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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UGC canonical | 10 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency of India
ⓘ
regulatory agency ⓘ statutory body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UGC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Union of India
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
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, India ⓘ
surface form:
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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| oversees | National Eligibility Test (NET) ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Education, Government of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Education (India)
|
| predecessor |
University Grants Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
University Grants Committee (India)
|
| regionServed | India ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| shortName | UGC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
granting agency for higher education institutions
ⓘ
regulator of universities in India ⓘ |
| website |
https://www.ugc.ac.in
ⓘ
https://www.ugc.gov.in ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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subject surface form:
University Grants Commission