UGC is the statutory body responsible for coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India. It consists of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and 10 other members appointed by the Central Government. UGC has 7 regional offices covering different states and union territories. Its key functions include inquiring into the financial needs of universities, allocating grants, recommending measures to improve universities, advising governments and universities, and framing rules on education standards. UGC works to be responsive to changes in higher education and stakeholder needs by approving universities and ensuring educational quality standards are met.

1. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF
UGC
Presentation: Visiezonuo Metha
Roll No: ME192028
M.Ed 3rd Semester
DTE, Nagaland University

2. 1. Introduction to UGC
2. Structure of UGC
3. Function of UGC
4. Conclusion
Topic of discussion

3. Introduction
UGC offices are placed in 7 different states at Hyderabad, Pune,
Bhopal, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata and Bangalore.
UGC is the acronym for University Grants Commission. It is
a statutory body that is in-charged with coordination,
determination and maintenance of standards of higher education
Introduction

4. 1944
Recommended formation of
University Grants Commission
1948
University Education Commission was
set up
1953
Formal inauguration of UGC on 28th
December
1956
A statutory body of the Government of
India through an Act of Parliament in
November
1995
UGC-NER office established and
formally inaugurated on 25th
November at Guwahati
T I M E L I N E OF UGC

5. Structure of UGC
The Commission consists of the:
Structure of UGC
ii. Vice-Chairman
iii. Ten other members appointed by the Central Government
i. Chairman

6. Structure of UGC
Appointment:
1. The Chairman is selected from amongst persons who are not officers of the Central Government or of
any State Governments
2. Of the ten other members, two are selected from amongst the officers of Central Government to
represent the Government
3. Not less than four, selected from amongst persons who, at the time they are selected, shall be teachers
in the Universities
4. The remaining members are selected from amongst the following persons:
i. Who have knowledge of, or experience in agriculture, commerce, forestry or industry;
ii. Who are members of the engineering, legal, medical or any other learned profession; or
iii. Who are Vice – Chancellors of Universities or who, not being teachers of Universities, are in the
opinion of the Central Government, educationists of repute or have obtained high academic
distinctions.
Structure of UGC

7. Regional Office
S.
No
Regional Office/ Bureau States/Union Territories Covered
1 South Eastern Regional Office
(SERO), Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar,
and Telangana
2 Western Regional Office (WRO), Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman
Diu
3 Central Regional Office (CRO),
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
4 North Eastern Regional Office
(NERO), Guwahati
Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim
5 Eastern Regional Office (ERO),
Kolkata
West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim and Jharkhand
6 Southern Western Regional Office
(SWRO), Bangalore
Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep
7 Northern Regional College Bureau
(NRCB), Delhi
Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttar
and Uttarakhand

8. Organizational
Structure
Chart
of
UGC

9. Function of UGC
1. Inquire into the financial needs of Universities;
Function of UGC
2. Allow grants to the universities and colleges
3. Recommend to any University to make necessary measurement;
4. Give advise the Central Government or any State Government or University
5. Scrutinize growth in the field of college and university education
6. Frame rules on standards of education
7. Perform other functions as may be prescribed or as may be deemed necessary by the
Commission

10. Conclusion
Conclusion
UGC is one of the apex bodies that carries out the functions well and work to being responsive to the
ever-changing higher education and teacher education scenario as well as stakeholder’s requirements. It has the
power and holds the authority to approve the universities in India. Before providing authority for university, UGC
team checked university educational standards.
It is because of their phenomenal efforts that educational institution know their strengths, weaknesses
and have provided the opportunities through an informed review.

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