The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, a centrally sponsored programme, aims to work with 300-plus state universities and its affiliated colleges to raise the bar of campus life. Launched in 2013, the RUSA aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The central funding (in the ratio of 60:40 for general category states, 90:10 for special category states and 100% for union territories) is based on norms and is outcome dependent. Funds flow from the central ministry through the state governments/union territories to the State Higher Education Councils before reaching the identified institutions. RUSA places greater emphasis on the improvement of the quality of teaching-learning processes in order to produce employable and competitive graduates, post-graduates and PhDs. Spread across two plan periods (XII and XIII), the programme focuses on state higher educational institutions and draws upon the best practices from colleges and universities across the nation.
Rama Devi Women’s University is funded under RUSA 1.0. Total funds sanctioned was Rs. 55 Cr which was released in 4 installments. Construction of new buildings and their furnishing was the main goal of RUSA funding at Rama Devi Women’s University. Under RUSA scheme, five (05) buildings viz The Administrative Building, The Academic Building-2, The Kunatala Kumari central Library, The New (Maa Rama Devi) Auditorium and Anwesha hostel were constructed. All the buildings including hostel were also furnished under RUSA. Entire sanctioned amount has been utilized and the Project Completion Certificate was submitted in May, 2024.
Rama Devi Women's University Vidya Vihar,PO:Bhoinagar Bhubaneswar,751022,Odisha,India Phone No. : 0674-2542644 Email:registrar(at)rdwu(dot)ac(dot)in
