Dear Sir,  

As you are aware that the University Grants Commission has been implementing the scheme of Innovative Programme, which has been renamed as “Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas” in the Xth plan period, to support specialized courses at Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate levels including two Year PG Diploma and one year Advanced diploma after PG Degree in interdisciplinary & Emerging Areas and to accommodate brilliant ideas and innovative proposals to influence teaching, research, academic excellence. Societal growth and relevant activities in various disciplines, which meet educational, national and global priorities.  A number of identified and selected departments in Universities /Institutes/ colleges have received UGC  assistance under this programme.  The UGC has revised the Xth Plan guidelines for implementing this programme during the Xth plan period.

            The revised guidelines of Innovative Programmes- Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas is available on the UGC Website www.ugc.ac.in You are, therefore, requested to download these guidelines and circulate in your university departments and the colleges affiliated to your University which are eligible to receive UGC assistance as per rules under the above programme. 

            Accordingly the UGC invites fresh proposals, within the ceiling and in the prescribed format given in the guidelines from the eligible departments of universities/colleges/ institutes which are fir to receive the assistance under the 12(B) of the UGC Act towards  the above programme.

            It may be noted that the University and College should evaluate the proposals at its own level and in case two proposals and one proposal from the Institute /College may be submitted for consideration of the UGC.

Those departments of University/Institute /College already assisted under SAP, COSIST (now ASIST), ASIHSS and Innovative programme of UGC will not be considered for fresh induction under the programme.

            The proposal related to the Biotechnology may be sent to the Director, Govt. of India, Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Bolck-2, 7^th floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 with 20 copies of the proposals for consideration. 

            The last date of receipt of the proposal in the UGC office, New Delhi under the above programme is 16^th August 2005.  The proposals received after this date and without prescribed format will not be entertained by the UGC.

            Five copies of the proposals as per guidelines through proper channel for induction under the above programme may be sent to the Joint Secretary (SAP/ASIST), University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110 002 for consideration of the Commission.

With regards.

                                                                                                            Yours Sincerely,

                                                                                                                 (N.K. JAIN)

 Encl.  As above.                                                                                                                        

 The Vice Chancellor

Osmania University 

COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,

 OSMANIA UNIVESITY, HYDERABAD 500 007, (AP)

Tel. & Fax No.040-27090857) 

O.U. Website: www.osmania.ac.in,

Copy communicated to the principals of Colleges included under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act under the jurisdiction of O.U., for information.  Further, application and guidelines may be downloaded form the UGC Website www.ugc.ac.in. 

                                                                                                         (PROF.M. UPENDER)

                                                                                                                        DEAN