University Grants Commission (India)
Viśvavidyālaya Anudāna Āyōga | |
Ministry of Education, Government of India | |
Budget (2021–22) | ₹4,693 crore (US$590 million)[1] |
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Website | ugc |
University Grants Commission (UGC;
History
The UGC was first formed in 1945 to oversee the work of the three Central Universities of
In August 1949 a recommendation was made to reconstitute the UGC along similar lines to the
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 decentralized its operations by setting up six regional centres at
In December 2015, the government of India set a National Institutional of Ranking Framework under UGC which will rank all educational institutes by April 2016.[10]
In February 2022,
Types of universities
The 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]
- 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, the Gurukula kangri University and other institutes.[17]
As of 25 August 2022[update], The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also released the list of 21 fake universities operating in India. 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 degree.[19]
The UGC has also issued warning to Deemed to be Universities to not use the word Deemed University as per their recent changes and guidelines.[20]
Professional councils
UGC, along with CSIR currently conducts
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
This section needs to be updated.(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&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
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
- List of autonomous higher education institutes in India
- List of universities in India
- University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)
References
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- ^ a b "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). Mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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- ^ "Introduction to the university education commission of 1948". Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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- ^ "About Western Regional Office". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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- Ministry of Education. Archived from the originalon 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.
- 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 Issued Warning Against Deemed Universities: Use of word 'University' Prohibited, Check List of 127 Deemed Universities Recognised by UGC". Jagranjosh.com. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "CSIR UGC 2013". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Archived from the originalon 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.
- ^ Rajnish Jain (13 April 2022). "Letter Guidelines For Pursuing Two Academic Programmes Simultaneously" (PDF). New Delhi. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Guidelines for Pursuing Two Academic Programmes Simultaneously" (PDF). New Delhi. April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "AICTE, UGC warn Indian students against enrolling themselves in educational institutes in Pakistan". The Indian Express. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.