, no matter how creative, have to be workable and replicable.
Think about this and share your ideas with us and let’s see if we can reach them to the universities. Be the change you’d like to see.
Write to bloncampus@thehindu.co.in. There are no boundaries to creative thinking.
(This article was published on February 10, 2013)
Comments:
sir, I have an excellent IDEA, which we can certianly take to any university,who r having good facilaties to work with, generating power . This power can be used to run trains and can save cr 100s.of rupies.
Indian rlys need not spend so mutch money for power bills,to run electric trains.Almost we can save up to 90%,their power bills.
so take this change, World will stand and look at us.OK Boss?
waiting for ur smiling talk.
And I have Ideas, traffic problems elimanation,Rural village wealth generation to a tune of rs 20 lacks/ slected villages,and many more Wonder Ideas.so let us change, in creative brain weaves, in “big and bold ideas.My mobile no 09849011399.waiting for ur action now Sir.
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