UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC)
⭐ UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) UGC = Apex body for higher education in India Established to coordinate, maintain, and promote standards of university education. 1. History and Emergence of UGC 1945 – University Grants Committee (British model) Set up to supervise three Central Universities : Aligarh, Banaras, Delhi . 1947–1952 – Expansion of Higher Education After Independence, need for a national body to regulate universities. 1952 – UGC for all Indian Universities Government decided to bring all universities under UGC. 1953 – UGC formally inaugurated Inaugurated by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad , Minister of Education. 1956 – Statutory status Parliament passed UGC Act, 1956 . ➡️ UGC became a statutory autonomous body . 2009 onwards UGC started regulating: higher education standards distance education funding to central, state, and deemed universities online/ODL courses teacher eligibility regulations ( NET ) ⭐ 2. Role of UGC (Key Re...