Abstract:The author researches on the index of universities in Guangdong’s scientific and technological progress, by discussing the origin, development and the essence of “catch-up “model, and comparing with and making analysis upon the achievements made by universities in some regions with strong education. The author finds out that the universities in Guangdong have made tremendous progress in the term of science and technology since the “12th Five-year Plan”, but there is still a gap between that of universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and etc. Therefore, the author believes that the “catch-up” model as the development model for universities’ scientific and technological progress in Guangdong during the “13th Five-year Plan”, is determined by the goal and task set up for this critical period.