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e central government envisaged a massive expansion of the institutions
of higher learning and technical education in the XIth plan. e major initia-
tives were:
f Central assistance for setting up 370 new colleges and 30 new central
universities
f Expansion of intake capacity in the existing institutions with UGC
additional funding for 166 universities and 5,625 colleges and support
to the hitherto uncovered universities (150) and colleges (8,775) in
partnership with states
f Expansion and upgradation of 200 technical institutions in the states
f Expansion of intake capacity of centrally funded institutions of excel-
lence (IITs, IIMs, NITs, IIITs and NITTRs)
f Upgrading of seven technical univ ...