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Research Cell for Studies in Education Policy, Planning and Governance (RSEPPG)

Background and Objectives

Research Cell for Studies in Education Policy, Planning and Governance (RSEPPG) in Telangana State at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) is set up in July 2020 with the support of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE). The predominant objective of the Research Cell on Education(RSEPPG) is to comprehensively study the gamut of issues and challenges in the education system/sector at all levels in a holistic perspective while focusing on higher education in the state and in the country. Research studies are to be thematically organized around five dimensions or foundational pillars of education system: Access, Quality, Equity, Affordability and Accountability. The impact of state policy, funding, regulatory framework, educational standardsandgovernance on achieving these five dimensions of education system would be the focus of research studies. The Research Cell while providing policy inputs and support derived from evidence-based policy-oriented research output, assists the TSCHE and thereby the Telangana State Government in their endeavour for educational development in the state.

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Activities of the Cell

  • To organize seminars, workshops, discussions and conferences on topical issues related to Education.
  • To conduct research studies focusing on education policy, funding, governance
  • To conduct assessment and evaluation studies on initiatives and programmes with respect to education development.
  • To bring out research reports, policy briefs, and working papers along with research publications

Studies Initiated

  1. Expenditure on Education in India: Trends and Patterns of Public and Private Expenditure
  2. Higher Education in India and Telangana: Growth, Prospects, Issues and Challenges
  3. Educational Development in Telangana: Status, Prospects, Issues and Challenges
  4. Expenditure on Education in Telangana
  5. Remedial Teaching or Developmental Education at Tertiary Level in India
  6. Skill Development Initiatives and their Performance in Telangana
  7. Governance in Higher Education
  8. Industry Base and Structure in Telangana: Demand and Supply of Skilled Labour
  9. Private Educational Institutions and Models of Cost Recovery: Donative or Philanthropic Public Service and For-Profit and Not-for-Profit
  10. Birth Cohort Transitions from Primary to Higher Education: Evidence from Young Lives Longitudinal Data
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CESS - RSEPPG Research Team

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Prof. E RevathiDirector, CESS and Overall Coordinatore-revathi-1-150x150
Venkatanarayana MotkuriAssociate Professor and CoordinatorPPphote_Venkat
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K ChandrasekharAssociate ProfessorK.-Chandrasekhar
P AparnaAssistant Professorp-aparna
C H Krishna RaoAssistant ProfessorCH-Krishna-Rao

Events Organised

 

  1. Capacity Building Programme for Government Degree Colleges Economics Lecturers on Quantitative Techniques, during 2-11 July,  2024 (with the support of ICSSR-Southern Region Centre, Hyderabad).
  2. Guest Lecture on NEP 2020, by Prof. B. G. Tilak on 5th January, 2024.
  3. A Faculty Seminar on Post-Secondary Education Participation Rae in India and extent of Disparities, August, 2023.
  4. Workshop on Telangana Curriculum Development Project of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) during 22-23 February 2023 at CESS. It was organised at CESS by TSCHE in collaboration with British Council and Welsh Universities of UK.
  5. AKAM Lecture on ‘Contours of Educational Development in Telangana’ by Venkatanarayana Motkuri on 28th October 2022, at CESS.
  6. Organised an ICSSR-Sponsored two-day National Webinar on “State-Level Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Higher Education: Issues, Challenges and Strategies”, during 11-12 May  2021.
  7. Organised a one-day State-Level Webinar on “Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Higher Education in Telangana State: Issues, Challenges and Strategies”, on 20th April 2021. It is in collaboration with TSCHE, Govt of Telangana
  8. Organized Webinar on National Education Policy and its Implications to School education and Higher Education on 4thSeptember 2020 with CESS faculty and research scholars.
  9. Organized a Discussion on National Education Policy on 4thAugust 2020 along with Telangana State Council for Higher Education 
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Policy / Programme Inputs to TSCHE

  1. Discussions at the Cell led to introducing the B.A. Honours Programme in pilot basis in Economics and Political Science – Cell facilitated and supported the development of curriculum and syllabus for both the programmes.
  2. On Cluster Approach – Cell has prepared a background paper and TSCHE has organised meeting with selected autonomous colleges and set up working committees to examine feasibility. The outcome finally is that TSCHE and Commissionerate got MOU between select autonomous colleges implementing the cluster system.
  3. Centralised Single window recruitment of teaching faculty for universities and government colleges following the precedence of Bihar and Odisha – Cell has made certain level of pressing demand for the same.

Output: Study Papers Series

Published: News Paper Prints

  1. NPO#11 – Is Education Cess Serving its Purpose?, Opinion 15 September 2024, Hans India (https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/news-analysis/is-education-cess-serving-its-purpose-907054)
  2. NPO#10 – Education and Private Sector, Opinion, 22 December 2023, Telangana Today

          (https://telanganatoday.com/opinion-education-and-private-sector)

  1. NPO#9 – Missing Numbers in Higher Education, Opinion, 23 November 2022, Telangana Today (https://telanganatoday.com/opinion-missing-numbers-in-higher-education)
  2. NPO#8 – Focus on Quality of Education, Opinion, 19 August 2022, Telangana Today (https://telanganatoday.com/opinion-focus-on-quality-of-education)
  3. NPO#7 – Critical need of Higher Outlays for Education Sector, 8 May, 2022, The Hans India (https://epaper.thehansindia.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=85d4424f49&imageview=0)
  4. NPO#6 – Strengthening School Education, Opinion, 22 April, 2022, Telangana Today (https://telanganatoday.com/opinion-strengthening-public-school-education)
  5. NPO#5 – Getting together for Enhanced Learning, Opinion, 11 October, 2021, Telangana Today (https://telanganatoday.com/getting-together-for-enhanced-learning)
  6. NPO#4 – Closure of Schools and Learning Loss, Opinion, 26 August, 2021, Telangana Today (https://telanganatoday.com/opinion-closure-of-schools-and-learning-loss).
  7. NPO#3 – Restructuring HEIs in Telangana, Opinion, 19th July, 2021, Telangana Today (https://telanganatoday.com/restructuring-heis-in-telangana)
  8. NPO#2 – స్కూల్ క్లస్టర్ తొ నాణ్యమైన విద్య, Opinion, 14th July, 2021, నమస్తె తెలంగాణ Namaste Telangana (https://epaper.ntnews.com/home/ShareArticle?OrgId=2eeb0a47&imageview=0) E-paper-clip (https://epaper.ntnews.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=b8bdd281&imageview=1)
  9. NPO#1 – School Clusters for Better Learning, Opinion, 11th July, 2021, Telangana Today (https://telanganatoday.com/school-clusters-for-better-learning)
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Published Articles in Journals

  1. Quality of School Education in Telangana (VenkatanarayanaMotkuri), Samriddhi(A Journal of MCRHRDIT, Hyderabad), Vol. 1(3), July 2024.
  2. Private and Public Expenditure on Education in India: Trends Over Last Seven Decades and Impact on Economy (VenkatanarayanaMotkuri and E. Revathi), Indian Public Policy Review (IPPR), (https://doi.org/10.55763/ippr.2024.05.01.00) Vol. 5(1), Jan-Feb 2024.
  3. Growth of Cess and Surcharges in India: With Reference to Education Cess and its utilisation (VenkatanarayanaMotkuri and E. Revathi), Indian Journal of Human Development (IJHD), (https://doi.org/10.1177/09737030241239738)Vol.17(3) 2023, OnlineFirst 4 April, 2024.
  4. Public Expenditure on Education in India: Trends and Centre-State Allocations (VenkatanarayanaMotkuri and E. Revathi), Journal of Development Policy and Practice (JDPP), OnlineFirstJuly 2023, (https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333231163949) Vol. 8(2).
  5. Private Expenditure on Education in India: National Level Analysis Exploring NSSO CES and SCE Estimates (VenkatanarayanaMotkuri and E. Revathi), Indian Journal of Human Development (IJHD), OnlineFirst on 14 March 2023. (https://doi.org/10.1177/09737030231155242), Vol. 17(1).

 

Under Review

  1. Expenditure on Higher Education in India

 

Published Chapters

  1. Preparing Odisha for Knowledge Economy (Venkatanarayana Motkuri and Bibunandini Das), Odisha Vision 2035, Odisha Economic Association (OEA), Bubaneswar, Forthcoming
  2. Does Intersectionality of Location, Gender and Social or Religious Identities of Population in India affect their Post-Secondary Education Participation, Chapter in Edited book, Springer, (Venkatanarayana Motkuri and E. Revathi), Forthcoming.
  3. Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Telangana State: Concerns and Challenges (Venkatanarayana Motkuri and E. Revathi), in Ramesh Reddy and Shiva Reddy (eds.) Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, published by Telangana Economic Association (TEA), 2021.

CESS-RSEPPG Monograph Series (MS)

  1. MS#2 – Investing in Child: Public Expenditure on Child Development and Welfare in India and Telugu States
  2. MS#1 – Expenditure on Education in India: Trend in Public (Contribution of Centre and State) and Private Spending, CESS-RSEPPG Monograph#1, Research Cell on Education (RSEPPG), Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad.

CESS-RSEPPG Working Paper Series (WPS)

  1. WPS#2 – Contours of Educational Development in Telangana: A Long-run View as a Region in Hyderabad state and united Andhra Pradesh and as a Separate State, CESS-RSEPPG Working Paper#2 (CESS-WP#149), March 2024, Research Cell on Education (RSEPPG), Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad.
  2. WPS#1 –Participation Disparities Post-Secondary Education in India: Analysis using Estimates based on National-Level Household Survey (PLFS-3), CESS-RSEPPG Working Paper#1 (CESS-WP#147), February 2024, Research Cell on Education (RSEPPG), Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad.

 CESS-RSEPPG Research Briefs Series (RB)

  1. RB#10 – Positive Impact of Implementing of Aadhaar Based Bio-Metric Attendance System (ABAS) in Government Schools in Telangana
  2. RB#9 – Education Cess and its Utilisation in India
  3. RB#8 -Higher Education in Telangana: SWOT Analysis
  4. RB#7 –School Management and Governance in Telangana: A Short Field-Based Study
  5. RB#6 – Remedial Teaching Arrangements of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Telangana State: Preliminary Survey Findings
  6. RB#5 – Investment in Education and National Income in India: Time Series Analysis of Cointegration
  7. RB#4 – Private Expenditure on Education in India: National Level Analysis Exploring NSSO Survey (CES and SCE) Estimates (Published in a Journal – IJHD of Sage)
  8. RB#3 – Expenditure on Higher Education in India: Contributions of Public (Centre and State Governments) and Private (Households)
  9. RB#2 – Private and Public Expenditure on Education in India: Trend over last Seven Decades
  10. RB#1 – Public Expenditure on Education in India: Contributions of Centre and State Governments during the last Three Decades (Published in a Journal – JDPP of Sage)

CESS-RSEPPG Background Papers Series (BPS)

  1. BPS#9- Governance in Higher Education
  2. BPS#8 – Education and Employment in Telangana
  3. BPS#7 – Skill Development in India: A Critical view of Policy and Initiatives
  4. BPS#6- Quality of School Education in Telangana(Forthcoming in a Journal – KUJOSS)
  5. BPS#5 – Remedial and/or Developmental Teaching: A Review
  6. BPS#4 – Profiles of Skill Development Initiatives in Telangana State
  7. BPS#3 – Skill Development in India: A Conceptual Framework Mapping Educational (and Training) Outcomes and Occupation-Job-Skill Standards of Industry and Labour Market
  8. BPS#2 – Investing in Child: Human Capability Formation while Nurturing the Childhood and its Transition to Adulthood
  9. BPS#1 – Educational Development in Telangana: Progress, Issues, Challenges and Policy Concerns

CESS-RSEPPG Policy Research Paper Series (PRPS)

  1. PRPS#8 – Contours of Educational Development in Telangana (1850-2021): Long-run view as a region in Hyderabad State and in undivided Andhra Pradesh and as a Separate State (AKAM Lecture).
  2. PRPS#7 – Prospects of Multidisciplinary Approach to Education: Context of Implementing NEP 2020 in India
  3. PRPS#6 – Perspective Framework Plan for Higher Education in Telangana
  4. PRPS#5 – NAAC Accreditation of Universities and Colleges in Telangana: Status and Prospects
  5. PRPS#4 – Prospects of Increasing Enrolment and GER in Higher Education in Telangana
  6. PRPS#3 – Sustainable Development Goal-4 (Quality Education) in Telangana
  7. PRPS#2 – Improving the Quality, Efficiency and Effectiveness of School Education in Telangana: Experimenting with the School Clusters
  8. PRPS#1 – Cluster Approach to Restructuring the Public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Telangana: State-level Perspective Plan Framework aligning with the National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020

 

CESS-RSEPPG Seminar/Conference Presentation Papers Series (SCPPS)

  1. SCPPS#1 –Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Telangana : Concerns and Challenges (appeared in Telangana Economic Association (TEA) 5th Pre-Conference Symposium Volume, March 2021)

CESS-RSEPPG Research Reports Series (RRS)

  1. RRS#6 – Public Expenditure Report (PER) on Child Welfare in Telangana (Unicef)
  2. RRS#5 – Public Expenditure Report (PER) on Child Welfare in Andhra Pradesh (Unicef)
  3. RRS#4-Integrated Social Registry for Strengthening Social Protection Measures for Children in Telangana (Unicef)
  4. RRS#3- Mapping and District and Mandal Profiles of Higher Education Institutions in Telangana
  5. RRS#2 – Higher Education in Telangana: Status, Issues and Challenges
  6. RRS#1 – Expenditure on Education in Telangana

CESS-RSEPPG Survey Reports Series (SRS)

  1. SRS#3 – School Management Practices and Academic Performance of Children across selected Schools in Telangana
  2. SRS#2 – Sample Survey on the Impact of implementation of Aadhaar Based Bio-Metric Attendance System (ABAS) in Government Schools in Telangana – by Dr. K. Chandrasekhar (to Department of School Education).
  3. SRS#1 – Rapid Assessment Survey of Remedial Teaching Arrangements in Higher Education Institutions in Telangana State: Reporting Preliminary Survey Findings

 

CESS-RSEPPG Seminar/Conference Proceedings Series (SCPS)

  1. SCPS#1 – Proceedings of Two Webinars on National Education Policy 2020

CESS-RSEPPG Seminar/Conference Papers (SCP)

  1. SCPP#1 – Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Telangana State: Concerns and Challenges(Telangana Economic Association (TEA) 5thPre-Conference Volume).

