UGC releases draft norms on recognition of colleges in India
- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published the draft guidelines on recognition of colleges.
Key Highlights
- The higher education regulatory authority has sought comments from the public on the new guidelines named the “UGC (Recognition of Colleges under Clause (f) of Section 2 of the UGC Act) Regulations, 2023”.
- The proposed guidelines will be applicable to colleges as defined under the UGC Act.
- The draft guidelines state that a college should be affiliated to a university in accordance with the provisions of UGC (Affiliation of Colleges by Universities) Regulations.
- An official communication about the All India Higher Education Survey code issued by the Ministry of Education should also be provided to the UGC.
- “All existing Colleges shall have to obtain UGC recognition under Section 2(f) within three years from the date of notification of these Regulations.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
- It came into existence on 28th December, 1953 and became a statutory body by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education.
- It also regulates the recognition of fake universities, autonomous colleges, deemed to be universities, and distance education institutions.
- The head office of the UGC is located in New Delhi.
Prelims Takeaway
- University Grants Commission
- All India Higher Education Survey