PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme offers collateral-free education loans for meritorious students at top 860 institutions. The complete information and details about the scheme are available at PM Vidyalaxmi portal ( https://pmvidyalaxmi.co.in ). Quality Higher Educational Institutions(QHEIs)/Affiliating Universities listed under PM Vidyalaxmi scheme can be identified from https://pmvidyalaxmi.co.in

About TEQIP-III

The Project, Third phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (referred to as TEQIP-III) is fully integrated with the Twelveth Five-year Plan objectives for Technical Education as a key component for improving the quality of Engineering Education in existing institutions with a special consideration for Low Income States and Special Category States (SCS) and support to strengthen few affiliated technical universities to improve their policy, academic and management practices.

Objectives

  • Improving quality and equity in engineering institutions in focus states viz. 7 Low Income States (LIS ), eight states in the North-East of India, three Hill states viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (a union territory (UT))
  • System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance which include widening the scope of Affiliating Technical Universities (ATUs) to improve their policy, academic and management practices towards affiliated institutions, and
  • Twinning Arrangements to Build Capacity and Improve Performance of institutions and ATUs participating in focus states.