CESS-RSEPPG Seminar/Conference Participation and Presentations (SCPP)

  1. SCPP#10 – Presented a paper on “Does Intersectionality of Identifies affect Post-Secondary Education Participation in India”, at 22nd Annual Conference of IASSI, held during 2-4 at Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad (VenkatatanarayanaMotkuri and E. Revathi).
  2. SCPP#9 – Presented a paper on “Employability of Graduates and Unemployment in India”, at 22nd Annual Conference of IASSI, held during 2-4 at Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad (VenkatanarayanaMotkuri and R. Shital).
  3. SCPP#8 – Presented a paper on “Post-Secondary Education Participation in Telangana and Disparities across Socio-Religious and Economic Classes: Analysis using Estimates based on Nutritional-Level Household Survey PLFS-3, at an ICSSR-SRC and OU organised Three-day (26-28 June 2023) National Seminar held at Osmania University, Hyderabad (VenkatanarayanaMotkuri and E. Revathi).
  4. SCPP#7–Social Sector Development inTelangana, Panel Discussion on Reforms and Socio-Economic Developmentin Telangana, Conference organised during 12-13March 2023, by Telangana MahilaViswaVidyalaya, Hyderabad.
  5. SCPP#6 – Under-Nutrition among Children in Telangana, 7th Annual Conference of Telangana Economic Association (TEA), organised during 12-12 February 2023, at Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad.
  6. SCPP#5 – Preparing Odisha for a Knowledge Economy, OEA’s Odisha Vision-2030 Conclave, held during 11-12 January 2023, Odisha Economic Association (OEA), Bubaneswar.
  7. SCPP#4 – Human Development and Education in Telangana, Panel Discussion on Regional Economy of Telangana, Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), organised during 5-6 January 2023, by School of Economic, Central University, Hyderabad.
  8. SCPP#3 – Prospects of Multidisciplinary Approach to Education: Context of Implementing NEP-2020 in India, Panel Discussion in International Conference on Language and Literature: Cultural and Pedagogical Perspectives in the Context of NEP-2020, organised during 23-24 June, 2022, by Government Degree College, Begumpet.
  9. SCPP#2 – Prospects of Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Panel Discussion on NEP-2020, National Seminar on NEP-2020, during March 2022, Organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Government Degree College, Hyderabad.
  10. SCPP#1 – Implementing National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Telangana State: Concerns and Challenges, in Telangana Economic Association (TEA) 5th Pre-Conference Symposium, March 2021).
Economy of Telangana - EGROW - Webinar

The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad, took part in a webinar titled “Economy of Telangana,” organized by the EGROW Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare on August 23, 2024. The session featured insights from distinguished faculty members of CESS. During the event, Associate Professor Venkatanarayana Motkuri delivered an in-depth presentation on the economic landscape of Telangana, offering a comprehensive analysis of the region’s current economic dynamics. The session was chaired by Akina Venkateswarlu, a consultant at CESS. The webinar served as a platform for discussing key economic issues and developments in Telangana, fostering a deeper understanding of the state’s economic environment.

CESS-RSEPPG Faculty as Resource Persons for Training Programmes (RPTP)

  1. RPTP#5 – Panel Speaker on Telangana Economy, Webinar Series organised by EGROW Foundation on 23/08/2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRO_RgPe5EI
  2. RPTP#4 – Lecture on “Monitoring and Evaluation: Case Study from Education sector”, on 16/05/2024 at Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. A one-week MDP Program on Monitoring and Evaluation for Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Probationers of Government of India held during14-18 May 2024.
  3. RPTP#3–Lecture-cum-Interactive Session on “School Education in Telangana: Achievements, Issues and Challenges”, on 26th June, 2023, Three-Day (26-28 June 2023) Training Programme for Gazetted Head Masters of Government Schools in Telangana, organised by Centre for Telangana Studies, Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute (Dr.MCRHRDI), Hyderabad.
  4. RPTP#2 – Lecture on “Monitoring and Evaluation in Educational Development: Data Use”, on 25/05/2023 at Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. A one-week MDP Program on Monitoring and Evaluation for Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Probationers of Government of India held at ASCI.
  5. RPTP#1 – Lecture on “Quality of Higher Education” December 2021, in a Training Programme for Principals of Government Degree Colleges in Telangana, organised by Centre for SDGs at Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute (Dr.MCRHRDI), Hyderabad.