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The University Grants Commission Act

An Act to make provision for the co-ordination and determination of standards in Universities and for that purpose, to establish a University Grants Commission.
1956
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Application of Act to institutions for higher studies other than Universities

  • ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION

  • 4
     Establishment of the Commission
  • 5
     Composition of the Commission
  • 6
     Terms and conditions of service of members
  • 7
     Meetings of the Commission
  • 8
     Vacancies amongst members or defect in constitution not to invalidate acts or proceedings of the Commission
  • 9
     Temporary association of persons with the Commission for particular purposes
  • 10
     Staff of the Commission
  • 11
     Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Commission

  • POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION

  • 12
     Functions of the Commission
  • 12A
     Regulation of fees and prohibition of donations in certain cases
  • 12B
     Prohibition regarding giving of any grant to a University not declared by the Commission fit to receive such grant
  • 13
     Inspection
  • 14
     Consequences of failure of Universities to comply with recommendations of the Commission
  • 15
     Payment to the Commission
  • 16
     Fund to the Commission
  • 17
     Budget
  • 18
     Annual report
  • 19
     Account and audit

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 20
     Directions by the Central Government
  • 21
     Returns and information
  • 22
     Right to confer degrees
  • 23
     Prohibition of the use of the word „University‟ in certain cases
  • 24
     Penalties
  • 25
     Power to make rules
  • 26
     Power to make regulations
  • 27
     Power to delegate
  • 28
     Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament