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University Grants Commission is a statutory body under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It was set up in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India. It provides recognition to universities in India, and disbursements of funds to such recognized universities and colleges. The UGC headquarters are in New Delhi, and it has six regional centres in Pune, Bhopal, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati and Bangalore. A proposal to replace it with another new regulatory body called HECI is under consideration by the Government of India. The UGC provides doctoral scholarships to all those who clear JRF in the National Eligibility Test. On an average, each year ₹725 crore (US$87 million) is spent on doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships by the commission.
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New draft UGC rules moot flexibility; UG, PG students can pick any disciplineThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has proposed new regulations allowing Class 12 students to pursue any undergraduate program and undergraduate students to join any postgraduate discipline,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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NET scores will be used for PhD admissionsStarting from the academic session 2024-25, the University Grants Commission has approved National Eligibility Test (NET) scores for PhD admissions, simplifying the process and providing flexibility..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Open to granting autonomous status to more universities: UGC chairmanIndiaTimes - Published | |
'Conspiracy to end reservation': Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over recent UGC guidelinesStepping up an attack, the Congress demanded the dismissal of UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar over the draft guidelines for "de-reservation" of posts in higher education institutions.DNA - Published | |
'Conspiracy to end quotas,' Rahul Gandhi on UGC new draftCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that UGC's new draft was a conspiracy to end the reservation benefit extended to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes..IndiaTimes - Published | |
No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry clarifies on draft UGC guidelinesThe education ministry and the University Grants Commission clarified that no reserved posts can be de-reserved, following draft guidelines proposed by the UGC. The norms have faced criticism from..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Institute heads answerable for 'extreme' ragging: UGCUrging all higher education institutions (HEIs) to step up anti-ragging measures, the University Grants Commission has said that in cases of extreme ragging and suicide, college principal and registrar..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Govt eases UGC rules for ‘deemed’ university statusIndiaTimes - Published | 'High time we shed colonial legacy': Venkaiah Naidu lauds UGC chairman for 'local languages' push in university examsIndiaTimes - Published |
Indian universities eyeing African and Gulf nations, Thailand, Vietnam to set up offshore campuses: UGC chiefIndiaTimes - Published | UGC chief writes to states for teaching, learning material in mother tongueIndiaTimes - Published |
UGC vice-chairman Srivastava praises students for persevering through the pandemicIndiaTimes - Published | Government to announce fixed calendar for JEE (Main), NEET, CUET from 2023According to sources in the University Grants Commission, a committee is working on the fixed exam calendar. Officials in the know said the standardised calendar will help aspirants prepare better for..IndiaTimes - Published |
UGC wants information from Central universities about CUET-based admissions processUGC has requested information about the merit list, the status of the admission website, the start and end dates for student admission applications.DNA - Published | Universities to use normalised CUET marksRanks or merit lists for undergraduate admissions, including those for Delhi University colleges, will be based on normalised scores under CUET-UG, and not raw marks or percentiles, said University..IndiaTimes - Published |
E-degrees on a par with regular ones, says UGCUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday reiterated that degrees earned through the online/distance mode from institutions recognised by UGC will be treated as equivalent to those obtained through..IndiaTimes - Published | CUET now till Aug 28, UGC says some exams cancelled over sabotageAcknowledging that technical glitches in some centres led to the postponement of CUET-UG, the University Grants Commission chief told TOI on Sunday that some of the phase II exams were also..IndiaTimes - Published |
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48 foreign universities interested in UGC’s twinning initiativeIndiaTimes - Published | Five ways the UGC wants to create healthier campuses across colleges and universitiesIndiaTimes - Published |
Eyeing more open universities, UGC eases land normsIndiaTimes - Published | 'Don't pursue higher education from Pakistan': UGC, AICTE issues advisory for Indian studentsUGC and AICTE have asked Indian students to not travel to Pakistan seek higher education, as they will not be able to seek jobs in India.DNA - Published |
UGC allows 2 degrees at a time in physical modeIndiaTimes - Published | Big UGC announcement: Students allowed to pursue 2 full-time degree programmes simultaneouslyThe University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon issue detailed guidelines in this regard.DNA - Published |
After UP CMO, Twitter account of UGC India targeted by hackersThe official Twitter account of UGC India was hacked just a day after the account of the Uttar Pradesh CMO was compromised.DNA - Published | Working on making education system flexible: UGC chief M Jagadesh KumarIndiaTimes - Published |
UGC set to launch five schemes to boost research on varsity campuses: M Jagadesh KumarIndiaTimes - Published | TISS, 7 others on board for CUET: Eight deemed-to-be universities including the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Jamia Hamdard have expressed a desire to use Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores to admit students..IndiaTimes - Published |
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