Citizen Charter

Establishment of a new college/institution and opening of graduate/post-graduate subject/course in the existing college/institution.

• Any institution or trust registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, whose registered bylaws include provisions for the promotion/improvement of education, can apply for the establishment of a college through the concerned territorial jurisdiction university (as per Government Order dated 27th September, 2002, Annexure-1).
• In the prescribed format, if the establishment of a new college or the introduction of a new course in an existing college is found justified, the university will send its recommendation to the government based on the proposal of the applicant institution.
• In case of obtaining No Objection from the government, before pledging the prescribed security amount in the name of the University Registrar, the applicant institution shall ensure that the land as per the proposed standards (Clause-4 of the Government Order) is recorded in the revenue records, and sufficient funds are available in the bank account for the purchase of additional teaching rooms, books, laboratory equipment, machines, furniture, and other educational facilities as per the standards (Clauses 5, 6, and 7 of the Government Order).
• After depositing the prescribed security as specified in Clause-3 of the Government Order, before recommending affiliation of the proposed new college / the proposed new course in the existing college to the university, a designated inspection committee will be constituted for on-site inspection (as per Clause-1 of the Government Order).
• Thereafter, upon satisfaction of the relevant conditions mentioned in Clauses 2, 8, or 9 of the Government Order, the university will forward the inspection report along with its recommendation regarding the grant of affiliation to the concerned college, to the Chancellor and the Government.
• If the proposal sent by the university is found appropriate by the government, the government will forward the recommendation for granting temporary/permanent affiliation in the proposed courses to the Honorable Chancellor. Only after the Honorable Chancellor grants temporary/permanent affiliation, the colleges will be allowed to conduct admissions, teaching, examinations, and extracurricular activities in accordance with the process and rules prescribed by the university.

1. Government Order No. 3075 / Sattar-2 2002-2 (166) / 2002 dated 27th September 2002.

Self-financed colleges in underserved areas.

• There should be no college within a radius of 16 km, or the development block should be underserved.
• The society must be registered and renewed under which the college is proposed.
• The financial status/income of the management system should be more than Rs. 5 lakh per year.
• For a women’s college, 10,000 square meters of land, and for a co-educational college, 20,000 square meters of land, should be recorded in the revenue records in the name of the college.
• In urban areas, priority will be given to women’s colleges where a women’s college is not already operating.
• Under this scheme, self-financed management courses are not covered.
• The security amount shall be mortgaged in the name of the concerned university. Upon fulfillment of these conditions, the government will consider granting Rs. 30 lakh (in three equal installments) for one faculty and Rs. 50 lakh for two faculties.
• These colleges will never be included in the grant list by the government in the future.

1. Number: 1960 / Sattar-2-97-2(85)/97, Date: 11th November, 1997.
2. Number: 35 / Sattar-6/99-77/98, Date: 19th May, 1999.
3. Number: 1109 / Sattar-6/2000-77/98 TC, Date: 1st September, 2000.

Welfare Schemes

National Merit Scholarship
1.High School based

Under this scheme, merit cum poor scholarship is payable till the first graduation course. Parent's annual income should be up to Rs 25,000
1. Rs. 60 per month for first year graduation (General Education) courses and Rs. 60 per month for hostel and Rs. 100 per month for hostel.
2.For second and third year of graduation Rs. 90 and Rs. 140 per month for hostel.
3. For medical, technical and managerial graduate courses, Rs 120 per month for day scholars and Rs 300 per month for hostel residents, but if the annual income of the parents is more than Rs 25,000, a lump sum amount of Rs 100 and certificate will be given.

Concerned 
College 
Principal

Assistant Director 
Degree Arth-3 Directorate 
of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj

2. Intermediate based










3. Undergraduate Merit Scholarship














4. Student grants for government colleges











5. scholarship to disabled students




6. Scholarship to other backward class students



7. Scholarship to Scheduled Caste students

-forever-

Under this scheme, admission to postgraduate courses is allowed on a fixed quota on the basis of faculty-wise graduate merit list from the state universities of the state. Rs 120 per month for day scholar and Rs 300 per month for hosteler, there is no restriction on parental income.

Under this scheme, scholarship/amount sanctioned in government colleges, an amount of Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000 is given to the students who get the highest marks, faculty wise, in the first year of graduation/first year of post-graduation, there is no restriction on the income of the parents.

Institutional student should have 40 percent disability and parent's income should not exceed Rs. 24,000 per year.

