MERU/PM-USHA approvals for Andhra Pradesh and implementation activities including NCrF/CBCS and Academic Bank of Credits
Ministry of Education approved MERU and PM–USHA support for 33 higher-education units in Andhra Pradesh, including Rs. 100 crore for Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visva Vidyalayam, Tirupati.
- PM–USHA support for higher-education units includes MERU-linked academic reforms.
- NCrF is a credit-based way to measure learning and standardise credit earning across higher education.
- CBCS lets students earn credits by taking courses within an allowed academic structure.
- ABC stores a student’s earned credits so credits can be counted for future studies under the rules.
What happened: PM–USHA/MERU approvals for Andhra Pradesh
The Ministry of Education approved higher-education support in Andhra Pradesh under the PM–USHA umbrella, with implementation activities under the MERU component. The government information states that 33 units have been approved for support in Andhra Pradesh for a total approved amount of Rs. 378.74 crore. The approvals include funding support of Rs. 100 crore for Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visva Vidyalayam, Tirupati under the MERU component.
Background: What universities are expected to do under MERU
UPSC can treat the MERU/PM–USHA approvals as an example of how higher-education financing is being used to drive implementation of NCrF, CBCS, elective course systems, and the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC). The approvals also provide an Andhra Pradesh case study to ask how programme design can translate into academic governance reforms inside universities.
