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University Grants Commission (India)

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University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956[2] and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India. It provides recognition to universities in India, and disbursements of funds to such recognized universities and colleges. The headquarters are in New Delhi, and it has six regional centres in Pune, Bhopal, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati and Bangalore.[3][4] A proposal to replace it with another new regulatory body called HECI is under consideration by the Government of India. The UGC provides doctoral scholarships to all those who clear JRF in the National Eligibility Test. On an average, each year 725 crore (US$91 million) is spent on doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships by the commission.

University Grants Commission
Crest of the University Grants Commission
AbbreviationUGC
Formation28 December 1956; 66 years ago (1956-12-28)
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Location
  • India
Official language
English, Hindi
Chairman
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
Parent organization
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India
Budget
4,693 crore (US$590 million) (2021–22)[1]
Websitewww.ugc.ac.in

History

The UGC was first formed in 1945 to oversee the work of the three Central Universities of Aligarh, Banaras and Delhi. Its responsibility was extended in 1947 to cover all Indian universities.[5]

In August 1949 a recommendation was made to reconstitute the UGC along similar lines to the University Grants Committee of the United Kingdom. This recommendation was made by the University Education Commission of 1948–1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S. Radhakrishnan "to report on Indian university education and suggest improvements and extensions".[6][7] In 1952 the government decided that all grants to universities and higher learning institutions should be handled by the UGC. Subsequently, an inauguration was held on 28 December 1953 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research. The University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence on 28th December, 1953 and became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for the coordination,determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education.

In November 1956 the UGC became a statutory body upon the passing of the "University Grants Commission Act, 1956" by the Indian Parliament.[2]

In 1994 and 1995 the UGC decentralised its operations by setting up six regional centres at Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhopal, Guwahati and Bangalore.[8] 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.[9]

In December 2015 the Indian government set a National Institutional of Ranking Framework under UGC which will rank all educational institutes by April 2016.[10]


In February 2022 M Jagadesh Kumar was appointed as the chairman of the UGC,a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi and former VC of JNU.[11]

Types of universities

The types of universities regulated by the UGC include:

As of 25 August 2022, The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also released the list of 21 fake universities operating in India.[19] UGC has said that these 21 self-styled, unrecognized institutions functioning in contravention of the UGC Act have been declared as fake and are not entitled to confer any degrees.[20]

Professional councils

UGC, along with CSIR currently conducts NET for appointments of teachers in colleges and universities.[21] It has made NET qualification mandatory for teaching at graduation level and at post-graduation level since July 2009. However, those with PhD are given five percent relaxation.

Accreditation for higher learning over universities under the aegis of University Grants Commission is overseen by following fifteen autonomous statutory institutions:[22][23]

Future

In 2009, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal made known the government of India's plans to consider the closing down of the UGC and the related body All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in favour of a higher regulatory body with more sweeping powers.[24] This goal, proposed by the Higher Education and Research (HE&R) Bill, 2011, intends to replace the UGC with a National Commission for Higher Education & Research (NCHER) "for determination, coordination, maintenance and continued enhancement of standards of higher education and research".[25] The bill proposes absorbing the UGC and other academic agencies into this new organisation. Those agencies involved in medicine and law would be exempt from this merger "to set minimum standards for medical and legal education leading to professional practice".[26] The bill has received opposition from the local governments of the Indian states of Bihar, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, but has received general support.[25]

On 27 June 2018, the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced its plans to repeal the UGC Act, 1956. A bill was expected to be introduced in the 2018 monsoon session of the Parliament, which if passed would have led to the dissolution of the UGC. The bill also stipulated formation of a new body, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI).[27][28] This form of the bill was ultimately dropped in the face of strong political opposition, and was reworked in 2019 in order to gain political consensus.[29] As of mid-2020 the UGC continues to remain in existence. Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD, was renamed as 'Ministry of Education'.[30]

On 13 April 2022 The University Grants Commission of India (UGC India) announced to allow the students to complete two academic programmes simultaneously keeping in view the proposals outlined in the National Education Policy - NEP 2020 which emphasizes the need to enable multiple pathways to learning involving both formal and non-formal education modes.[31][32]

