Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education

Abstract*

The project aims at improving the quality, equity and governance in technical education in India. Related reforms are guided by proposals laid out in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. MERITE activities, accordingly, will focus on enhancing the teaching-learning and research environment in participating institutions through the inclusion of advanced technical and "green" skills as well as multidisciplinary approaches and research partnerships... Show More

Development Objective

To improve quality, equity and governance in technical education in States and Participating Institutions.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P177917
Status
Active
Team Leader
Denis Nikolaev
Borrower 2
India

Country
India
Disclosure Date
December 22, 2021
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 23, 2023
Effective Date
N/A

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 560.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Education
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2023

Commitment Amount
US$ 255.50 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
February 29, 2024
Closing Date
December 29, 2028

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change9%
- FY17 - Adaptation5%
- FY17 - Mitigation5%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Education Financing100%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management100%
- FY17 - Science and Technology100%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks81%
- FY17 - Student Assessment81%
FY17 - Gender100%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs100%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions61%
- FY17 - Skills Development39%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development39%
- FY17 - Entrepreneurship39%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management39%
- FY17 - Flood and Drought Risk Management39%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	255.50
Borrower/Recipient	255.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	255.50
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	255.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	560.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 23, 2023	IBRD-95650	Loan Commitment	255,500,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-03-24
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-03-24
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-03-24
Financial Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-03-24
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-03-24
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Unsatisfactory	2025-03-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Improvement in student learning achievement Value No baseline No Student learning assessment administered for the t
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment

Undergraduate students transition rate in participating institutions: Male; Female; SC/ST	Value	Male: 64%Female: 67%SC/ST: 57%	Male: 64% Female: 67% SC/ST: 57%	Male: 67% Female: 70% SC/ST: 60%
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of eligible UG programs accredited at participating institutions Value 27% 27% An additional 10% over the cumulative 50% required
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Outcomes of competitive research grants Value No baseline No 90% of CRGs awarded in the second round complete 8
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions with active BoGs (cumulative, timebound) Value 22.00 22.00 95.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Share of participating institutions with functional/active internal quality assurance units (cumulative) Value 80.00 80.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions assessing student learning (cumulative, timebound) Value 0.00 0.00 95.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment

Number of faculty and students benefiting from Competitive Research Grants, technology transfer grants, and innovator seed funds (cumulative)	Value	0.00	0.00	400.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of participating institutions receiving training for QA units (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment

Share of autonomous participating institutions that upgrade curricula (cumulative)	Value	No baseline	No	75% institutions have upgraded curricula in at lea
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Number of female faculty and students accessing Competitive Research Grants, technology transfer grants, and innovator seed funds (cumulative)	Value	0.00	0.00	100.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Select states with state-level QA cell (cumulative) Value 0 0 10
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Digital transformation strategy and guidelines for responsible use of technology Value No strategy available No No target
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Research Hub establishment at participating institutions Value No baseline No Additional 10 Research Hubs complete at least 90%
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions digitizing their administration (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Number of Innovation and Incubation Centers (IIC) established/strengthened and benchmarked (cumulative) Value 0 0 25
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Graduate tracer system (GTS) in select states (cumulative) Value No state has GTS No GTS implemented in 8 states
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions with skills/ maker labs (cumulative) Value 4.00 4.00 75.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Faculty trained in technical and pedagogical skills (cumulative): Overall Female Value 0 0 Overall: 14000 Female: 4000
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions using technology for teaching-learning (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 65.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Faculty and Staff trained on institutional leadership (cumulative): Overall Female Value 0 0 Overall: 3500Female: 1000
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions that train students in emerging technical and employability skills (cumulative) Value 0 0 80%
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions that upload data in project MIS Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions providing remedial programs (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 95.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of participating institutions that establish and maintain a sustainability fund (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of socially disadvantaged students in UG enrollment in participating institutions - SC/ST students Value 17.70 17.70 19.50
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Share of socially disadvantaged groups in UG enrollment in participating institutions - female students Value 26.30 26.30 28.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Strengthening multidisciplinary programs in engineering education Value No Baseline No An additional 5 institutions, over and above the c
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 0.00 0.00 630000.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 0.00 0.00 80000.00
Date
Comment

Citizen engagement/Beneficiary Feedback: (a) Share of beneficiaries expressing satisfaction; (b) Employer satisfaction with engineering graduates	Value	No baseline	No	(a) 3rd round administered and 5% increase over 2n
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of participating institutions that conduct environment audit (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment
Support for modernizing polytechnics Value No baseline No Additional 50 polytechnics complete upgradation as
Date June 30, 2023 March 5, 2024 December 31, 2028
Comment

Share of eligible UG programs accredited at participating institutions	Value	27%	27%	An additional 10% over the cumulative 50% required
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Outcomes of competitive research grants	Value	No baseline	No	90% of CRGs awarded in the second round complete 8
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of participating institutions with active BoGs (cumulative, timebound)	Value	22.00	22.00	95.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of participating institutions with functional/active internal quality assurance units (cumulative)	Value	80.00	80.00	100.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Digital transformation strategy and guidelines for responsible use of technology	Value	No strategy available	No	No target
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Graduate tracer system (GTS) in select states (cumulative)	Value	No state has GTS	No	GTS implemented in 8 states
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of participating institutions with skills/ maker labs (cumulative)	Value	4.00	4.00	75.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Faculty trained in technical and pedagogical skills (cumulative): Overall Female	Value	0	0	Overall: 14000 Female: 4000
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Faculty and Staff trained on institutional leadership (cumulative): Overall Female	Value	0	0	Overall: 3500Female: 1000
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of socially disadvantaged students in UG enrollment in participating institutions - SC/ST students	Value	17.70	17.70	19.50
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Share of socially disadvantaged groups in UG enrollment in participating institutions - female students	Value	26.30	26.30	28.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Support for modernizing polytechnics	Value	No baseline	No	Additional 50 polytechnics complete upgradation as
	Date	June 30, 2023	March 5, 2024	December 31, 2028
	Comment

Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS