India Education & UGC: A watchdog
is an individual or group (generally non-profit) that keeps an eye on a
particular entity or a particular element of community. It is concerned with
and warns the members of the community when a potential or actual problem
arises. One such watchdog for educational institutions in India is UGC. However, in coming months Govt. may dissolve UGC....................
University Grants Commission Of India
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Answer: The
University Grants Commission of India (UGC India) is a statutory body set up by
the Indian Union government in accordance with the UGC Act 1956[1] under
Ministry of Human Resource Development and is charged with coordination,
determination and maintenance of the standards of higher education. It provides
recognition to universities in India and disburses funds to such recognized
universities and colleges. The UGC also conducts exams, known as NET, for
appointing teachers in colleges..................................................
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Name of Govt. Body |
UGC |
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Domain |
www.ugc.ac.in |
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Category |
Education |
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Mode |
Online/ Offline |
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Status |
Available Now.. |
The UGC was
established in 1956 as a statutory body of the Union Government. However, UGC
was formally inaugurated by the Education, Natural Resources and Scientific
Research Minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, in 1953. The other universities and
colleges fall under the UGC. It is responsible for granting recognitions to
various universities, be it new Universities such as AP Goyal Shimla University or reputed age-old universities like IIMs, IITs.
New struggling universities such as BML Munjal University which was established in 2014 is also granted by the UGC.
When talking
about the function of the University Grants Commission, the UGC ACT says that
the first function is to look into the financial needs of universities. It then
allocates and disburses grants to these universities. Well, the other academic
functions come only after these functions.
The UGC
seeks to promote responsible understanding between the institutions, the
Government and the community at large. It mediates interests between
institutions and the Administration. On the one hand, the UGC safeguards the
academic freedom and institutional autonomy of the institutions, while on the
other it ensures value for money for the taxpayers. The Committee has open
channels to both the institutions and Government, since it offers advice to,
and receives advice from, both.
In respect
of capital works projects, the UGC advises both Institutions and the Government
on campus development plans and proposals made by Institutions, with a view to
supporting their academic and overall development. The Committee takes its role
in quality assurance very seriously, with several peer reviews being carried
out in the past decade. It also promotes and supports institutions in quality
assurance and enhancement initiatives and processes, and monitors academic
standards of the institutions.
In respect
of research, the Committee carries out Research Assessment Exercises primarily
to inform the distribution of the research portion of block grants, to
discharge public accountability and to induce improvements in research.
In
December 2015, the Indian government set a National Institutional of Ranking
Framework under UGC which will rank all educational institutes by April 2020.
UGC has suggested to all Universities in India to set up an Online Admission
System from the academic session commencing in 2022. Recently UGC has
released 22 fake universities, 9 are from Uttar Pradesh, 5 from Delhi, 2 from
West Bengal and one each from Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
and Odisha. Thus, UGC is all focused towards improving the higher education of
the country.
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