Must be an institutional student and parent's income should not exceed Rs 24,000 per annum

Institutional students of graduate and post-graduate level whose parents' income is Rs. 33,400, full scholarship and half scholarship if the annual income is Rs. 33,401 to Rs. 44,500.

Principal of the concerned college









Principal 
of concerned 
College












Principal 
of concerned 
College











Principal 
of concerned 
College


Principal 
of concerned 
College

Principal 
of concerned 
College

Assistant Director  
Degree Arth-3 Directorate 
of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj

Assistant Director  
Degree Arth-3 Directorate 
of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj





Assistant Director Degree Arth-3 Directorate of Higher Education, UP, Prayagraj







Disabled welfare  
Department



Social Welfare 
Department


Social Welfare 
Department

8. Financial assistance from Student Welfare Fund

In case of poor and meritorious students having 55 percent marks in the intermediate examination, an amount of Rs. 2,400 is allowed in the undergraduate class and Rs. 3,000 in the post-graduate class, against the amount available in the fund. The restriction is that the income of the guardian should be maximum Rs 75,000.
There is no restriction on the maximum income limit of the parents for a student who has secured more than 75 percent marks in the graduation examination.
As per the current situation, there is a provision of Rs. 6,000, Rs. 8,000 and Rs. 10,000 for research.
There is separate provision for national and international players.

Principal 
of concerned 
College

Joint Secretary
(Higher Education) 
UP Lucknow

Teacher and employee welfare schemes

Under the Career Advancement Scheme, college teachers should be given the benefit of senior pay scale and selection pay scale.

Orientation course and 02 refresher courses respectively are mandatory for senior/selection pay scale on or after 27-7-98.
For senior pay scale, 04 years for PhD holders, 05 years for M.Phil holders and 06 years for non-PhD holders.
For selection pay scale For 09 years for PhD holders, for 10 years for M.Phil holders and for 11 years for non-PhD holders.

Decree No. 636/Seventy-1-2001-3(3)/2000, 
Date 13-3-2001
and decree number
1089/seventy-1-2001
-3-(3)/2000. Date 
3-5-2001

Finance Controller
Higher Education

Voluntary Retirement 
1-Teachers of  
government college

On completion of 20 years of qualifying service or 45 years of age

According to Basic Rule 56 of Part 2 to 4 of Financial Handbook Volume 2

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj

2- Teachers of private colleges

On completion of 20 years of qualifying service or 45 years of age

Number : 503/सत्तर-
6/98-3(7)97 -P.C 
Date : 21 May, 1998

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj

A-Non-Family Welfare Incentives

An additional increment at the limit of two children 
(क) The age of the second child should be 10 years and the age of the officer/employee should be 40 years.
(ख) For those teachers/employees whose age is more than 40 years and their family is limited to two children and the age of the youngest child is not less than 10 years and who have undergone surgery for themselves or their wife or husband or all the wives, as the case may be, one advance increment is admissible.

संख्या प० क० / 4601 / 16 - 11 - 79 - 9 - 155 - 99 Date : 23.2.
1980 and Number :
1020 / 15-(11)
- 81 - 51 / 80 
Date : 6 June, 1981

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj

B- Maternity leave

Maternity leave of maximum 135 days will be payable twice during the entire service period provided there are only two children

Number: सा - 4 -394 / दस - 99 - 216 / 79 Date : 4 June, 1999

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj

accrued leave 
(Government Vacation 
for Officers and Employees) 

For Non-Vacational

In lieu of being stopped for carrying out specified tasks during long holidays, as per fixed formula or only for one day every year
due to holidays.
 
31 Days Every Year

Basic Rule 81 B (1) of Financial Handbook Volume-2 Part 2 to 4 and Subsidiary Rule 157-K (1) and (11) and Rules 145 and 146

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education, 
UP, Prayagraj

Appointment of teachers 
on honorarium 
1. Government
College

2. Non-Government 
College

1.Creation of professional  
organizations in 
retirement is statutory.

A qualified or retired teacher for the post of lecturer prescribed by the University Grants Commission unless a teacher selected from the Commission is available.।

1. Number : 648 /सत्तर ' -5- 98-70 (31)/98 
Date : 10 June, 1998

Number : 467 / सत्तर-
2- 98-3-(9)/93 
T.C Date : 07 
April, 1998

Assistant Director (Economics) Directorate of Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

Deceased dependent employment

Dependents of teacher employees of Directorate/Government College
Dependents of teachers/employees of non-government colleges

Number : 6/12-1973 
नियुक्ति-4 Date 7.10.1974
Number : 2215/15-1
9- 95- 1/93 Date : 21.11.1995

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education,
 Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj
forever

Medical care

Process for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred within and outside the state for the treatment of government employees and dependent members of the family and members eligible for family pension of a deceased government servant.

