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3.3.1 Expansion Of Access
The Parliamentary Standing Committee in its 172^nd Report has underlined the urgent need for broadening access to Higher education by expanding it and by making it affordable.
The Committee emphasized the special focus for improving access and equity in remote regions and geographically disadvantaged places.
The Committee recommended that the special programs for encouraging students from backward and Minority Communities to be prepared as their participation in Higher Education is abysmally low, as compared to their percentage in total population.

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  Expanding the overall access to provide higher education to all those eligible.
  

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  To ensure equity through equitable access to the deprived socio-economic strata of the society.
  

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  Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning experience through use of information pathway.
  

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  Setting up of new universities and colleges to increase enrolment.
  

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  To increase the enrolment of women students by building hostels for women in metropolitan cities, semi urban and rural areas.
  

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  Setting up of new colleges, aided by the Government, in backward, rural, and tribal areas.
  

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  Access to good institutions and facilities.
  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee in its 172^nd Report has recommended that participation needs to be improved manifold without further delay. More and more women as engineers, Lawyers, Professors, Architects could mould the face Of India to a great extent.

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  Provision of more fellowships for women students, hostel facilities and creation of more infrastructure by the universities, to bring more women students in the realm of Higher Education.
  

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  Imparting of good training in fields like special education by the Institutions, which may not be conventional academic in nature , may be looked at with different perspective.
  

3.3.2 Research
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD in its 172^nd Report has recommended that research needs to be closely linked with teaching for which scientific base in our universities needs to be strengthened that will attract not only talented students but also industry to our university laboratories.

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  Developing a creative framework for combining the strengths of scientific laboratories, private initiatives and universities to start advanced institutions for undergraduate and post graduate science education.
  

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  Twinning with R&D institutions and industries for symbiotic program.
  

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  Promoting cross flow of teachers/scientists through interchange between universities and diverse research laboratories at national/international level.
  

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  Expanding links with international educational & research institutions for enriching the students and faculty.
  

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  Upgrading scientific infrastructure in universities and Inter-University Centres and providing easy access to research funding.