UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN
FAQs related to Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
General Instructions/SEG
1.
What is the name of the Scheme?
The name of the scheme is Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, abbreviated as UBA
2.
What is the official website and email ID of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan?
The official website of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is https://unnatbharatabhiyan.gov.in/ For any officials communications follow this Email Please note that Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is not liable for the mails coming from any other email ID using the name of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.
3.
Who can join UBA?
Any registered Educational Institution in India can join UBA. know more about UBA
4.
I am a student, how can I be a part of UBA?
Any student of Higher Education Institutions in India can be a part of UBA. Please reach out to the UBA cell or UBA Coordinator in your institution for you can join UBA. If your college/university/institution has not yet enrolled for UBA, please reach the head of the institution to get it listed under UBA. For more information, please visit the UBA Website
5.
Is it mandatory for every Higher Education Institution to join UBA?
It is up to the institution or as per the guidelines issued by UGC and AICTE for the institution.
6.
What are the eligibility criteria for joining Unnat Bharat Abhiyan?
To join UBA,
- The college must be a Higher Educational Institution of India.
- The Higher Educational Institution must have an AISHE Code.
- The Higher Educational Institution should be willing to be involved in rural development activities.
- The Higher Educational Institution should be willing to identify at least 5 villages in their vicinity.
- The Higher Educational Institution should have at least 2 faculty members willing to be involved with development activities in rural areas.
- The UBA Joining application received shall be ranked on the basis of selection criteria setup by the ministry. The institutions that meet the eligibility criteria, will be selected under UBA.
7.
What is the National Coordinating Institute (NCI)?
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT, Delhi) has been designated as the National Coordinating Institute (NCI) for the UBA scheme.
8.
What is the role of the National Coordinating Institute?
The NCI has the overall responsibility of monitoring and effective execution of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan programme.
9.
What are the Subject Expert Groups (SEGs)?
The Subject Expert Groups or SEGs are the institutions that have been appointed by the UBA for providing operational expertise sought by the institutions engaged in rural work SEG
10.
What are the roles and responsibilities of Subject Expert Groups?
The responsibilities of SEGs are:
- To support PIs through a group of experts in their respective subject areas.
- Preparation of the compendium of relevant technologies.
- To evaluate the submitted proposals.
11.
What is the Regional Coordinating Institute (RCI)?
Regional Coordinating Institutes are the regionally located nodal centres for facilitating, guiding and monitoring the UBA networks in their respective regions. Read more.
12.
What is the role of RCI?
The RCI will manage and motivate all the Participating Institutions (PIs) in their regions to perform UBA activities in their clusters. They will be responsible for grooming the other PIs and conducting Orientation Workshops and Capacity Building training for their PIs. Here’s the list of all RCIs.
13.
What is a Participating Institute (PI)?
Participating Institute or PI is the institute that has registered under the UBA programme and is the one who is adopting villages. The PI is the one who interacts with the villagers and works on the field. Read more
14.
What is the role of the Participating Institute?
The responsibilities of Participating Institutes (PIs) are:
- The Participating Institute will adopt at least five villages in consultation with the District Collectors for the development activities under the UBA.
- Participating Institutions are expected to do field studies, study the implementation of the Government schemes, and facilitate their better implementation so that they meet their objectives best.
- PIs should engage interested faculties, students, NSS and other bodies of the institutes engaged in community activities.
- The selected PIs will work with State Government, district authorities / PRIs / other institutions and non-governmental bodies, for arriving at suitable solutions for improving the social and economic well-being of the rural communities.
15.
Where can we find the UBA Survey App?
The UBA Survey App can be installed from Google Play Store for Android devices.
16.
Does the UBA Survey App operate in offline mode?
Yes
17.
Is there any UBA Project Management App for students and PI coordinators?
Yes, the UBA Project Management App is currently in its pilot mode and soon will be available for all.
18.
How can we generate additional funds (corpus fund/ convergence) in UBA?
The funds for the development of the village can be generated through - Here is the list of schemes available with the Centre and State government for convergence. Also, please see this video for a detailed explanation on convergence.
- CSR Funds
- Alumnus Support
- Community Support
- Other relevant Government Schemes, etc.
19.
What is the AISHE Code?
To portray the status of higher education in the country, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has endeavored to conduct an annual web-based All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) from 2010-11. The survey covers all the Institutions in the country engaged in imparting higher education. A unique code is given to every institute, which is called AISHE Code.
20.
How to apply for Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in AICTE Quality Improvement Scheme (AQIS)?
Please see the User Manual by AICTE for Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.
21.
What is Tech4Seva? Is it a part of UBA?
Yes, Tech4Seva is a part of UBA. It is a platform for UBA for technology demonstration. See more details on Tech4Seva. | E-Brochure
22.
How is need analysis in Tech4Seva different from UBA?
The need analysis in UBA is linked to the specific SEGs whereas Tech4Seva deals with a broader domain.
23.
Is there any Credit Framework for Internship under UBA?
Yes. Students can work for UBA and get credit scores under the Rural Internship program. Click to see the Internship Policy framed by AICTE.
| S.NO | Schedule | Duration | Activities | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Degree) | (Diploma) | (Degree) | (Diploma) | Degree/Diploma | (Degree) | (Diploma) | |
| 1 | Summer Vacation after 2nd semester | Summer Vacation after 2nd semester | 3-4 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Inter/Intra Institutional - Activites | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| 2 | Summer Vacation after 4th semester | Summer Vacation after 4th semester | 4-6 Weeks | 4-6 Weeks | Industrial/Govt/NGO/MSEME/Rural Internship/Innovation/Enterpreneurship | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| 3 | Summer Vacation after 6th semester | 6th semester | 4-6 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Industrial/Govt/NGO/MSEME/Rural Internship/Innovation/Enterpreneurship | 4-6 | 3-4 |
| 3 | 8th semester | 8th semester | 3-4 Weeks | Project work, Seminar (excluding credits for Advanced Courses) | 3-4 | ||
24.
How are students benefitted by enrolling themselves into the UBA programme? OR How can students be motivated to get themselves enrolled under the UBA programme?
Since most of the work in the villages is done by students, so every Participating Institution enrolled under UBA is authorised to take necessary steps and actions to encourage, motivate and connect students to work progressively and collectively to achieve the ultimate goals of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. Institutions can provide special credit scoring to UBA students, can issue certificates and organise various activities to inform students how they can help in the nation’s Capacity Building by working under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.
For example, with efforts done by IISER Thiruvananthapuram (RCI, UBA) all the Institutions affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University will be eligible for awarding activity points, similar to NSS volunteers. Click for more details.
For example, with efforts done by IISER Thiruvananthapuram (RCI, UBA) all the Institutions affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University will be eligible for awarding activity points, similar to NSS volunteers. Click for more details.
25.
What is UBA 1.0 and UBA 2.0?
UBA 1.0 or UBA Phase-1 was the Invitation Mode in which Participating Institutions were invited to be a part of UBA. Here’s the list of 143 participating Institutions selected in UBA 1.0. Whereas UBA 2.0 is the Challenge Mode of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan programme where all Higher Educational Institutions are required to willingly adopt at least 5 villages. Currently, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 Mode is going on.
CONTACT
SRI SAI RAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Sai Leo Nagar, West Tambaram,Chennai - 600 044,
Tamil Nadu. India
 E-MAIL | : | sairam@sairam.edu.in, uba@sairam.edu.in |
 LANDLINE | : | 044 - 2251 2222 |
