Re-Structuring of University Grants Commission

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development

26-November-2014 16:45 IST

The UGC under its various schemes releases grants to universities and colleges for improving access and quality of higher education. The UGC has reported that it implements various schemes for improving the quality of higher education, such as Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE), Colleges with Potential for Excellence (CPE), Special Assistance Programme (SAP), Assistance for Strengthening of Infrastructure for Science and Technology (ASIST), Assistance for Strengthening of Infrastructure for Humanities and Social Sciences, etc.

The regulatory and grant disbursing functions of the UGC are being reviewed by the UGC Review Committee for fullest realization of the higher learning and research potential in the country.

The Government has constituted a University Grants Commission (UGC) Review Committee on 30th July, 2014 under the Chairmanship of Prof. Hari Gautam, former Chairman of UGC for restructuring the UGC and reshaping its educational leadership and regulatory role to address imperatives and challenges in the higher education sector for fullest realization of the higher learning and research potential in the country. The terms of reference of the Committee are at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/RevUGC0.pdf.

This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.

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