11.6 XI Plan Approach and Target The IUCs have been very effective vehicles in which relatively small investments in resources (both human and materials) have given very large dividends to a large University community. They have been success stories of the investments made by UGC. It is proposed that during XI Plan, the activities of the IUCs should be expanded in order to increase their reach and usage by the University community.
It is felt that five new IUCs may be created in the areas of Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Linguistics, Rural higher education and Higher education research for policy and planning. The WRIC should be upgraded into an Inter University Centre for Instrumentation and the Crystal Growth Centre may also be considered for upgradation to an IUC.
Keeping in view the past performance and achievements of the IUCs, it is proposed that they should be further strengthened in XIth Plan. The proposals for XIth Plan for each of these IUCs are given below:-
