The Directorate of Higher Education was carved out of the Directorate of
Education in 1996 with an objective to provide quality higher education to
stakeholders irrespective of their caste, creed, sex, race, religion, region, urban
and rural..
In addition to the administrative services, DHE has taken several key initiatives to enhance
academic standards in Goa. These include DISHTAVO, an online e-content portal where the entire syllabus
of 8 undergraduate programs is available for free. This entire in-hours project is being recognised
nationally and is included in the NSDL library. The NET/SET mentoring programme for prospective teachers
and researchers has been highly successful.
Soon after Goa’s liberation in 1961, there were a few Colleges that started and
were affiliated with Bombay University. Most of the Colleges flourished in the
state during 90’s after the establishment of Goa University in 1984. Today from
north to south and west to east, almost every taluka is dotted with Higher
Educational Institutes (HEI) as a result of which the Literacy and Gross
Enrolment Ratio (GER) of the State have increased substantially.
The Directorate of Higher Education supports higher education in various
streams such as Arts, Commerce, Science, Education, Law, Journalism, Mass
Communication, Agriculture, Nursing, Vocation, Business Administration,
Music, Home Science, Fine Art, Theatre Arts, Hospitality, and Fashion.
Presently the Directorate of Higher Education is involved in the planning,
administration and funding of 41 HEIs which includes 07 Government Colleges
and 34 Aided Colleges. Of the 41 Colleges, 26 Colleges are NAAC Accredited,
and 7 Colleges have undergone 4 th Cycle of NAAC which is a remarkable
achievement for the State of Goa. About 32 per cent of the NAAC-assessed
Colleges have achieved ‘A+’ or ‘A’ grades.
The Directorate of Higher Education is working tirelessly to achieve access,
equity, quality, affordability & accountability in higher education which are also
the pillars of National Education Policy 2020. To provide quality education to
its stakeholders, the Directorate has signed Memorandum of Understanding
(MoUs) with some of the globally reputed Institutes like the Indian Institute of
Social Science-Mumbai (IISS), Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore (IISC),
Indian Institute of Technology-Goa (IIT), Indian Institute of Technology-
Gandhinagar (IIT), and Goa Institute of Management (GIM).
The Directorate of Higher Education is known for innovative and best practices.
Some are as follows:
An online learning initiative called
'Digital Integrated System for
Holistic Teaching and Virtual Orientations' (DISHTAVO). It is a first-
of-its-kind initiative in the country which provides e-learning content to
the students of Under Graduate (UG) courses in four quadrant format.
This platform provides 21000 recorded lectures by the faculty members.
This in-house project is included in the NSDL Library.
A project on Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) known as MANDAVI which delivers learning content online to any learner.
NET/SET Mentoring Programme for
prospective teachers and
researchers.
Establishment of Research Clusters in
Government and Aided Colleges to
provide access to research in Colleges.
The Directorate of Higher Education is spearheading the implementation of the
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The Directorate has commenced the
following initiatives:
Formation of Cluster of Colleges to
provide multi-disciplinary education
to all stakeholders
IAIMS Portal for Admission and
Learning Management System
Online portal for Scholarship
Online portal for Internship
Establishment of Training Internship
and Placement Cell in all Colleges
Creation of Research and Innovation
Centres in Colleges
Faculty Development Programmes for
Teachers
Following are some of the important activities of the Directorate:
Management of Government Colleges
Centralized Admission for all
Programmes across all Colleges
Granting Salary and Non-salary grants
to Aided Colleges
Granting NOCs and Approvals for the
appointment of staff in Aided
Colleges
Granting permissions to setup new
Colleges
Granting permission to introduce new
subjects and subject combinations
in the undergraduate programmes
Distribution of scholarships and
other Government Schemes to UG and
PG students
State Teacher Awards for Excellence
in Higher Education Scheme – 2018
Handholding of NAAC Accreditation
Process
Organizing various activities for
teachers and students
Digitizing the administrative and
Learning processes in the Colleges
Handling the service-related issues
of teaching and non-teaching staff
Over the years, the Directorate of Higher Education has contributed
immensely to the development of Higher Education in the State of Goa.
From a minuscule number in 1961, about 16,000 students are studying in
higher education in Goa.
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