Why in News?
The University Grants Commission (UGC) notified the Promotion of Equity in Higher Educational Institutions Regulations, 2026, triggering widespread opposition and legal challenges over dilution of safeguards against caste-based discrimination.
Description:
About UGC:
- Statutory Body Established under UGC Act, 1956
- Ministry: Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Nature: Regulatory, funding, and advisory body for higher education
- UGC replaced the University Grants Committee (1945)
Objectives:
- Coordination and determination of standards of higher education
- Allocation and disbursement of grants to universities
- Promotion of quality, equity, and access in higher education
- Advising the Central and State governments on university education
Functions:
- Recognition of Universities: Central, State, Deemed-to-be Universities
- Grant Allocation: To eligible universities and colleges
- Standard Setting: Minimum qualifications for teachers, curricula norms
- Regulation: Framing regulations on admissions, examinations, equity, and governance
- Advisory Role: Policy advice to governments
Powers:
- Frame regulations binding on universities
- Withhold or reduce grants for non-compliance
- Inspect universities and institutions
- Recommend de-recognition (final authority with Government)
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