Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) was launched in 1970 by the Ministry of Human Resources Development with an objective of upgrading the expertise and capability of faculty members of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved Engineering Colleges in the country. The Programme implemented and monitored by the National QIP Coordination Committee (NQCC) is funded through the AICTE, a statutory autonomous body of the Government of India. Under this scheme of QIP, only sponsored teachers are eligible for admission to either Masters or Doctoral Degree Programme, with an aim to imbibe in them the culture of research and better teaching capability by exposing them to the environment and training in premier institutions of technical education where the facilities, infrastructure and the faculty are of international standards. Admitted candidates are paid scholarship, in addition to the salary from the sponsoring colleges. Faculty members of National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and the National Institutes of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) have also been trained under this programme.

The eight major QIP centres at IITs and IISc undertake the above mentioned activities. A large number of faculty members from engineering institutions from all over the country have pursued Master and Ph. D degree programs under this scheme. The courses have proved very popular and useful.

The Curriculum Development Cells set up at major QIP centres have improved the effectiveness of technical education in the country.

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