UGC

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UGC (University Grants Commission) is a statutory body of the Indian government responsible for coordinating, determining, and maintaining standards of higher education in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency of India
regulatory agency
statutory body
abbreviation UGC
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of India
awards fellowships for higher education and research
continent Asia
country India
employer Chairman of the University Grants Commission
Secretary of the University Grants Commission
Vice Chairman of the University Grants Commission
fieldOfWork educational funding
higher education policy
university accreditation
governmentBranch Union government of India
grants recognition to universities
hasAuthorityOver central universities in India
deemed universities in India
private universities in India
state universities in India
hasDuties coordination of higher education in India
determining standards of higher education in India
funding universities and colleges in India
maintaining standards of higher education in India
monitoring quality of higher education institutions
recognition of universities in India
headquartersLocation Delhi
New Delhi
inception 1956
issues guidelines for universities and colleges
regulations for higher education institutions
jurisdiction Government of India
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hindi
legalBasis University Grants Commission Act, 1956
legalForm statutory body
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity National Capital Territory of Delhi
nickname UGC
oversees National Eligibility Test (NET)
parentOrganization Ministry of Education (India)
predecessor University Grants Committee (India)
regionServed India
sector higher education
shortName UGC
subjectHasRole granting agency for higher education institutions
regulator of universities in India
website https://www.ugc.ac.in
https://www.ugc.gov.in


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