Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) SOUTH ASIA | India | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 17-Feb-2018 | ISR30964 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:24-Jun-2016 Effectiveness Date:03-Mar-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date:24-Sep-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:30-Sep-2020 Revised Closing Date:30-Sep-2020 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed project development objective (PDO) is "to enhance quality and equity in participating engineering education institutes and improve the efficiency of the engineering education system in focus states". Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured)PHRPDODEL The proposed project development objective (PDO) is "to enhance quality and equity in participating engineering education institutes and improve the efficiency of the engineering education system in focus states". Components Name Improving quality and equity in engineering institutes in focus states:(Cost $318.00 M) System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance:(Cost $85.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate 2/17/2018 Page 1 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) Implementation Status and Key Decisions The first JRM was held from Dec 6-15, 2017 in Delhi. The team also made field visits to the states of Assam; Karnataka; and Uttarakhand to meet with participating institutes. An Aide Memoire was drafted and shared with MHRD and NPIU. Thus far, there are no serious concerns over implementation progress, and the next JRM will be held in six months time. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Macroeconomic  Low  Low  Low Sector Strategies and Policies  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  Low  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Average score of students participating in tests designed to measure technical and critical thinking skills (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Test Test being administered administered for the first time for third time Value n.a. -- and 5 percent increase over previous cycle. Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 Comments All indicators in the results framework reflect intermediate values. The final values for the year will be available once the academic year is 2/17/2018 Page 2 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) over in May-June 2018. PHINDPDOTBL  NBA accredited programs in participating institutes (a) UG programs (DLI#1) (b) Post-graduate programs. Indicator will track track increase in percentage points (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target a) Focus States -Applied and UG programs- accredited: 31 Focus States -Applied Other States - 50% (in all participating and accredited: 28.47 Accredited: 15 Value -- institutes) Other States - (b) Focus Accredited: 55 States -Applied and accredited: 20 Other States Accredited: 15 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Percentage of students in the final year of UG program from Participating Institutes in Focus States who achieved the qualifying score in the GATE exam (DLI 3) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 13.00 -- -- 25.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 Comments NA (GATE exam will be held in Feb 2018) PHINDPDOTBL  Transition rate of UG engineering students from the first year to second year in participating institutes.(Disaggregated by SC/ST groups and gender) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States-All: 50 Focus States: 67 Focus States -SC/ST: 40 SC/ST: 56.56 -All: 60 Value -Female: 45 -- Female: 72.18 -SC/ST: 50 Other States Other States: 69.19 -Female:55 -All: 67 SC/ST: 56.68 Other States 2/17/2018 Page 3 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) -SC/ST: 54 Female: 75.28 -All: 77 -Female: 64 -SC/ST: 65 -Female:75 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDPDOTBL  Percentage of students from traditionally disadvantaged groups in total enrolment in participating institutes (a) SC/ST (b) Women (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States: SC/ST: 25, Female: 23.22 SC/ST:15 SC/ST:20 Value -- Other States: SC/ST: Women: 26 Women: 30 20.73; Female: 28.15 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 Overall Comments This is an interim reporting for indicators. As the academic year ends in June of every calendar year, that is when the final numbers will be available. Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,469,441.00 -- 1,483,863.00 3,210,204.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 2/17/2018 Page 4 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) PHINDIRITBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 26.00 -- 24.68 30.00 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of participating institutes in focus states with UGC autonomy (DLI 2) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 42.50 -- 47.78 66.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of PhD students in total enrolment in engineering disciplines in participating institutes. Indicator will track percent increase over baseline (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States: Focus States: 1.6 100 Focus States: 1.81 Value -- Other States: 8.94 Other States: 2.5 Other States: 100 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of sanctioned faculty positions in participating institutes filled by regular or contract faculty, contracted as per AICTE norms (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus Focus States:40 Focus States:67.36 States:85 Value -- Other States:65 Other States:81.48 Other States:85 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 2/17/2018 Page 5 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) PHINDIRITBL  Number of faculty trained in either their subject domain, pedagogy or management in participating institutes (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus Focus States: 1197 States:5000 Value 0.00 -- Other States: 1497 Other States:6000 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of externally funded research and development projects and consultancies in total revenue in participating institutes (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States: Focus States: 7 2 Focus States: 3.27 Value -- Other States: Other States: 16.79 Other States: 10 15 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Participation of affiliated institutes in participating ATUs in newly designed research-hub related activities (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States: Research hubs yet to be 30 Value 0.00 -- established Other States: 150 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Student, Staff and Faculty Satisfaction Survey (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 15 percent increase in average satisfaction Survey will be carried level over the out in 2nd year i.e. after previous round Value NA -- March 2018 Report on third round published and action plan prepared. 2/17/2018 Page 6 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Employer satisfaction with engineers recruited in the past year (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10 percent increase in average satisfaction level over the previous round Value NA -- - Report on third round published and action plan prepared Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Development and implementation of GATE as a mandatory exit examination for students of engineering colleges (DLI 4) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target At least 90% (78) AICTE order is awaited. Participating 40% students of 70% Institutes assist institutions participating Value - -- at least 75% of in GATE 2018 their graduating examination. students in preparing for the GATE Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 2/17/2018 Page 7 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) PHINDIRITBL  Number of engineering education institutes in focus states that meet the enabling mechanisms for participation in the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 21.00 -- 74.00 87.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Jun-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Release of Funds by MHRD (see detailed description below) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- -- 95.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- -- 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of participating institutes with a BoG, Department Management Committee or equivalent that meets at least 4 times every calendar and which publicly discloses the minutes of all meetings (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States: Focus States: 35 Other Focus States: 45 Value -- 95 Other States: 60 Other States: 40 States: 95 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of participating ATUs with MIS capable of producing annual report against prescribed indicators (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target MIS functional: MIS yet to be developed Focus States: Value NA -- for generating such At least 5 ATUs report. Non-LIS: At least 3 ATUs Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 2/17/2018 Page 8 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of participating institutes that produce and publish an annual report in the prescribed format in accordance with the requirements set out in the PIP (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States Value 0.00 -- - :85 Other States:85 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 PHINDIRITBL  Number of participating ATUs in focus states that publicly declare final semester examination results before the start of the next academic year (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 9.00 6.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 01-Dec-2017 30-Sep-2020 Overall Comments This is an interim reporting for indicators. As the academic year ends in June of every calendar year, that is when the final numbers will be available. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P154523 IDA-58740 Effective USD 201.50 201.50 0.00 0.25 201.25 0.1% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P154523 IDA-58740 Effective 24-Jun-2016 01-Feb-2017 03-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2020 30-Sep-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 2/17/2018 Page 9 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 25-Jan-2017 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 2/17/2018 Page 10 of 10 Public Disclosure Copy