In a joint notification with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), University Grants Commission advised Indian nationals & overseas citizens of India against pursuing higher education in Pakistan stating that any such student with a degree from an educational institution in Pakistan “shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India”.The notification also stated that this will not be applicable to migrants who have been granted Indian citizenship and have obtained security clearance from MHA.[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS DEMAND NO. 59 : Transfers to Puducherry" (PDF). indiabudget.gov.in. p. 208. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). Mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ "University Grants commission ::UGC Regional Offices". Ugc.ac.in.
  4. ^ University Grants Commission. Govt. of India (india.gov.in).
  5. ^ "University Grants Commission – Genesis". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Introduction to the university education commission of 1948". Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ Denny (22 December 2014). "University Education Commission 1948–49 in India". YourArticleLibrary. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ "About Western Regional Office". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ^ "About Eastern Regional Office". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ "New ranking system portal goes online, UGC tells all varsities to register". The Times of India. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  11. ^ wikipedia
  12. ^ . mhrd.gov.in. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Consolidated list of Central Universities as on 18.10.2022" (PDF). UGC - University Grants Commission. UGC. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  14. ^ "List of State Universities as on 23.08.2022" (PDF). UGC. University Grants Commission. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University". Union Human Resource Development Ministry, Press Information Bureau. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  16. ^ "List of Institutions of higher education which have been declared as Deemed to be Universities as on 24.08.2022" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Listing of Homi Bhabha National Institute as deemed university". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  18. ^ "State-wise List of Private Universities as on 23.08.2022" (PDF). Ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Public Notice on Fake Universities" (PDF). UGC. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  20. ^ "UGC releases list of 24 fake universities". ugc.ac.in (Press release). University Grants Commission. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  21. ^ . Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  22. ^ . Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  23. ^ "Professional Councils". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  24. ^ . iGovernment.in. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  25. ^ a b Reporter, BS (6 March 2013). "States oppose national panel for higher education and research". Business Standard. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  26. ^ TNN (5 October 2013). "Major push to change the face of higher education". Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  27. ^ Vishnoi, Anubhuti (28 June 2018). "Modi government to dissolve UGC, set up new Higher Education Commission". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  28. ^ IANS (28 June 2018). "HRD Ministry to replace UGC with Higher Education Commission of India". Business Standard India. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  29. ^ Vishnoi, Anubhuti (27 September 2019). "Government reworks Higher Education Bill to gain political consensus". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  30. ^ "Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD, officially renamed as 'Ministry of Education'". DNA India. 18 August 2020.
  31. ^ (PDF) https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/9651619_LETTER-GUIDELINES-FOR-PURSUING-TWO-ACADEMIC-PROGRAMMES-SIMULTANEOUSLY.pdf?_gl=1*bk8gsm*_ga*MTYyNzY5ODk0Mi4xNjUwMzQ4ODU5*_ga_FGHYECNLXB*MTY1MDM0ODg1OS4xLjAuMTY1MDM0ODg1OS4w. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. ^ (PDF) https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5729348_Guidelines-for-pursuing-two-academic-programmes-simultaneously.pdf?_gl=1*q3lief*_ga*MTYyNzY5ODk0Mi4xNjUwMzQ4ODU5*_ga_FGHYECNLXB*MTY1MDM0ODg1OS4xLjEuMTY1MDM0OTA0Mi4w. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ^ "AICTE, UGC warn Indian students against enrolling themselves in educational institutes in Pakistan". The Indian Express. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

External links

  • UGC official website

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CommissionAbbreviationUGCFormation28 December 1956 66 years ago 1956 12 28 HeadquartersNew DelhiLocationIndiaOfficial languageEnglish HindiChairmanMamidala Jagadesh KumarParent organizationDepartment of Higher Education Ministry of Education Government of IndiaBudget 4 693 crore US 590 million 2021 22 1 Websitewww wbr ugc wbr ac wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Types of universities 3 Professional councils 4 Future 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe UGC was first formed in 1945 to oversee the work of the three Central Universities of Aligarh Banaras and Delhi Its responsibility was extended in 1947 to cover all Indian universities 5 In August 1949 a recommendation was made to reconstitute the UGC along similar lines to the University Grants Committee of the United Kingdom This recommendation was made by the University Education Commission of 1948 1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S Radhakrishnan to report on Indian university education and suggest improvements and extensions 6 7 In 1952 the government decided that all grants to universities and higher learning institutions should be handled by the UGC Subsequently an inauguration was held on 28 December 1953 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad the Minister of Education Natural Resources and Scientific Research The University Grants Commission UGC came into existence on 28th December 1953 and became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956 for the coordination determination and maintenance of standards of teaching examination and research in university education In November 1956 the UGC became a statutory body upon the passing of the University Grants Commission Act 1956 by the Indian Parliament 2 In 1994 and 1995 the UGC decentralised its operations by setting up six regional centres at Pune Hyderabad Kolkata Bhopal Guwahati and Bangalore 8 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 9 In December 2015 the Indian government set a National Institutional of Ranking Framework under UGC which will rank all educational institutes by April 2016 10 In February 2022 M Jagadesh Kumar was appointed as the chairman of the UGC a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi and former VC of JNU 11 Types of universities EditThe types of universities regulated by the UGC include Central universities or Union universities are established by an act of parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education 12 As of 18 October 2022 update The list of central universities published by the UGC includes 55 central universities 13 State universities are run by the state government of each of the states and territories of India and are usually established by a local legislative assembly act As of 23 August 2022 update the UGC lists 456 state universities 14 The oldest establishment date listed by the UGC is 1857 shared by the University of Mumbai the University of Madras and the University of Calcutta Most State Universities are affiliating universities in that they administer many affiliated colleges many located in very small towns that typically offer a range of undergraduate courses but may also offer post graduate courses More established colleges may even offer PhD programs in some departments with the approval of the affiliating university Deemed university or Deemed to be University is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education on the advice of the UGC under Section 3 of the UGC Act 15 As of 24 August 2022 update the UGC lists 50 Institutions as Deemed to be Universities included under Section 12 B of the UGC Act 1956 16 According to this list the first institute to be granted deemed university status was Indian Institute of Science which was granted this status on 12 May 1958 In many cases the same listing by the UGC covers several institutes For example the listing for Homi Bhabha National Institute covers the Institute of Mathematical Sciences the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and other institutes 17 Private universities are approved by the UGC They can grant degrees but they are not allowed to have off campus affiliated colleges As of 23 August 2022 update the UGC list of private universities lists 421 universities 18 As of 25 August 2022 update The University Grants Commission UGC has also released the list of 21 fake universities operating in India 19 UGC has said that these 21 self styled unrecognized institutions functioning in contravention of the UGC Act have been declared as fake and are not entitled to confer any degrees 20 Professional councils EditUGC along with CSIR currently conducts NET for appointments of teachers in colleges and universities 21 It has made NET qualification mandatory for teaching at graduation level and at post graduation level since July 2009 However those with PhD are given five percent relaxation Accreditation for higher learning over universities under the aegis of University Grants Commission is overseen by following fifteen autonomous statutory institutions 22 23 All India Council for Technical Education AICTE Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR Bar Council of India BCI National Council for Teacher Education NCTE Rehabilitation Council of India RCI National Medical Commission NMC Pharmacy Council of India PCI Indian Nursing Council INC Dental Council of India DCI National Commission for Homoeopathy NCH National Commission for Indian System of Medicine NCISM National Council for Rural Institutes NCRI Council of Architecture Various State Councils of Higher Education SCHE Future EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information April 2020 In 2009 the Union Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal made known the government of India s plans to consider the closing down of the UGC and the related body All India Council for Technical Education AICTE in favour of a higher regulatory body with more sweeping powers 24 This goal proposed by the Higher Education and Research HE amp R Bill 2011 intends to replace the UGC with a National Commission for Higher Education amp Research NCHER for determination coordination maintenance and continued enhancement of standards of higher education and research 25 The bill proposes absorbing the