Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme which was launched in 2003 by the Government with World Bank assistance as a long term programme for transformation in technical education system.

The major outcomes of the project are:

1. Better academic standards, through accreditation, filling up faculty positions, training faculty in better teaching methods, improved research outputs in institution in Focus States/UTs.
2. Better administration of the institutions with improved financial/academic autonomy.
3. Better systems for assessment of Student Learning, higher transition rates.
4. Transparent and expeditious release of funds to institutes by way of Direct Funds Transfer (DFT) System. 

It was to be implemented in 3 phases i.e. TEQIP I, TEQIP II and TEQIP III. TEQIP started in 2003 up to 2009, TEQIP II started in 2010 up to 2016. Phase III will be implemented from 2017 up to 2022.