Number 
2975/5-6-97
-294/90 Date : 
1 January, 1996 and
Number
1135/पॉच -6-2001
-294/96 Date :
 27 June, 2001
2. Application with certificate 'A' and 'B'

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education, 
Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

Grant for participation  
in educational conferences  
organized abroad

University/college teachers

Assistant Secretary
Higher Education Section-3
Lucknow

The pensions of teachers and non-teaching staff of the state universities, deemed universities, and government-aided private colleges in the state are approved by the Directorate of Higher Education. For officers of the Uttar Pradesh Group 'A' Service who retired on or after 01.04.2000, their pensions are approved by the Uttar Pradesh Directorate.

Pension

In case of less service qualifying for full pension after 33 years of qualifying service :
Average emoluments X of 10 months of qualifying service (in years)  33
required forms :
1. Unified Pension Form Part-1 (for retired employees)
2. Integrated Pension Form Part-2 (In case of death during service)
3. Service Book: Countersigned by Regional Officer/District School Inspector
4. No dues certificate
5. managerial contribution
6. Death Certificate (if required)

Number 
9777/15-79-(11)-3-(7) /7 9-Dated : 28.4.1980

Number : सा—3
—1664 /दस—
904/94 Date : 2
November, 1995

Notification number 
जी—2/ 605
/दस—534 (19)57 Date : 27 June, 2002

Finance controller 
Directorate of Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

Gratuity/Death Gratuity
(for government and non-government teachers and employees)
on voluntary retirement

Maximum Rs 3,50,000 on 60  
retirement at 60 years

Number : 398 सत्तर सत्तर-6/ 99-17 (39)/94 Date : 26.2.1999
Decree number:
503/सततर-6/98-3(
77)/97 पी०सी० दि०
21-5-98

Finance Controller Directorate of Higher Education, 
Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

Family pension 

 
(A) Lifetime family  
pension for  
disabled children

30 percent of basic pay up to seven years or twice the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier, but not more than half of basic pay

रा०सं०
6246/15-8-300-4
/16/77 दि० 31-3-82 एवं सपठित राजाज्ञा संख्या 398/सत्तर-6/99-1
7 (39)/94 Date : 26.2.1999
रा०सं०-101/(1)/15-
19-
-96-3(25)/90 दि० 
25-1-96

Finance Controller Directorate of Higher Education, 
Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

public provident fund

Teachers and employees of government and non-government colleges

General Provident Fund (Uttar Pradesh) Rules 1985 read with Amendment Rules 1997 and 2000 and Government Order No. :
9777/15-79-
(11)-3-(7)/79 Date 
:28.4.1980
एवं पत्राक : डिग्री बजट : 6119-6620 Date : 7. 12.1984

Finance controller/ 
Deputy Director (Statistics) Directorate of Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

encashment of earned leave

Up to a maximum of 300 days (for government officers and employees)

संख्या:
सा-4-392/दस
-99-2003-86 Date 1.7.1999

Joint Director, Directorate of Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

commutation of pension

40 percent of basic pension on option  
of retirement at the age of 60 years  
20 percent of basic pension  
on option of retirement  
at the age of 62 years

Number 
398/सत्तर-6/
99-17(39)/94
Date 26.2.1999
Number
213/सत्तर-2-
2004-16(79)/99
T.C. Date : 4 
February, 2004

Finance controller higher 
Directorate of Higher Education, 
Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

payment of provisional pension

Payable in the absence  
of service book but on completion  
of qualifications

Number 
1289/15-19-93
Date : 9 July, 1993

Finance Controller 
Directorate of Higher Education, 
Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj

Uttar Pradesh State Council of Higher Education:
In accordance with the recommendations of the National Education Policy and the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Uttar Pradesh State Higher Education Council was established under the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Act, 1995 to upgrade higher education at the state level, ensure coordination, and align higher education programs with the UGC.The Council’s primary functions include coordinating and setting standards in universities and colleges as per the guiding principles issued from time to time by the UGC.These functions also cover planning and coordination as provided under Section 11(2) of the Act, as well as educational, advisory, and financial activities.

