Question

University Grants Commission (UGC) was established with which of the following aims?

(1) Promotion of research & development in higher education

(2) Identifying & sustaining institutions of potential learning

(3) Capacity building of teachers in the higher education

(4) Providing, autonomy to each and every higher educational institution in India

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: 

1. (1), (2) and (4) only
2. (1), (2), (3) and (4) 
3. (1), (2) and (3) only
4. (2), (3) and (4) only 
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : (1), (2) and (3) only

UGC full form is ‘University Grants Commission’. The UGC was formally established only in November 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India through an Act of Parliament for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India.

The main aim & role of UGC in higher education is to provide funds to universities and coordinate, determine & maintain the ethics in institutions of higher education. The commission upholds the interpretation among the universities, government, and the community.

The aims and objectives of UGC are:

• Promoting and coordinating university education.
• Identifying & sustaining institutions of potential learning.
• Capacity building of teachers.
• 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 and disbursing grants to the universities and colleges.
• Serving as a vital link between the Union and state governments and institutions of higher learning.
• Granting temporary or permanent affiliation to colleges and recognized educational institutions.
• Promoting research and development in higher education.

Hence, the correct answer is (1), (2) and (3) only.