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Notes committee which consists of director of the institution, representative from the Ministry and UGC,
sometimes state representative of that state in which that institution is established and few
academicians. When this committee passes the application of the concerned institution then it
becomes a deemed to be university. According to the size of the institution, UGC give grants to
them. The old deemed universities are financed by UGC but the new ones, which are coming into
existence, are mainly self-financed.
Financial Support
Not all these institutions are fully dependent upon UGC for financial support. Some of them are
funded by other ministries, and agencies of central government, state governments and trusts. Many
of these are supported by private sources. Therefore, the assistance given to deemed universities
varies considerably. According to the Annual Report, 2001-02, 30 deemed universities get plan and
24 get non-plan assistance but according to the latest report of state-wise list of deemed universities
as on 12 November 2002, there are 12 deemed universities who are receiving both development and
maintenance grants from UGC and eight deemed universities who are getting development grants
only.
The maintenance grants to these institutions are determined on the basis of deficit after taking into
account income from other sources. The development grants are ad-hoc grants, allocated to each
institution based upon UGC’s appreciation of its programmes and requirements.

14.6.13 Funding for State Universities

According to Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act, new State Universities established after 17 June 1972,
shall not be eligible to receive any grant from the Central Government, UGC, or any other organisation
receiving funds from the State Government, unless the Commission satisfies itself as per the
prescribed norms and procedures, that such a university is fit to receive grants. As on 31 March
2002, there were 178 universities, recognised by the UGC.

Development grant to State Universities
In the year 2001-02, the UGC had been making budgetary allocation of plan grants to 110 state
universities excluding medical and agricultural universities. Under this head, these universities get
grants on those infrastructural facilities on which grants are not available to them from State
Governments or other bodies. During the year 2001-02, plan grants were paid to 123 eligible state
universities.
The assistance is being given for staff, equipment, books and journals, buildings, campus
development, health centres, student amenities etc. Apart from these development grants, state
universities are also being provided additional grants over and above the ninth plan development
assistance. These grants are being provided under different schemes like, Jubilee Grants, special
one time grant for upgrading existing laboratories and libraries, development assistance to PG centres
of state universities, day-care centres in universities, visiting professors/fellows etc. The grants
given in last few years is as under:

Funding for Colleges

Development of colleges is an important area from the point of view of maintenance of standards
and equalisation of educational opportunities for disadvantaged and differently abled section of
society, because colleges are responsible in a major way for under-graduate education and to a
great extent account for post-graduate education. With a view to removing disparities and regional
imbalances, special grants are also being provided to the colleges catering to the needs of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes, women students and for intensive development of colleges situated
in backward/rural/border areas.

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