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: 5 | ARCHIVED on 18-Sep-2018 | ISR33605 | 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 pdoTable 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) 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 Table 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) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The second Joint Review Mission was held from July 18-27, 2018 in Delhi. The project is on track in terms of achieving key project indicators. Four out of five disbursement linked indicators have been met for the target year 2018. During the Joint Review Mission, the team also made field visits to the states of Bihar; Madhya Pradesh; Karnataka; and Maharashtra, focusing on affiliating technical universities. An Aide Memoire and a series of technical notes were drafted and shared with Ministry of Human Resource and Development and National Project Implementation Unit. 9/18/2018 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) 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 PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Enhance quality and equity in participating engineering education institutes IN00626142 ►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 being Test being administered administered for the Test administered for for the first time and first time and baseline third time and 5 Value n.a. baseline administered administered percent increase over previous cycle. Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626144 ►NBA-accredited and/ or applied for programs in participating institutes. Indicator will track increase in percentage points (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target a) Focus States UG UG programs- UG programs- a) Focus States Value -Applied and accredited: Focus States -Applied Focus States -Applied -Applied and 10 and accredited: 23.12 and accredited: 23.12 accredited: 40 9/18/2018 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) Other States Other States -Accredited: Other States - Other States -Accredited: 17.8 21.34 Accredited: 21.34 -Accredited: 15 (b) Focus States PG PG programs PG programs -Applied and accredited: Focus States -Applied Focus States -Applied 4 and accredited: 11.88 and accredited: 11.88 (b) Focus States Other States Other States -Accredited: Other States - -Applied and Accredited: 8.2 10.67 Accredited: 10.67 accredited: 20 Other States Accredited: 15 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626145 ►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: Focus States: SC/ST: SC/ST:15 18.23, Female: 25.56 18.23, Female: 25.56 SC/ST:20 Value Women: 26 Women: 30 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 Improve the efficiency of the engineering education system IN00626163 ►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 Focus States-All: 50 Focus States: 55.85 Focus States: 55.85 -All: 60 -SC/ST: 40 SC/ST: 33.78 SC/ST: 33.78 -SC/ST: 50 -Female: 45 Female: 57.13 Female: 57.13 -Female:55 Value Other States Other States: 64.78 Other States: 64.78 Other States -All: 67 SC/ST: 46.21 SC/ST: 46.21 -All: 77 -SC/ST: 54 Female: 66.41 Female: 66.41 -SC/ST: 65 -Female: 64 -Female:75 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving quality and equity in engineering institutes in focus states IN00626143 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,469,441.00 1,424,340.00 1,424,340.00 3,210,204.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 Direct beneficiaries are people or groups who directly derive benefits from an intervention (i.e., children Comments: who benefit from an immunization program; families that have a new piped water connection). Please note that this indicator requires supplemental information. Supplemental Value: Female beneficiaries 9/18/2018 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) (percentage). Based on the assessment and definition of direct project beneficiaries, specify what proportion of the direct project beneficiaries are female. This indicator is calculated as a percentage. IN00626167 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 26.00 25.61 25.61 30.00 IN00626151 ►Percentage of participating institutes in focus states with autonomy (DLI 2) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 44.00 48.35 48.35 55.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626152 ►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: 1.6 Focus States: Not Focus States: Not Focus States: 100 Value achieved; Other States: achieved; Other Other States: 2.5 69% increase States: 69% increase Other States: 100 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626153 ►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 States:40 Focus States:72.58 Focus States:72.58 Focus States:85 Value Other States:65 Other States:76.32 Other States:76.32 Other States:85 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626154 ►Number of faculty trained in either their subject domain, pedagogy or management in participating institutes (cumulative) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States:5000 Focus States: 3526 Focus States: 3526 Value 0.00 Other States: 1182 Other States: 1182 Other States:6000 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626155 ►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: 2.96 Focus States: 2.96 Value Other States: Other States: 18.66 Other States: 18.66 Other States: 15 10 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626156 ►Participation of affiliated institutes in participating ATUs in newly designed research-hub related activities (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/18/2018 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) Research hubs yet to be Research hubs yet to Focus States: 30 Value 0.00 established be established Other States: 150 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626159 ►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 42.00 42.00 87.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Component 2: System-level initiatives to strengthen sector governance and performance IN00626158 ►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 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626157 ►Student, Staff and Faculty Satisfaction Survey (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 15 percent increase in average satisfaction level over the previous round Value NA 3.70 3.70 Report on third round published and action plan prepared. Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626160 ►Percentage of participating institutes with a BoG composed as per prescribed structure that meets at least 4 times every calendar and which publicly discloses the minutes of all meetings (DLI #3) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Focus States: 35 Focus States: 61.54% Focus States: 61.54% Focus States: 95 Value Other States: 60 Other States: Other States: Other States: 95 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 Comments: (DLI#3) IN00626161 ►Number of participating ATUs with MIS capable of producing annual report against prescribed indicators (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/18/2018 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) MIS functional: Focus States: 2 Focus States: 2 Focus States: At least Value NA Other States: 3 Other States: 3 5 ATUs Non-LIS: At least 3 ATUs Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626164 ►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 10.00 10.00 6.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626165 ►Percentage of participating institutes in Focus states that train final year engineering students to take exit examination (e.g. GATE) (DLI#4) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 49.45 49.45 60.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 IN00626166 ►i) Timeliness of allocations, and utilization; and (ii) expenditure recognition against the utilization (DLI #5) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target For the last two quarters: (i) Fund utilization (eligible payments A. Total Transactions A. Total Transactions made) are equivalent through PFMS Jan- through PFMS Jan-June to at least 90% or June 2018 : 31483 2018 : 31483 more, of the approved B. No. of transaction B. No. of transaction allocations for the honored within 30 honored within 30 days: participating institutes; days: 30688 Value NA 30688 and C. % age of C. % age of transactions (ii) At least 90% of the transactions honored honored within 30 days: funds utilized to date within 30 days: 97.47%. have been accounted 97.47%. for as expenditures in the Books of Accounts of the participating institutes. Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2020 IN00626162 ►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 :85 Value 0.00 - - Other States:85 Date 31-Dec-2015 27-Jul-2018 27-Jul-2018 30-Sep-2020 9/18/2018 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) 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 15.23 186.27 7.6% 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 Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 25-Jan-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 11-Jun-2018 Related Project(s) 9/18/2018 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III (P154523) There are no related projects. 9/18/2018 Page 8 of 8