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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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency of India
→
regulatory agency → statutory body → |
| abbreviation |
UGC
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Republic of India
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| awards |
fellowships for higher education and research
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| continent |
Asia
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| country |
India
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| 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
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| grants |
recognition to universities
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| 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
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| issues |
guidelines for universities and colleges
→
regulations for higher education institutions → |
| jurisdiction |
Government of India
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
→
Hindi → |
| legalBasis |
University Grants Commission Act, 1956
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| legalForm |
statutory body
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
National Capital Territory of Delhi
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| nickname |
UGC
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| oversees |
National Eligibility Test (NET)
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| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Education (India)
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| predecessor |
University Grants Committee (India)
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| regionServed |
India
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| sector |
higher education
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| shortName |
UGC
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| 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 (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
University Grants Commission
→
University Grants Commission → |
abbreviation |
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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
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affiliation |
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Swayam
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certificationBy |
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University Grants Commission
→
|
nickname |
|
University Grants Commission
→
|
shortName |