Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education

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The project aims at improving the quality, equity and governance in technical education in India. Related reforms are guided by proposals laid out in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. MERITE activities, accordingly, will focus on enhancing the teaching-learning and research environment in participating institutions through the inclusion of advanced technical and "green" skills as well as multidisciplinary approaches and research partnerships, on improving employability and building entrepreneurship capabilities, and on strengthening sector steering with a view to governance and quality assurance arrangements. The project also focuses on increasing equitable access to engineering education with an emphasis on women and disadvantaged groups. This will be supported, in part, through strengthening women’s leadership in technical/engineering institutions and support to female researchers. The project will be implemented in participating institutions piloting new approaches that will serve as a proof-of-concept on implementing NEP-2020 proposals at scale in the sector. The Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education) is the main implementing agency.