India Uba Running Tender

The Government has launched Unnat Bharat Abhiyan UBA on 11th November 2014. In this initial phase of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 143 Institutes were selected on challenge mode. Subsequently UBA 2.0 has been launched on 25th April 2018 and till now 1832 institutes are part of UBA.Unnat Bharat Abhiyan aims to link the Higher Education Institutions withatleast 5 villages so that these institutions can contribute to the economic and social betterment of these village communities usingtheir knowledge base. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development processes by leveraging knowledge institutions to help build the architecture of an Inclusive India. It also aims to create a virtuous cycle between the society and an inclusive university system with the latter providing knowledge base practices for emerging livelihoods and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and private sectorsObjectives of the scheme are i To engage the faculty and students of Higher Educational Institutions in understanding rural realities ii Identify and select existing innovative technologies enable customization of existing technologies and development of new technologies or devise implementation methods for innovative solutions as required by people and iii To allow Higher Educational Institutions to contribute to devising systems for smooth implementation of various Government Programs.Currently 1832 Institutions covering 33 StatesUTs are participating under the scheme.In the National Conference of Vice Chancellors it was decided to expand this scheme to all private and public Institutions. To facilitate it has been decided that from 15th December 2018 the portal for registration of Institutes will be open on rolling basis for enrollment of Higher Education Institutions. Also through UGC and AICTE all Higher Education Institutions are motivated to be part of UBA.