Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) SOUTH ASIA | India | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2010 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 15-Sep-2015 | ISR20426 | Implementing Agencies: Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:18-Mar-2010 Effectiveness Date:06-Aug-2010 Planned Mid Term Review Date:13-Dec-2013 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:13-Dec-2013 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2014 Revised Closing Date:31-Oct-2016 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The second phase of the Technical/Engineering Education Quality Improvement Project seeks to strengthen selected institutions to produce more employable and higher quality engineers and prepare more post-graduate students to reduce faculty shortage. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Improving Quality of Education in Selected Institutions:(Cost $311.40 M) Improving System Management:(Cost $33.30 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions 9/15/2015 Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) The progress against the Project Development Objective (PDO) is rated as Satisfactory as all PDO indicators are on track to be achieved, with one exception (related to proportion of participating institutions from lagging states). The percentage of institutions with academic autonomy is 64 against a target of 70 and the share of programs that are accredited or awaiting accreditation is 63 against a target of 55. The percentage of faculty with at least an MTech is 89 against a target of 88 and the number of master and PhD. students enrolled is 46,835 (academic year 2013-14) against a target of 41,000. Data for the new academic year will only be available after the admission period is over in September 2015. Likewise, progress against intermediate outcome indicators is satisfactory, with a number of indicators already surpassing their targets. The mission recommends the following change in ratings: Implementation (MS to S) and Project Management (MS to HS). With regard to implementation, activities at the institutional level are proceeding well, with an increasing number of institutions meeting the bar for being a “well- performing” institute. While 64 institutions met the bar set in the 3rd JRM, 162 institutions have met 8 or 9 of the indicators set in the 4th JRM. System- level activities (IIMs, QEEE and Good Governance and MIS) are also proceeding satisfactorily. In a meeting with the Chairman, NBA, Dr Nassa, the JRM team was informed that, in general, TEQIP institutes receive a higher score on NBA’s accreditation than other institutes. This is important both because NBA accreditation is difficult to achieve and because accreditation is voluntary. It indicates that TEQIP institutes have the will and the confidence to go through the accreditation process to signal their quality. Additionally, field visits as well as meetings held during the JRM indicate that TEQIP has built a strong brand name for itself. All these factors suggest implementation of the project is satisfactory. In terms of Project Management, MHRD and the NPIU have moved ahead by linking funding to performance at the institute-level by (i) weeding out poor-performing institutes from the project; and (ii) providing well-performing institutes additional resources. Both processes are difficult and required considerable effort and perseverance on the part of MHRD and NPIU. The World Bank team would like to congratulate MHRD and NPIU for taking difficult decisions in their endeavour to keep quality and accountability at the forefront of the project. Fund flow delays, unfortunately, continue, with some states taking a long time to release funds to institutions. Of the total amount of Central, State and Institute share of Rs. 860 million (US$14m, at 60:1) pending to be released by the States, an amount equivalent to Rs. 584 million (68%) pertains to funds not released for more than 50 days. If additional funds can be given to well-performing institutions, this will make it much more likely that all the available resources are utilized. It is noteworthy that 56 institutions have already received their full allocation. The fourth institutional performance assessment of all TEQIP institutes (186 in total, excluding the four institutes that have weeded out from the project) has been effectively carried out by MHRD/ NPIU. Institutions continue to take this exercise seriously and the impact is clearly seen in the increasing number of institutions meeting all the specified performance indicators. A total of 122 institutions have met all the latest set of indicators compared to only 64 institutions meeting all the previous set of indicators. In the most recent performance assessment (as of July 14, 2015), almost all the first cycle institutions (150 of 154) are achieving 7-9 of the indicators, and institutions from the second cycle also continue to show improvement with the majority (27 of 34) meeting 7-9 indicators. The following shows institutional performance: 122 institutions achieving all 9 indicators 40 institutions achieving 8 indicators 15 institutions achieving 7 indicators 9 institutions achieving < =6 indicators During the 5th JRM (July-August, 2015) the team focused on project progress in the following areas: Governance, Affiliation System, Mentorship and Performance Auditing, Faculty Development, and the Four Funds. It also visited four states: West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana. The last three are low-income/special category states. The next implementation support mission is expected to be conducted in December 2015. 9/15/2015 Page 2 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool 9/15/2015 Page 3 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Low  Low Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Low  Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  --  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Share of supported programs that are accredited or applied for (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 52.00 63.00 55.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Percentage of institutions with academic autonomy (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 62.00 65.00 70.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Percentage Faculty with at least an M. Tech (regular and contract) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 87.86 89.40 88.00 9/15/2015 Page 4 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Total number of Master and PhD students (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30000.00 44549.00 37800.00 41000.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 Comments The total number of Master and PhD students enrolled in academic year 2013-14 is 46835. The data entry for 2014-15 is currently under progress (only 165 institutions have completed data entry for this indicator) and hence this number is expected to increase. Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Number of publications in refereed journals (within the field of Engineering) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7032.00 17946.00 7890.00 15000.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 Comments The "Number of publications in refereed journals (within the field of Engineering)" for the year 2013-14 is 19526. The data entry for the year 2014-15 is currently under progress (only 145 institutions have completed data entry for this indicator). and the number is expected to increase. 9/15/2015 Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of Faculty with or pursuing M. Tech and PhD (regular and contract) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 63.00 89.45 90.88 90.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Increase in the satisfaction index of student and faculty (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.90 -- -- 4.30 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Nov-2014 31-Oct-2016 Comments Infova was hired by th project to design and execute the survey. The survey was administered in October 2014. However, Infova has not completed the report. recently, the Bank team was informed of a potential fraud/wrong-doing concern relating to Infova and this matter is currently under investigation. MHRD is also trying to see if they can get the data from Infova, since it seems that the survey well. PHINDIRITBL  Number of faculty members that have benefitted from the teaching effectiveness training (under sub-component 1.3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1373.00 2000.00 2200.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of externally funded research and development projects and consultancies in total revenue (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 11.98 12.68 12.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 9/15/2015 Page 6 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) PHINDIRITBL  Transition rate of students from disadvantaged backgrounds from the first year to second year of undergraduate study (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 59.99 61.33 60.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 Comments The data is for 2013-14 as the data entry for 2014-15 data is currently under progress. PHINDIRITBL  Share of TEQIP Supported Institutions from states in lagging in technical education (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 14.00 25.00 24.00 20.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 Comments Share of TEQIP Supported Engineering Institutions from lagging states as agreed by DEA and World Bank (i.e. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh) is 18%. This has gone down from last JRM as two institutions from Bihar have been weeded out under the project. PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 300000.00 414403.00 381926.00 405000.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 9/15/2015 Page 7 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 26.00 29.00 30.00 30.00 PHINDIRITBL  Number of governance self reviews received (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 177.00 184.00 190.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Number of Governance Development plans received (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 136.00 174.00 80.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Fully functional MIS -Number of institutions reporting at least 70% of the indicators (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 156.00 173.00 160.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Nov-2014 30-Jun-2015 31-Oct-2016 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance 9/15/2015 Page 8 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P102549 IDA-46850 Effective XDR 186.40 134.63 51.77 73.90 60.73 55% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P102549 IDA-46850 Effective 18-Mar-2010 14-Jul-2010 06-Aug-2010 31-Dec-2014 31-Oct-2016 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 06-Jan-2014 ,Level 2 Approved on 30-Sep-2014 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/15/2015 Page 9 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) 9/15/2015 Page 10 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy