University Grants Commission

The UGC was formally established in November 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India through an Act of Parliament for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India.

In order to ensure effective region-wise coverage throughout the country, the UGC has decentralised its operations by setting up six regional centers at Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhopal, Guwahati and Bangalore. The head office of the UGC is located at New Delhi

Objectives of UGC

The UGC has the unique distinction of being the only grant-giving agency in the country which has been vested with two important responsibilities: that of providing funds and that of coordination, determination and maintenance of standards in institutions of higher education.


Scope of UGC

Appoints various commissions and committees for looking into the matter related to
higher education
Organizes various in-service programmes for personnel of the higher education especially for teachers through academic staff colleges
Provides guidelines for utilization of grants for various purposes such building, library e- content development etc. to the university universities, colleges etc.
Recognizing universities and colleges and also bringing out the names of fake universities and colleges
Lay down rules and regulations for pay scale, appointments, increments, promotion and performance appraisal in the university education
Brings out circulars and notices regarding new rules and regulations about academic and administrative aspects of the higher education
Provides Model curriculum for various subjects at the higher education
Conducts NET examination for lecturership and Junior Research Fellowship
Brings out publications in the form of annual report ,newsletter and reports of various commissions and committees on higher education
Collaborates with international agencies and universities for cultural exchange, scholarships and research work etc.
Launching many schemes for assuring quality in higher education such as mentioned below
Ø International cooperation
Ø Networking of universities and colleges
Ø NET
Ø Faculty Initiatives Programme
Ø Identification of universities and colleges with potential for excellence
Ø Accreditation system
Provides University Technology Database
Provides support research work in the university by way of various schemes for research scholars
Provides facilities of different types through Inter University Centers such as INFLIBNET, Academic Staff Colleges, and Consortium for Educational Communication, NAAC, Inter-University Accelerator Centre, and The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics etc.