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Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

By Sagar Charpe Updated: 18 May 2020 3 min read Verified Civil Services Notes

It is a centrally sponsored scheme aiming to provide strategic funding to higher educational institutions and improve the overall quality of existing state...

• Key concept: Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) • Essential for UPSC CSE Prelims, State PSCs, SSC CGL & Railway exams. • Comprehensive analytical coverage and factual pointers provided below.


It is a centrally sponsored scheme aiming to provide strategic funding to higher educational institutions and improve the overall quality of existing state institutions by ensuring that all institutions conform to prescribed norms and standard.



Its target achievement is to raise the gross enrolment ratio to 32% by the end of 2017.

BHUVAN - RUSA PORTAL - The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO has developed a mobile application for uploading geo-tagged photographs and associated details captured by the educational institutions in this portal as part of the implementation of RUSA.