National Service Scheme:
The National Service Scheme (NSS) was established on 24 September 1969 in 27 universities across India with 4,000 volunteers to promote personality development among students through community service.At present, 13.75 lakh (1.375 million) students out of 93 lakh (9.3 million) enrolled in 184 universities across the country are registered under the NSS.In Uttar Pradesh, the NSS was launched in 1969–70 in 4 universities with 2,500 volunteers. By 2003–04, a total of 1,34,500 students were participating in the scheme across 16 universities (12 state, 2 central, 1 agricultural, and 1 deemed university), 13 polytechnics, and 285 intermediate schools.The NSS primarily conducts programs focused on environmental protection, health improvement, disaster management, and national unity.

Inspection of government files by general public:
 

1. Serving government officers/employees have the facility to inspect files related to their personal matters (except annual confidential entry, departmental enquiry, promotion committee and any ongoing inquiry against the officer/employee).
2. Retired government officers/employees and dependents of deceased government officers/employees will also be able to inspect the files of cases related to bills after retirement/death.

1. Government order number : 1760/43
-2- 2001 Date : 25 July, 
2001
2. Government order number 
1996/43-2-2001 Date : 25
August, 2001
3. Government order number: 2327
/43-2-
2001-14/2(23)/2001 Date :
 03 October, 2001
4.Government order number: 
1323/43-2-2001
-14/2(23)/20001 Date : 22
October, 2001

Every friday of the week
Timings: 10 am to 4.00 pm

Research officer 
Higher Education
Directorate, 
UP,
Prayagraj

Redressal of public grievances
Public grievances related to universities, deemed universities, or colleges under the control of the Higher Education Department/Directorate will be addressed by the Higher Education Department.For grievances concerning universities, deemed universities, or institutions not under the control/jurisdiction of the Higher Education Department, citizens are kindly requested to contact the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, or Director of the concerned institution, as applicable.
For filing or resolving a complaint, please contact the Nodal Officer.A complaint will be considered valid only if submitted on an affidavit, and the complainant may be required to appear at the Directorate to provide necessary evidence.If the complaint is found to be genuine, appropriate legal action will be taken against the responsible officer/employee based on the nature of the complaint.
 

Welfare schemes

Deputy Director (Statistics)

0532-2623947

Pension and retirement benefits

Finance controller

0532-2420335

Establishment of colleges

Statistical research officer

0532-2623947

In case you are dissatisfied with the resolution of inconveniences/complaints by the above mentioned officers, please contact the following officer.

Director (Higher Education)
Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj
0532-2623874 (O)
2623919(Fax)

Duties of citizens
Citizens may avail themselves of the facilities provided by the department.Please do not engage middlemen or agents, and do not offer any bribe or inducement to anyone.If any officer or employee demands a bribe, report it immediately to the Nodal Officer or the Head of Office.

Secretary (Higher Education Department)
Uttar Pradesh, Government, Lucknow
Higher Education — a scenario
 

Central Universities and Deemed Universities :

1. Kashi Hindu University, Varanasi

0542-2307220
0542-2368938

www.bhu.ac.in

2. Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh

0571-2700221

www.amu.ac.in

3. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow

0522-2440827

www.bbau.ac.in

4. Prayagraj University Prayagraj (Central University from 14/7/05)

0532-2461083

www.allduniv.ac.in

Deemed University:

1. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Prayagraj

0532-2922000

www.iiita.ac.in

2. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj

0532-2545341

www.mnnit.ac.in

NOTE : Information regarding the said universities/deemed universities can be obtained from the concerned institutions or the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

State University under the control of Higher Education Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh :

Deemed university
1. Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra

Universities and deemed universities under the control of Technical Education Department / Medical Education Department / Agricultural Education and other departments.

Agricultural University:
1. Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya
2. Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
3. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Agricultural University, Meerut

www.nduat.in
www.csauk.org
www.svbpmeerut.ac.in

0522-2361692

0522-2257450

www.aktu.ac.in
www.ietlucknow.edu

www.kgmcindia.edu

1. Joint Director (Higher Education)-02
2. Deputy Director (Statistics)-01
3. Assistant director -03
4. Research/Statistics Research Officer-03
5. Special officer-01
6. Administration Officer-02

1. Finance Controller-01
2. Senior Finance and Accounts Officer-01
3. Finance and Accounts Officer-01
4. Assistant Accounts Officer-02

1. Agra
2. Meerut
3. Jhansi
4. Bareilly
5. Kanpur Nagar
6. Lucknow
7. Varanasi
8. Gorakhpur
9. Prayagraj

List of officers of Directorate of Higher Education

Regional Higher Education Officer Office: Name and address of the officer :