Top Higher Education Institutes to be Exempted from UGC Review: Govt
- The Government has decided to exempt top institutes from the review mechanism of UGC.
- The level of autonomy offered to an institute will be based on the performance of institutes.
- AAA Score and NIRF Ranks to be the deciding factor.
In an attempt to offer more autonomy to the top education institutes in the country, the Government has decided to exempt only the best institutes in India from the review mechanism of UGC. The level of autonomy offered to an institute will be based on the performance of the institute and quality of education offered.
The institutes that will be offered ‘Graded Autonomy’ will be selected on the basis of their NAAC Grading, Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) accreditation score as well as National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings of the particular year. This will be applicable to all universities and colleges (deemed or otherwise) in the country.
Check the probable level of autonomy that will be offered to colleges in different Tiers:
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Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, while presenting the Union Budget 2017-18, informed that the UGC will be reconstructed. He also added that top higher education institutes will be offered autonomy and a regulation regarding the same will soon be brought into effect after being notified in the Gazette of India.