THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even while seeking a benign audience to a proposition that subtly pointed out the dangers behind the reckless promotion of a highly homogenized higher education arena, Kerala has submitted its higher education plan before the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan(RUSA). The plan is a major prerequisite for states seeking funding from RUSA under various categories.  
According to sources, the state project directorate of RUSA submitted the vision document on May 15. Despite being short of highly accredited higher education institutions, the state project directorate has submitted plans for financial assistance under seven of the total 14 schemes envisaged in RUSA's revised guidelines.  
The major scheme in the revised guideline is an assistance up to Rs 55 crore to autonomous institutions with NAAC accreditation and minimum 3.51 GCPA (cumulative grade point average), for upgrading them into universities. However, an absence of any such institutions in the government sector has obliterated the state's possibilities to pitch for big-ticket programmes. Both autonomous and non-autonomous colleges in the aided sector would be the major beneficiaries if RUSA approves the state's request.