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User Manual

(Version 1.0)

for

UGC e-Governance Project (Development of Women’s Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges)

Prepared by

National Informatics Centre Government of India November 2014

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Table of Content

1.0 Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

1.1 Audience

1.2 Purpose of this document 1.3 Conventions 1.4 References 1.5 Definitions/Glossary 1.6 Problem reporting 1.7 User Organization 2.0 Product features--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 2.1 Minimum System Requirements -------------------------------------------------------------------------6 3.0 General Operating Instructions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 3.1 User Registration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 3.2 Institute Profile-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 3.3 Apply for Grants -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 3.4 Phase Up-gradation-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 3.5.Grant Release-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

3.6 Statement of Expenditure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

3.7 Utilization Certificate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24

3.8 Activity Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26

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DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN’S STUDIES IN INDIAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

1) Introduction

1.1) Audience

Users of this software application will be from Universities/Colleges and UGC. The users are expected to have a basic understanding of using a computer and familiarity with the usage of keyboard and mouse.

1.2) Purpose of this document

This document attempts to describe the operational aspects of the software application with a view to assist all those who will be using the software. The document provides step-wise instructions for handling various aspects of the software with visual screens for easy and better understanding. It also describes the error messages encountered while working with the software with appropriate remedial actions required to be taken by you.

1.3) Conventions

The document follows the font settings for Chapter Heading, Sub-Headings at various levels and text as indicated below:

Chapter Heading – Arial Black, 12 pt, Bold

Sub-Heading Level 1 – Arial Black, 10 pt, Bold

Sub-Heading Level 2 – Arial, 10 pt, Bold

Body Text – Arial, 10 pt

1.4) References

User Manual Template (NIC-TPL-004 version 1.1) prescribed as per NIC Quality Standards.

1.5) Definitions/Glossary

This section gives a glossary of terms used in the rest of the document.

Term Description

WS Women Studies

MHRD

Ministry of Human Resource Development

UGC

University Grants Commission

SO Sanction Order

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UC

Utilization Certificate

SoE

Statement of Expenditure

1.6) Problem Reporting

In case of any problem related to the software or to this document, please contact [email protected]

1.7) User organization

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is a nodal agency for coordination, determination and maintenance of standard of teaching, research, extension and examination in the university system of higher Education in India. In order to ensure effective region-wise coverage throughout the country, the UGC has decentralized its operations by setting up six regional centers at Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhopal, Guwahati and Bangalore. The head office of the UGC is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi, with two additional bureaus operating from 35, Feroze Shah Road and the South Campus of University of Delhi as well. Its objective is as follows

Promoting and coordinating university education

Determining and maintaining standards of teaching, examination and research in universities

Framing regulations on minimum standards of education

Monitoring developments in the field of collegiate and university education

Disbursing grants to the universities and colleges

Serving as a vital link between the Union and the State governments and institutions of higher education

Advising the Union and the State governments on the measures necessary for improvement of university education

In order to achieve the objective, number of schemes have been implemented by UGC. One such scheme is “Development of Women Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges”

2) Product Features

This application captures the complete life cycle of “Development of Women Studies Centres in Universities & Colleges” , starting from proposal submission for financial assistance till submission of Utilization Certificate by the Institutions. The salient features are

Registration by the Institutions

Submission of proposal for financial assistance

Automatic SMS/ Email messages

Release of Grants

Generation of Sanction Letter

Submission of Statement of Expenditure and Utilization Certificate

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WORKFLOW OF THE SCHEME FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN STUDIES CENTRE IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Institution

registered for

Women Studies

Submit

Proposal

Proposal

Approved By

UGC

Grant

Released By

UGC

Sanction Letter

issued by UGC

Statement of

Expenditure is

submitted by

Institution

Activity Report

is submitted by

institution

Utilization

Certificate is

submitted by the

institution

Institution submit

Upgradation

proposal

Award Letter

issued by UGC to

the Institution

Upgradation

letter issued by

UGC

Upgrade Proposal

Approved By UGC

Yes No

Start

Stop

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2.1) Minimum System Requirements

As it is a web based application, the minimum system requirements for accessing the application are

Internet Explorer 10 and above

Internet Connection

3) General Operating Instructions

In order to use this application user may register as i ) UGC officer

ii ) University Registrar

or

iii ) College Principal

3.1) User Registration

1. All asterisk (*) marked fields are mandatory.

2. User should attach ID card in PDF format only (maximum size limit: 19 MB).

3. On successful registration, a confirmation message will be sent to user’s registered mobile number/e-

mail id.

4. All new registered users should wait for approval from their concerned UGC officer / Administrator.

Successfully registered users can login to application after approval authorized by the UGC Administrator.

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Authorized users will login to application by entering the User ID, Password and Captcha.

3.2)Institute Profie: The institution should update the institute profile and Bank details by clicking on

link i.e Institute Profile on the left panel.

University profile tab replaced by College profile tab in

case of college.

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Next Step : The institution will apply for the women studies scheme for which they want to avail the grant

by clicking on the apply link.

3.3) Apply for Grants : After the registration of the institute , the institution will fill the

Women’s studies proposal form shown in the next page.

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After the completion of the proposal form, the institution will generate the pdf of the proposal by clicking

on the link i.e Click here to generate proposal application for Women Studies.

