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Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University Unit 13: Functions of UGC, NAAC and NCTE

Unit 13: Functions of UGC, NAAC and NCTE Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
13.1 University Grants Commission (UGC)
13.2 Functions of University Grants Commission or UGC
13.3 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
13.4 Functions of NAAC CELL
13.5 National Council of Teacher Education
13.6 Functions of National Council of Teacher Education
13.7 Summary
13.8 Keywords
13.9 Review Questions
13.10 Further Readings

Objectives

The Objectives of this unit can be summarized as below :
• to discuss about the university grants commission.
• to discuss about the functions of university grants commission.
• to explain the national assessment and accreditation council.
• to discuss about the functions of NAAC.
• to describe the national council of teacher education.
• to discuss the functions of national council of teacher education.

Introduction

The National Council for Teacher Education as a statutory body came into existence in pursuance
of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (No. 73 of 1993).
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory organisation by an Act of Parliament
in 1956. It is a national body for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards
of university education. It serves as a coordinating body between the Union and State
Governments and the institutions of higher learning. It also acts as an advisory body to these
Governments and institutions on issues relating to higher education.
Section 12 of the UGC Act provides that the Commission shall, in consultation with the
universities concerned, take all such steps as it may think fit for the promotion and coordination
of university education and for the maintenance of standards in teaching, examination and
research.

13.1 University Grants Commission (UGC)
University Grants Commission, Constitutional Body in India. University Grants Commission
or the UGC is a statutory body of the Government of India which looks after the proper growth
and spread of higher education in the country.

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