i am working in a Private Engineering College and my college is affiliated to Anna University , Chennai and my question is “does my College comes under UGC section (III)”?
( Additional Information: My college is AICTE Approved and UGC approved)
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What Is Section Iii In Ugc ?
Posted on January 2, 2011.
The Indian education system was in tatters right after independence. The country had witnessed widespread riots across the country, and the whole region was in the state of chaos.
India needed a profound education system to improve general awareness among its people.
In the late 1940’s, it was decided that the country require the services of an institution to improve the general education standard of India. UGC thus came into existence in the year 1948.
UGC was founded by Dr. Radhakrishnan, and the purpose of the body was to coordinate the various education bodies in the country. UGC acted as a summit body, which overlooked the affairs of various universities, and colleges in the country.
Though initially, the University Grants Commission (UGC) was not assigned the task of handling every university in the country, there were only few select universities under its wings. As more and more universities cropped up, there was a need to catapult the use of UGC to far flung areas.
In the year 1956, the government of India passed a resolution which stated that UGC would be the apex body for each and every university across the country.
The role of UGC is not just limited to overlooking the affairs of the university. It has a much greater role as UGC is responsible for providing grants and funds for the development of various colleges and universities. The summit body also functions as a sole body, which assist and determines the educational status for women and weaker sections of the society.
UGC is also responsible for the promotion of research initiatives within the country. The body makes sure that enough grants are provided in the field of science and technology, to promote the facilities for research.
While the role of UGC is undisputed in the Indian education system, there had been a steady rise in the technical skilled labors in the country, after independence. It became important to provide technical education and expertise to such individuals.
The All India council for technical education (AICTE) was formed in the year 1945 to look after the general standards of technical education in India. It is considered as a top most body, which manages different technical institutes across the country.
It provides funding to different technical bodies, if required and also awards certificates to the trainees.
Both UGC and AICTE play a very significant role in the development of general education standard of India.
Deemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high performing institutes and departments of various universities in India. This status of ‘Deemed-to-be-University’, is granted by Deptt. Of Higher Education, Union Human Resource Development Ministry, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 [1][2].
The UGC began in 1956 after Indian parliament passed the University Grants Commission Act “to make provision for the co-ordination and determination of standards in Universities and for that purpose, to establish a University Grants Commission.” [3].
However the public perception has gone against these universities after indiscriminate award of such status to quite a large number of institutions with questionable quality and infrastructure. The Supreme Court of India is taken note of it after an expert committee indicated lapses to Ministry of Human Resource Development. Though the Committee has indicated only 44 Deemed Universities, it is a public knowledge that all of the Deemed Universities are run only by family fiefdom.