Finding that the traditional university administration was still being run with 19th century tools, the government has proposed widespread structural and systemic reforms for good governance in higher education.
Calling for creation of a debureaucratised modern system of governance in higher education institutions, the government has proposed implementation of modern management techniques with qualified, professionally trained and pro-active administrators suited for the 21st century requirements of e-governance, knowledge and professional skills.
In order to efficiently meet the ongoing and emerging challenges in higher education sector, government has proposed for appropriate skills and competencies on the part of educational administrators, flexible pattern of organisation which is responsive to the changing needs of the society and collaborative education in the era of globalisation and competition.
The UGC has made these proposals in its submissions before the Plan panel for the forthcoming 12th Five-Year Plan. Proposing a debureaucratised modern system of governance in higher education UGC has stated that management system has to be an integrating e-administration, e-education, e-resources and e-society leading to a transparent, time and money efficient and productivity-oriented system. The UGC also proposed structural amendments to Acts of Central and State Universities for their effective structural modernisation. It has also proposed to de-burden universities from the load of affiliating colleges with no university allowed to have more than 50 affiliated colleges with a total enrolment not exceeding 50,000 students. The regulatory body called for establishment of norms and mechanism for effective co-ordination among the regulatory councils of higher education.