Nalanda Project

Scheme Name  Nalanda Project
Objective To inspire, stimulate, and motivate faculty to go beyond usual routines.
To help them understand student perspectives.
To introduce varied approaches to teaching and learning.
To integrate these in to their repertoire of knowledge and skills.
To integrate modern pedagogy and higher education system with
Information technology skills to meet the global standards
Scheme Area  Education
Societal Group  Minorities
Individual/Institutional  Individual/Institutional
Central/State Level Central
Govt/Non-Govt Govt
Validity Valid In Five Year Terms
Target Group  Minority Teacher Group
Funds Available  –
Scholarship Amount  For a program of 50 (fifty) participants, Rs.1.25 lakh per day will be
admissible. this per day cost includes following items:
I)Boarding/lodging and travelling allowance for participants.
the travelling allowance may be admissible by train in 2nd
class ac.
II)Honorarium (specifying purpose).
III)Stationary/ information booklets.
IV)Contingencies including postage charges / fax charges /
telephone charges.
V)Proceedings of training program.
VI)Field visits.
VII)Overheads, if any (limited to 2.5% of the project cost)
Elibility Criteria Following institutions/organizations (hereinafter organization) will be eligible
to conduct faculty development program under Nalanda project:
a)Minority universities recognized by central government under the
act of parliament and affiliated to university grant commission.
b)Central universities recognized by university grant commission and
have been operational at least for 10 years.
c)Institutions of central government engaged in developing pedagogy
and educational curricula like NEUPA, NCERT etc
Documents/Collaterals reqd  1)Copy of registration certificate of organization.
2)Memorandum of association and rules/constitution
3)Composition of board of governors/executives or governing body
4)Audited accounts of last three years with auditor’s report.
5)Latest annual report.
6)Copies of the faculty development program organized during last
three years.
Departments  Ministry Of Minority Affairs
Dept Contacts  –
Imp Dates  –
Forms Availability  Proposal And Application Form Is Available In The Documents
Web URL for Details  http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in//nalanda_project
Online Process  –
Support Processes/ Institutions  –