Universities in India are creatures of the Acts of Parliament/State Legislatures. There are no non-statutory universities; none can be recognised according to the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956. There are, however, some non-statutory institutions like the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay or the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune which are recognised as ‘deemed to… Continue reading Universities in India | Sociology
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Universities and the Government: Relationship | India | Sociology
In India the relationship between governments and universities is conditioned by three major factors viz.: (i) That universities are established by statutes of the Central or State Legislatures or, in some cases are recognized as ‘deemed to be universities’ under provisions of the University Grants Commission Act; (ii) That universities depend to the extent of… Continue reading Universities and the Government: Relationship | India | Sociology
Foundation and Role of UGC | India | Agencies | Education
The UGC in India is different from any grant-giving agency in any country of the world in one significant respect. It is possibly only in India that the UGC has been vested with two powers simultaneously. One is the power to provide funds and the other is the power to determine and coordinate standards. In… Continue reading Foundation and Role of UGC | India | Agencies | Education