The University Grants Commission has chosen four Jesuit colleges —
for the college of excellence award. The award comes with a grant of Rs 2 crore to be spent over 5 years for specific purposes.
The University Grants Commission began conferring on colleges the Potential for Excellence award about a decade ago. Two hundred of the 30,000 colleges in India were selected for this award, which included generous funding for infrastructure and educational upgradation.
St Xavier's College - Mumbai was granted this award in 2006 and has received about Rs 2.5 crore in funding over 8 years. Some months ago the UGC announced a sequel, "The College of Excellence (CE)" award.
"The UGC expert committee appreciated the progress made by us during the period of the CPE status," said St Xavier's -Mumbai principal Fr Frazer Mascarenhas. "They acknowledged the changed research profile during the last three years, with many international and national publications, an international patent, eight major and 11 minor research projects and 4 consultancy projects with industry," he added.
Some of these included the DNA fingerprinting of fish, the production of biofuel from agricultural waste, micro-organisms which cause the degradation of pesticides, the portability of water in the slums of Mumbai and the informal economy of the roadside vendor.
- Loyola - Chennai
- St Joseph's-Bangalore
- St Xavier's-Kolkata
- St Xavier's-Mumbai
for the college of excellence award. The award comes with a grant of Rs 2 crore to be spent over 5 years for specific purposes.
The University Grants Commission began conferring on colleges the Potential for Excellence award about a decade ago. Two hundred of the 30,000 colleges in India were selected for this award, which included generous funding for infrastructure and educational upgradation.
St Xavier's College - Mumbai was granted this award in 2006 and has received about Rs 2.5 crore in funding over 8 years. Some months ago the UGC announced a sequel, "The College of Excellence (CE)" award.
"The UGC expert committee appreciated the progress made by us during the period of the CPE status," said St Xavier's -Mumbai principal Fr Frazer Mascarenhas. "They acknowledged the changed research profile during the last three years, with many international and national publications, an international patent, eight major and 11 minor research projects and 4 consultancy projects with industry," he added.
Some of these included the DNA fingerprinting of fish, the production of biofuel from agricultural waste, micro-organisms which cause the degradation of pesticides, the portability of water in the slums of Mumbai and the informal economy of the roadside vendor.
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