The University Grants Commission (UGC) covers the following:

A. Universities

B. University Teaching Departments

C. Affiliated colleges

D. Teacher Training Institutions

E. Nursing Institutions

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

University Grants Commission is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India in accordance with the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination, and maintenance of standards of higher education in India.

Key PointsThe UGC`s mandate includes:

• Promoting and coordinating university education.
• Determining and maintaining standards of teaching, examination, and research in universities.
• Framing regulations on minimum standards of education.
• Monitoring developments in the field of collegiate and university education; disbursing grants to the universities and colleges.
• Serving as a vital link between the Union and state governments and institutions of higher learning.
• Advising the Central and State governments on the measures necessary for the improvement of university education.

Thus, the University Grants Commission (UGC) covers Universities, University Teaching Departments, and Affiliated colleges.

Additional Information

• The UGC has the unique distinction of being the only grant-giving agency in the country that has been vested with two responsibilities:
  • that of providing funds and that of coordination, determination and
  • maintenance of standards in institutions of higher education.