UGC to grant more autonomy to institutes

NewDelhi, MAY 18: A good news for Higher education students.

The UGC will now grant Autonomous status to colleges based on the Performance. The center has issued a circular in this regard.

The performance of the Institutes will be decided by the report given by National Institutional Ranking FrameWork NIRF and Academic and Administrative Audit AAA.

Rules issued by the National higher educational body have classified institutes into 4 categories.

category 1
* AAA should give A, A+, A++ ranks and institute must
be in top 75 category issued by NIFR.

* These are exempted from UGC regulations

* Full Autonomy will be given to these institutes

category 2

Similar to category 1 but these institutes have to take permission when they tie up with foreign countries.

category 3
AAA must give A grade or should be in top 150 categories by NIFR.
The review will be conducted every six yers by UGC.

category 4
All other institutes will fall under this category these don't have any autonomy.

Finally, experts say that center government must reform
Higher Education by abolishing University Grants Commission UGC
and bring a national policy on higher education.