Workshop on Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Higher Education Institute

Why in News?

=> A one-day workshop on 'Institutional Development Plan for Higher Education Institution' was organized in Bhopal under the joint aegis of Madhya Pradesh Private University Regulatory Commission and Vidya Bharati Institute of Higher Education.

Key Points:

=> There were three technical sessions in this workshop. In the first session the concept and need of Institutional Development Plan for higher education institutions was discussed, the second session was based on the institute campus design and space planning and in the third session the essentials of an ideal IDP were discussed.

=> On this occasion, Secretary, University Grants Commission, Rajnish Jain said that the Institutional Development Plan (IDP) is very important and necessary for academic quality and excellence.

• This is the vision document of IDP Education.

=> The University Grants Commission has prepared the Institutional Development Plan (IDP). This allows educational institutions to improve their goals and infrastructure.

• The IDP will also help in increasing the Gross Enrollment Rate of Higher Education.

=> The basic objective of the Institutional Development Scheme is to make students a successful citizen by improving the quality and infrastructure of educational institutions.

=> In the National Policy on Education, it will be mandatory for every educational institution to prepare an institutional development plan.

=> It is noteworthy that for the first time such a workshop has been organized in the country on Institutional Development Plan for higher education institutions.