University Grants Commission (UGC)
UGC was established on 28th December,
1953 at New Delhi. It was given autonomy by the Government of India in 1956.
Its functions are, to provide financial assistance to the universities and the
colleges to meet their requirements; it provides financial assistance for the
development of the universities to meet their needs and requirements; it makes
provision of guidelines to the centre and the state government for giving
grants to the universities; it makes provision of grants for five years for
making provision of new university within the state; it provides grants for
five years to launch a new department or any academic program in the
university, but in the present state concurrence is essential; it encourages
higher level research work and teaching activities by providing financial
assistance; it provides grants for higher education and new programs within the
colleges and universities and it provides fellowship for the teachers and
project work for the university and college teachers.
The
functions of UGC with regards to the teacher education committees are, to
upgrade the standard of education. Teacher-education committees were formed
consisting of seven members for the time period of two years. It provides
awareness of new innovations and research in teacher education; the national
fellowship and teacher fellowship are granted for the encouragement of research
and teaching work; it provides travel grants to the university lecturers for
attending international conferences and seminars; visiting professors are
appointed from among the university professors for interchange programs and
delivering lectures; residential accommodation are also provided for the
university and college teachers and research associates are appointed for the
post-doctoral research studies. Grants are given by the UGC to the university
teachers for conducting their own researches. In 1953-54, the Ministry of
Education launched a scheme to make provision of grants to the teachers,
colleges and departments of education in the universities to enable them to carry
out research on educational problems, selected by them and approved by the
central ministry.
Brief History:
- Established in 1956 under the UGC Act to oversee the
standards of higher education in India.
- UGC was initially set up in 1945 to supervise the functioning
of three central universities—Delhi, Banaras, and Aligarh—before evolving
into the national authority it is today.
Objectives:
- To promote and coordinate higher education in India.
- To ensure the maintenance of standards in teaching,
examination, and research.
- To allocate grants to universities and colleges.
The UGC`s
mandate includes:
·
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 state governments and institutions of
higher learning.
·
Advising
the Central and State governments on the measures necessary for improvement of
university education.
Functions:
- Financial Assistance: Provides funding to
universities and colleges.
- Regulation: Formulates policies and
sets standards for higher education institutions.
- Accreditation and Development:
Encourages research and development activities.
- Quality Monitoring: Recognizes new
institutions and ensures academic quality.
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