The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla was
established in the year 1965, under the Societies Registration
Act 1860 and housed in Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla. It is a
residential center for free and creative enquiry into the
fundamental themes and problems of life and thought. The
functions of the Institute are:
(a) to promote creative thought in areas which have deep human
significance and to provide environment suitable for academic
research and also to undertake, organize, guide and promote
advanced research in Humanities, Social Sciences, Science,
Technology and Development; Methodologies and Techniques;
(b) to provide facilities for advanced consultation,
collaboration and exhaustive library and documentation
facilities; including financial assistance for advanced study
for teachers and other scholars for specific period to be
determined in each case;
(c) to organize National Seminars, Lectures, Symposia,
Conferences etc;
(d) to invite Visiting Professors and Visiting Scholars from
India and abroad to deliver lectures or conduct research;
(e) to start, conduct, print, publish and exhibit any magazines,
periodicals, newspapers, books, pamphlets, monographs or posters
that may be considered desirable for the promotion of the
object;
(f) to make arrangements for pooling the results of research,
analyzing and adopting them in terms of their social relevance
for the publication;
(g) to collaborate with other academic or governmental bodies in
the dissemination of knowledge; and
(h) to award Fellowships for conduct of independent research by
scholars and researchers.
Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial College Trust, Delhi was established
in 1973 to manage and maintain Zakir Husain College (formerly
Delhi College. Prime Minister is the Chairperson of the Trust
and Minister of Human Resource Development is the
Vice-Chairperson. Zakir Husain College is one of the constituent
college of the University of Delhi. Earlier the college was
housed in an old and dilapidated historical building situated at
Ajmeri Gate in the walled city. This campus is more than 300
years old. The college had the blessings of national leaders
such as Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the First Prime Minister
of India, and Late Dr. Zakir Husain, Former President of India.
The University Grants Commission meets 95% of the recurring
grants of the college and the balance 5% is meet by the Dr.
Zakir Husain College Trust. Since the Trust has no resource of
its own, grants are provided by the Department of Higher
Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. Besides this,
the maintenance expenditure of the College, the Trust and the
University Grants Commission meet on 50:50 percent basis, the
cost of the construction of the new campus, the land of which
was allotted by the Ministry of Urban Development.
With the completion of the first phase of the college buildings,
the college shifted to its new campus from the old building at
Ajmeri Gate in 1991. The Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial College Trust
had taken another important decision of releasing special plan
grant for the construction of an air-conditioned auditorium in
the college. The building is at the completion stage and would
be commissioned in the next financial year.
Two institutions namely Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya
Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi and Rashtriya Sanskrit
Vidyapeetha, Tirupati were established in 1962 and 1986
respectively with the objective of preserving learning of
Shastras as well as promotion of Sanskrit language, literature,
philosophy through teaching and research. These institutions
were declared as ‘Deemed to be University’ in the year 1987. A
number of programmes and activities for realising their
objectives in effective manner have been started by both these
institutions. These institutions receive annual grants through
the University Grants Commission for meeting their expenses.
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeethya, New
Delhi, provides courses of study from Shastri to Vidya
Vachaspati ( D. Litt.). Since 1997-98, Vidyapeetha is also
offering diploma in Vedic and conducting refresher courses for
teachers. It also offers programmes leading to two degrees,
namely Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D) and Manad Uppadhi (Honarary D. Litt.).
The Vidyapeetha has four faculties namely : Sahitya; Sanskrit;
Darshan and Veda Vedanga. These faculties have eighteen
departments viz. Sahitya, Puranetihasa, Prakit, Nyaya Vashaishik,
Sankhya Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, Jain Darshan, Sarva Darshan,
Mimamsa, Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, Veda, Dharam Shastra, Vyakaran,
Paurohitya, Jyotish, Shiksha Shastra, and Shikshacharya. The
Vidyapeeth has introduced two new courses namely P.G. Diploma in
Vastu Shastra and Medical Astrology.
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (RSV). Tirupati provides courses
of study in various disciplines ranging from Prak Shastri
(Intermediate) to Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D) and Diploma and
Certificate Courses. The Department Pedagogy of this Vidyapeetha
is functioning as an Institute of Advanced Study in Education (IASE)
as a measure to use modern technology. A computer center was
established in Vidyapeeth to accelerate its publication
activities. The Vidyapeetha has four Faculties having nine
departments namely, Sahitya, Vyakarana, Nyaya, Jyotisha,
Advaitavedanta, Dvaita Vedanta, Visistadvaita Vedanta, Research
and Publication, Physical Education and Education (IASE).
National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA)
The National University of Educational Planning and
Administration(NUEPA) is an autonomous organisation set up and
fully financed by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry
of Human Resource Development. The objectives of the Institute
are to undertake, promote and coordinate research in educational
planning and administration, provide training and consultancy
services in this field, to train and orient key level
functionaries as well as senior level administrators from the
centre and states, to collaborate with other agencies,
institutions and organisations, to provide facilities for
training and research to other countries particularly of the
Asian region in the field of educational planning and
administration and to prepare, print and publish papers,
periodicals and books, to share experience and expertise in the
area of educational planning and administration with other
countries and to conduct comparative studies for the furtherance
of these objectives.
The NUEPA maintains a well stocked Library/Documentation Centre
on Educational Planning and Administration and Inter
Disciplinary subjects. It is perhaps one of the richest
libraries in the field of Educational Planning and Management in
the Asian Region. It serves the faculty, research scholars and
participants of the various programmes, as also other
organisations through Inter Library Loan system.
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