University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, IDP
Equity Action Plan (EAP) Nodal Officer: Dr.S.S.Dolli
S. No. | Item | Actions | Implementation
Agency |
Frequency | Budgetary provision | Monitoring Indicators |
1 | Skill development for students | |||||
i. | Focused efforts to improve performance of academically weak students | Assessment of performance of academically weak students and their participation in extracurricular activities.
Designing & Evaluation tests of students at the beginning of each semester. |
UAS, Dharwad
and Specialized Agency |
Semester wise
Assessment & Regular Monitoring of the progress
|
Budget is approved by the budget committee |
Students with 6.5 OGPA improving their performance.
At present about 30 percent of the students are below 6.5 OGPA which would be reduced to 15 per cent |
ii. | Remedial Course for slow learners | Specially designed courses for slow learners | UAS, Dharwad
and Specialized Agency |
Regular Monitoring of the progress | Budget is approved by budget committee | 50 percent of low performers in basic and social science would improve their performance by at least 10 percent |
iii | Improvement in language competency, soft skills and confidence levels | Enhancing students soft skills ( Communication, Decision making Leadership, inter-personnelrelationship and Team work) and English proficiency | UAS, Dharwad
and Specialized Agency |
Half Yearly | Budget is approved by budget committee | At present 40 % of total seats are reserved for students with agriculture background who are weak in English language and soft skills. Among these students at least 50 % of the students would qualify for national and international training by improving their language and soft skills as well as enhanced OGPA. 100 % of students selected for international training would develop good communication skills
At least 25 % of students joining English language and soft skills would participate in literary activities Increase in graduation rate of sc/st/ from 75 per cent to 85 per cent and general students from 85 to 95 per cent. |
2 | National trainings Programmes for students | |||||
i | National trainings Programmes on entrepreneurial awareness and development | Identification of students with interest in entrepreneurship among the weak students with OGPA 6.5 to 7.5 | UAS, Dharwad
and National Institutes |
Scheduled throughout year | Budget met under SAU/state government grants | Increased entrepreneurial thinking/orientation
Idea generation and incubation by students
|
3 | International training of students | |||||
i | International trainings with twinning /credit transfer on entrepreneurship development and advances in agriculture | Encouraging students with OGPA of 7 to 8 to qualify for internationaltraining.
Encouraging identified students to take up English speaking and soft skill improvement courses
|
UAS, Dharwad
and International Institutes |
Quarterly according to academic calendar of Universities abroad | Budget is included in main budget | 100 % of students participating in international training enrich their knowledge in higher education programmes in overseas Universities |
4 | Faculty competency development programme | |||||
i | Faculty competency enhancement through national/international training | Designing of Faculty Development Plan through national and international training
Identification of potential faculty members belonging to backward category (about 20 %) |
UAS Dharwad collaboration with National andInternational Institutes/ Universities | Throughout year according to calendar of institutes | Improved research /teaching competencies
Publication in reputed journals and Patent application |
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5 | Support to differently abled students and girls/women | |||||
i | Making campuses differently enabled and women friendly through suitable infrastructure and strategic support | · Provision for ramps(30), lifts(4), washrooms in sports stadium (4)
· Installation of CCTV cameras( 20 ) for social safeguard where needed to make campus gender friendly. · Improving Accessibility for physically challenged through barrier free access. · Signs inside and outside of the building · Provision of alarms or hooters to alert building inmates in case of emergency and untoward incident · Incineration of sanitary napkin for safe disposal |
UAS, Dharwad
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Implemented as proposed | Barrier free access to classroom /labs through ramps/lifts
Wash rooms/Rest rooms for women in all places within campus |
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6 | Grievance redress mechanism (GRM) | |||||
i | Measures on Grievance redress mechanism (GRM) | · Introduction and publicity of easily accessible GRM through special and dedicated helpline numbers, email, drop box and contacts details of the officers ensuring anonymity and quick disposal of the grievance
· Grievances to be addressed regularly |
Empowered Committees
GRM Cell
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Throughout year | Budget provision presented before committee | 90% of complainants satisfied
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7 | Safety of labourin civil works | |||||
i | Ensuring Worker rights awareness and insurance Payment
Equity of wages
Providing Living ambience ,
Health and sanitation of workers insurance |
Contractors would be required to provide
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Estates Officer /Director Finance | Continuous | Costs shall be inbuilt in the estimates of various works to be carried under NAHEP | Zero litigation related to Labour grievances and rights under the project
Bid documents indicating the conditond for labour equity
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