UGC Granted Autonomy to 60 Higher Educational Institutions: Find complete List of Institutions
In a marked decision, UGC has granted autonomy to 60 institutions in higher education sector. Check out the complete list here.
21 March 2018: The University Grants Commission has granted full autonomy to 60 higher educational institutions as announced by the minster of Human Resource Development, Shri prakash Javadekar on 20 March 2018.
He further said that; “the government is striving to introduce a liberalized regime in the education sector and emphasis is on linking autonomy with quality.”
The sixty institutes which have received full autonomy includes 52 Universities (5 central universities, 21 state universities, 24 deemed universities, and 2 private universities) and 08 autonomous colleges.
Categorisation of Institutes which have received Autonomy
The institutes which have received autonomy from UGC can be categorised as follows:
|
Type of Universities |
Number |
|
Central Universities |
05 |
|
State Universities |
21 |
|
Deemed Universities |
24 |
|
Private Universities |
02 |
|
Autonomous Colleges |
08 |
|
TOTAL |
60 |
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What does Autonomy mean?
Autonomy means:
For Universities
- Universities will be free to start new courses, skill development programmes, off campus centres, research parks and other academic courses.
- They will also have freedom to enroll foreign students, hire foreign faculty, and give incentives based emoluments to the faculty.
- They will be free to enter into academic collaborations and run open distance learning courses.
For Autonomous Colleges
Autonomous colleges will be free to hold examinations, set their own syllabus, carry out evaluation, and declare results. Only the degree will be awarded by their respective Universities.
Complete List of Institutions Which Received Autonomy
Central Universities
|
S.No. |
Name of the Universities |
|
1. |
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi |
|
2. |
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad |
|
3. |
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
|
4. |
Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh |
|
5. |
The English and Foreign Languages University, Telengana |
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State Universities
|
S.No. |
Name of the Universities |
|
1. |
Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata |
|
2. |
Algappa University, Karaikudi |
|
3. |
NALSAR University of Law, Telangana |
|
4. |
SavitribaiPhule Pune University, Pune |
|
5. |
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam |
|
6. |
National Law University Delhi, Dwarka |
|
7. |
Utkal University, Bhubaneswar |
|
8. |
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
|
9. |
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati |
|
10. |
Osmania University, Hyderabad |
|
11. |
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar |
|
12. |
University of Jammu, Jammu |
|
13. |
University of Mysore, Mysuru |
|
14. |
Anna University, Chennai |
|
15. |
Punjab University, Chandigarh |
|
16. |
Kakatiya University, Warangal |
|
17. |
Punjabi University, Patiala |
|
18. |
Rajiv Gandhi University of Law, Patiala |
|
19. |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack |
|
20. |
University of Madras, Chennai |
|
21. |
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar |
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Check out the list for deemed universities, private universities and autonomous colleges on through the official link.
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