UGC and other academic agencies into this new organisation Those agencies involved in medicine and law would be exempt from this merger to set minimum standards for medical and legal education leading to professional practice 26 The bill has received opposition from the local governments of the Indian states of Bihar Kerala Punjab Tamil Nadu and West Bengal but has received general support 25 On 27 June 2018 the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced its plans to repeal the UGC Act 1956 A bill was expected to be introduced in the 2018 monsoon session of the Parliament which if passed would have led to the dissolution of the UGC The bill also stipulated formation of a new body the Higher Education Commission of India HECI 27 28 This form of the bill was ultimately dropped in the face of strong political opposition and was reworked in 2019 in order to gain political consensus 29 As of mid 2020 the UGC continues to remain in existence Ministry of Human Resource Development MHRD was renamed as Ministry of Education 30 On 13 April 2022 The University Grants Commission of India UGC India announced to allow the students to complete two academic programmes simultaneously keeping in view the proposals outlined in the National Education Policy NEP 2020 which emphasizes the need to enable multiple pathways to learning involving both formal and non formal education modes 31 32 In a joint notification with All India Council for Technical Education AICTE University Grants Commission advised Indian nationals amp overseas citizens of India against pursuing higher education in Pakistan stating that any such student with a degree from an educational institution in Pakistan shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India The notification also stated that this will not be applicable to migrants who have been granted Indian citizenship and have obtained security clearance from MHA 33 See also EditList of autonomous higher education institutes in India List of universities in IndiaReferences Edit MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS DEMAND NO 59 Transfers to Puducherry PDF indiabudget gov in p 208 Retrieved 1 March 2022 a b UGC Act 1956 PDF Mhrd gov in Secretary University Grants Commission Retrieved 1 February 2016 University Grants commission UGC Regional Offices Ugc ac in University Grants Commission Govt of India india gov in University Grants Commission Genesis University Grants Commission Retrieved 16 May 2016 Introduction to the university education commission of 1948 Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University Retrieved 16 May 2016 Denny 22 December 2014 University Education Commission 1948 49 in India YourArticleLibrary Retrieved 16 May 2016 About Western Regional Office University Grants Commission Retrieved 16 May 2016 About Eastern Regional Office University Grants Commission Retrieved 16 May 2016 New ranking system portal goes online UGC tells all varsities to register The Times of India 24 November 2015 Retrieved 27 October 2018 wikipedia Central Universities mhrd gov in Ministry of Education Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 13 March 2012 Consolidated list of Central Universities as on 18 10 2022 PDF UGC University Grants Commission UGC 18 October 2022 Retrieved 25 October 2022 List of State Universities as on 23 08 2022 PDF UGC University Grants Commission 23 August 2022 Retrieved 25 October 2022 Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology IISST Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University Union Human Resource Development Ministry Press Information Bureau 14 July 2008 Retrieved 3 September 2011 List of Institutions of higher education which have been declared as Deemed to be Universities as on 24 08 2022 PDF University Grants Commission 24 August 2022 Retrieved 25 October 2022 Listing of Homi Bhabha National Institute as deemed university ugc ac in University Grants Commission Retrieved 13 September 2011 State wise List of Private Universities as on 23 08 2022 PDF Ugc ac in University Grants Commission 23 August 2022 Retrieved 25 October 2022 Public Notice on Fake Universities PDF UGC 25 August 2022 Retrieved 26 October 2022 UGC releases list of 24 fake universities ugc ac in Press release University Grants Commission 7 October 2020 Retrieved 7 October 2020 CSIR UGC 2013 Archived from the original on 2 October 2013 Retrieved 29 September 2013 Higher education in India Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 16 November 2009 Professional Councils University Grants Commission Retrieved 2 July 2016 UGC AICTE to be scrapped Sibal iGovernment in Archived from the original on 9 October 2011 Retrieved 29 November 2011 a b Reporter BS 6 March 2013 States oppose national panel for higher education and research Business Standard Retrieved 10 December 2013 TNN 5 October 2013 Major push to change the face of higher education Times of India Retrieved 10 December 2013 Vishnoi Anubhuti 28 June 2018 Modi government to dissolve UGC set up new Higher Education Commission The Economic Times Retrieved 28 June 2018 IANS 28 June 2018 HRD Ministry to replace UGC with Higher Education Commission of India Business Standard India Retrieved 28 June 2018 Vishnoi Anubhuti 27 September 2019 Government reworks Higher Education Bill to gain political consensus The Economic Times Retrieved 9 May 2020 Ministry of Human Resource Development MHRD officially renamed as Ministry of Education DNA India 18 August 2020 PDF https www ugc ac in pdfnews 9651619 LETTER GUIDELINES FOR PURSUING TWO ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES SIMULTANEOUSLY pdf gl 1 bk8gsm ga MTYyNzY5ODk0Mi4xNjUwMzQ4ODU5 ga FGHYECNLXB MTY1MDM0ODg1OS4xLjAuMTY1MDM0ODg1OS4w a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help PDF https www ugc ac in pdfnews 5729348 Guidelines for pursuing two academic programmes simultaneously pdf gl 1 q3lief ga MTYyNzY5ODk0Mi4xNjUwMzQ4ODU5 ga FGHYECNLXB MTY1MDM0ODg1OS4xLjEuMTY1MDM0OTA0Mi4w a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help AICTE UGC warn Indian students against enrolling themselves in educational institutes in Pakistan The Indian Express 24 April 2022 Retrieved 25 April 2022 External links EditUGC official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University Grants Commission India amp oldid 1118676906, 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