Proposal is generated and the signed form is uploaded and submitted.

After the submission of the proposal by the institution, SRN number will be generated and communicated

through SMS/email.

3.4) Phase Upgradation :

In case the institution is already receiving grants they may apply for phase up-gradation. The sample of

up-gradation letter is shown in the next page.

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After the completion of the proposal for phase up-gradation , the institution will

generate the pdf by clicking on the following link given below.

The signed letter of proposal for phase up-gradation is uploaded and submitted.

After the submission of the proposal letter for phase up-gradation by the institution ,SRN will be

generated and communicated through SMS/email.

The applied scheme is processed by the Section officer / Dealing hand.

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While processing the scheme four status are available i.e

Approved

Pending User Clarification (PUCL)

Rejected

Under Processing

Section Officer / Dealing hand will update the status by selecting one of the four actions.

In case of Pending User Clarification status the remarks will be visible on respective institution on PUCL

tab, the institution will upload again by clicking below upload Documents link.

In case of Under processing status , the proposal is being processed by concerned sections.

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Scheme Process status will be updated on the Dash Board.

Note: Partially filled forms will be shown in the draft tab.

User may click on the Continue link which will open the partial filled form by the user.

User may click on the Discard link which will open the fresh form.

Next Step: Section officer / Dealing hand will generate the award letter by clicking the below link in case

the institution’s proposal form is approved and will be forwarded to the institution.

Section officer / Dealing hand will select the institute for which they want to generate the award letter with

necessary details as shown in the next page.

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By clicking the above button, the below form will open.

Clicking on the above link will generate Award letter for the institution.

The signed letter of award is uploaded and submitted to the institution.

The institution will be able to view the signed letter of award submitted by Section officer / Dealing hand

at their end as shown below.

The case arises when the institution is already receiving grant and the proposal for phase up-gradation is

approved by UGC , the up-gradation letter is forwarded to the institution

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Section officer/ dealing hand will click on the above button and the below form will open to generate the

up-gradation letter.

3.5) Grant Release : Section officer / Dealing hand will click on the Grant Release link .

Grant is released by Section officer / Dealing hand to the institution.

After submission of the above form , the next form is shown below.

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The institution will be selected ,from the list of Colleges/Universities.

After submission of this form , the below form will open showing the University/College for which the

Section officer / Dealing hand will release the grant.

By clicking on Add New will open a window as shown below showing the phase, type of plan , College

/University , Scheme name and the head Code.

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Selection of head code will show the following head codes:

Grant-in-aid General(31) Grant for creation of capital assets(35)

Grant-in-aid General(31) : Section / Dealing hand officer will fill this form every year in a whole plan

Grant for creation of capital assets(35) : This form will be filled once in a whole plan.

After submission of this form the below form will show the total grant released for the institution.

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Next Step: Section Officer / Dealing hand can see the list of grant released in the various financial year

by clicking on the view link.

Section Officer / Dealing hand click on the View link.

Next Step: Section officer / Dealing hand will generate and upload Sanction Letter.

Click on Generate & Upload Sanction Letter link. The window will open as shown in next page.

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The Section officer / Dealing hand will fill the details to generate the sanction letter.

After filling all the above details, the Section / Dealing hand officer will click on the link i.e.

The sanction letter will be generated in the pdf format.

The downloaded sanction letter will show the sanction letter along with the Grant–in-aid bill , Adjustment

voucher and the form for financial division.

Next Step: The downloaded sanction letter will be signed and uploaded by the Section officer / Dealing

hand and will be submitted.

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The Section officer / Dealing hand will download the signed sanction letter.

3.6) Statement of Expenditure: Section officer / Dealing hand will click on the Statement of

Expenditure link on the left panel.

Next Step:

The institution will fill the Statement of Expenditure and view the same after the signed

statement of expenditure is uploaded.

The Section officer / Dealing hand will view the statement of expenditure after the signed

statement of expenditure is uploaded by the institution.

The institution will select the scheme to fill the statement of expenditure.

After submission ,the form will open as shown in the next page.

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Clicking on Upload link the institution the following form will be shown.

After filling the above S.O.E (Statement of Expenditure) the institution will click on Next. The following

form will open.

Click on the above link the Statement of Expenditure is generated.

The downloaded Statement of Expenditure is signed and uploaded by the institution and submitted .The

institution will be able to see the signed statement of expenditure.

The Section officer / Dealing hand will view the Statement of Expenditure after the signed statement of

expenditure is uploaded by the institution by clicking on the Statement of Expenditure link on the left

panel.

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After Selecting all the required fields above the Section officer / Dealing hand will submit the form.

After submission the below form will be shown

The Section officer / Dealing hand will be able to see the list of SOE of various institutions of different

financial years by clicking on the view link.

3.7) Utilization Certificate : Utilization certificate is submitted by the institution to the Section officer

/ Dealing hand.

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Utilization Certificate is generated and the signed certificate of utilization is uploaded and submitted to the

Section officer / Dealing hand.

After the submission of Utilization Certificate message of successful submission is displayed as shown

below in the form.

Section officer / Dealing hand will be able to view the list of Utilization Certificate of various institutions at

their end.

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3.8 Next Step: Activity Report is submitted by the institution to the Section officer / Dealing hand .

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The signed report of Activity is uploaded and submitted to the Section officer / Dealing hand.