Informations In India: University Grants Commission ( UGC) India

University Grants Commission (UGC)

Objective

The Government established university Grants Commission (UGC) by an Act of Parliament in 1956. It discharges the Constitutional mandate of coordination, determination, and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in the field of University and Higher Education. UGC serves as a vital link between the Union and State Governments and the institutions of higher learning. It monitors developments in the field of collegiate and university education; disburses grants to the universities and colleges; advises Central and State Governments on the measures necessary for the improvement of university education; and frames regulations such as those on the minimum standards of instruction

Professional Councils

Professional councils are responsible for recognition of courses, promotion of professional institutions and providing grants to undergraduate programmes and various awards. The statutory professional councils are:

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)

Medical Council of India (MCI)

Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)

Dental Council of India (DCI)

Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)

Indian Nursing Council (INC)

Bar Council of India (BCI)

Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)

Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM)

Council of Architecture

Distance Education Council