Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)

Ministry of Education

EQUIP is a five-year vision plan (2019–2024) aimed at transforming India’s higher education system. It implements strategic interventions to enhance quality, governance, and equity in higher education. EQUIP is a five-year vision plan (2019–2024) aimed at transforming India’s higher education system. It implements strategic interventions to enhance quality, governance, and equity in higher education.

Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India's Developing Economy (STRIDE)

Ministry of Education

The scheme supports young talent and fosters high-impact research in humanities and human sciences. It funds multi-institutional projects focusing on arts, Indian languages, culture, and knowledge systems. The scheme supports young talent and fosters high-impact research in humanities and human sciences. It funds multi-institutional projects focusing on arts, Indian languages, culture, and knowledge systems.

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT)

Ministry of Education

The scheme provides a unified platform for top educational technology products to benefit learners. It operates as a Public-Private Partnership between the government and Indian EdTech companies. The scheme provides a unified platform for top educational technology products to benefit learners. It operates as a Public-Private Partnership between the government and Indian EdTech companies.

Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK)

Ministry of Education

The fund, created in 2017, collects proceeds from the Secondary and Higher Education Cess. The fund, created in 2017, collects proceeds from the Secondary and Higher Education Cess.

Integrated National School Education Treasury (INSET)

Ministry of Education

The scheme creates a seamless, fully integrated information network for all schools across India. It provides multi-layered, easily accessible data at school, district, state, and regional levels. The scheme creates a seamless, fully integrated information network for all schools across India. It provides multi-layered, easily accessible data at school, district, state, and regional levels.

SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration)

Ministry of Education

The scheme enhances India’s higher education research ecosystem through global academic collaborations. It connects Indian institutions with top institutions from 28 nations to address national and international challeng... The scheme enhances India’s higher education research ecosystem through global academic collaborations. It connects Indian institutions with top institutions from 28 nations to address national and international challenges.

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS)

Ministry of Education

The scheme promotes social science research to provide critical insights for policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. It is implemented by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). The scheme promotes social science research to provide critical insights for policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. It is implemented by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

Ministry of Education

The scheme establishes a methodology to rank educational institutions nationwide based on defined parameters. The scheme establishes a methodology to rank educational institutions nationwide based on defined parameters.

National Academic Depository (NAD)

Ministry of Education

The scheme provides a 24x7 online repository of digitized academic awards, certificates, degrees, and mark sheets. These records are maintained and uploaded by educational institutions and assessment boards. The scheme provides a 24x7 online repository of digitized academic awards, certificates, degrees, and mark sheets. These records are maintained and uploaded by educational institutions and assessment boards.

Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme or NILP)

Ministry of Education

The scheme targets non-literates aged 15 and above, focusing on women and educationally backward states. It aligns with NEP 2020 and is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The scheme targets non-literates aged 15 and above, focusing on women and educationally backward states. It aligns with NEP 2020 and is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.