DDUKK, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra, Mgcgvv Chitrkoot

Deen Dayal Upadhyay
Kaushal Kendras
Realizing the need to boost vocational education on a larger scale, the UGC propose to establish as
many as 100 'Deen Dayal Upadhyay Centres for Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled
Human Abilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL)1 during the XII Plan period. The Commission approved
guidelines for establishment of such Centres on 22 September, 2014. These Centers would take-up
the vocational education to new levels and offer courses beyond B.Voc. degree also. These Centers
would also embed and follow the guiding principles of QPs, and NOSs under NSQF for their
programmes and would not focus on skilling alone but also develop entrepreneurship traits. The
Centers may endeavour to maintain a pyramidical structure of student enrolment with respect to
Diploma, Advanced Diploma, B.Voc. and further studies at PGand Research level. These Centers will
also coordinate between the country's higher education system and Industry to work as Centres of
excellence for skill development in specialized areas.