The World Bank Report No: ISR14702 Implementation Status & Results India India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Improvement II (P102549) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: India: Technical Engineering Educational Quality Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 9 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 01-Jun-2014 Improvement II (P102549) Country: India Approval FY: 2010 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: SOUTH ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 18-Mar-2010 Original Closing Date 31-Dec-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date 13-Dec-2013 Last Archived ISR Date 12-Jan-2014 Effectiveness Date 06-Aug-2010 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date 13-Dec-2013 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? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Improving Quality of Education in Selected Institutions 314.00 Improving System Management 32.00 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview An Implementation Support Mission was held in Delhi from April 28-May 2, 2014. The Project Development Objective is rated as “Satisfactory”. The project has made substantial progress against the Key Performance Indicators since the last mission in December 2013. The percentage of institutions with academic autonomy is 61 against a target of 65 and the share of programs that are accredited or applied for is 44 against a target of 50. The current data reported by institutions show that the project has exceeded the target for "Percentage of faculty with at least an MTech" and "Number of Master and PhD Students enrolled." Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR14702 The overall Implementation Progress of the progress is rated as “Moderately Satisfactory”. The project has effectively carried out the second institutional performance assessment of all TEQIP institutes based upon their performance on ten key parameters. The majority of institutes in the first cycle have performed satisfactorily on 9 or 10 of these indicators. Institutes that have not met the targets have been asked to submit their plan of action for meeting the targets by May 15, 2014 to National Project Implementation Unit, and are expected to meet these targets by May 31, 2014. The mission has recommended that further releases be made to only those institutions which have met the parameters, as notified Public Disclosure Copy to institutions previously. A further set of performance parameters will be given to institutions, to be met by October 31, 2014. These performance parameters are detailed in the Aide Memoire from the recent mission which is placed on the Project website. The next Joint Review Mission is planned for December 2014. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual India NCT New Delhi ✔ Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Share of supported programs that are Percentage Value 30.00 44.00 50.00 accredited or applied for Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments Accredited: 13% Applied : 31% Number of institutions reporting: 186 Percentage of institutions with academic Percentage Value 30.00 61.00 65.00 autonomy Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments An additional 25% of institutions have applied to UGC. Number of Institutions Public Disclosure Copy reporting: 190 Percentage Faculty with at least an M. Tech Percentage Value 45.00 87.30 60.00 (regular and contract) Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments Total no. of faculty: 22029 Contract-3108 No. of faculty with highest qualification MTech only: 12350 Contract-1731 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR14702 No of faculty with highest qualification PhD: 6901 Contract-185 Public Disclosure Copy No. of institutions reporting: 186 Total number of Master and PhD students Number Value 30000.00 37086.00 34000.00 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments No. of institutions reporting: 171 Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of publications in refereed journals Number Value 7032.00 11938.00 9000.00 (within the field of Engineering) Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments No. of institutions reporting: 180 Percentage of Faculty with or pursuing M. Tech Percentage Value 63.00 89.11 73.00 and PhD (regular and contract) Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments Total no. of faculty: 22029 No. of faculty with highest qualification MTech only: 12350 No of faculty with highest qualificationPhD: 6901 No. of faculty enrolled in M. Tech: 381 Public Disclosure Copy No. of institutions reporting: 186 Increase in the satisfaction index of student Number Value 3.90 4.30 and faculty Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments The contract with the firm administering the survey has been signed. The survey will be piloted in 8 institutions initially before being rolled out Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR14702 to all institutions in July/ August. Number of faculty members that have Number Value 0.00 550.00 1000.00 benefitted from the teaching effectiveness Public Disclosure Copy Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 training (under sub-component 1.3) Comments No. of institutions: 125 Percentage of externally funded research and Percentage Value 6.00 11.24 12.00 development projects and consultancies in total Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 revenue Comments Total Revenue: Rs. 151699 lacs Revenue from externally funded research and development projects and consultancies: Rs. 17048 lacs Number of Institutions reporting: 155 Transition rate of students from disadvantaged Percentage Value 45.00 51.74 55.00 backgrounds from the first year to second year Date 30-Nov-2009 31-Oct-2013 31-Dec-2014 of undergraduate study Comments Total no. of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the first year: 39667 No. of students from disadvantaged backgrounds who transitioned from the first year to second year: 20522 No. of institutions reporting: 154 Share of TEQIP Supported Institutions from Percentage Value 14.00 24.00 20.00 Public Disclosure Copy states in lagging in technical education Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments States included by the PAD definition of states lagging in technical education are: Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh,Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 300000.00 361809.00 350000.00 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR14702 Date 30-Nov-2009 30-Apr-2014 31-Dec-2014 Comments Total no. of student beneficiaries: 335732 Public Disclosure Copy Total no. of faculty beneficiaries: 26077 No. of institutions reporting: 186 Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 26.00 30.00 30.00 Sub Type Supplemental Data on Financial Performance (as of 02-May-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P102549 IDA-46850 Effective 18-Mar-2010 14-Jul-2010 06-Aug-2010 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2014 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P102549 IDA-46850 Effective XDR 186.40 134.63 51.77 44.49 90.14 33.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR14702 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The main decision for disclosure is the approval of Project Restructuring which was countersigned by Government of India on December 30, 2013. The Restructuring includes the cancellation of an amount totaling SDR 51.77 million (US$80 million equivalent), and the revision of the Results Framework. The restructuring does not include any revisions in the Project Development Objective. Restructuring History Level 2 CD Decision on 06-Jan-2014 Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 6