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List of
Higher
Education in India
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India
has one the largest Higher Education System in the
World.
Following
are the government councils responsible for
recognition of courses, promotion of professional
institutions and providing grants to undergraduate
programmes and various awards.
University
Grants Commission (UGC)
is responsible for coordination, determination and
maintenance of standards, release of grants.
The
statutory professional councils are:
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),
Distance Education Council (DEC)
Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR),
Bar Council of India (BCI),
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
Medical Council of India (MCI),
Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)
Indian Nursing Council (INC)
Dentist Council of India (DCI)
Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)
Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
Academic
Framework - Degree Structure
In India
there are three principle levels of qualifications
within the higher education system :
Bachelor
/ Undergraduate level
Master's / Post-graduate level
Doctoral / Pre-doctoral level
Diploma courses are available at the
undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Bachelor's
degree in arts, commerce and sciences is
three years of education.
Master's
degree is normally of two-year duration.
A
pre-doctoral programme - Master of
Philosophy (M.Phil.) is taken after completion of
the Master's Degree.
National
Eligibility Test (NET) is
being conducted by the UGC for eligibility for
lectureship. Around 50000 students appear for the
test every year. Pass percentage is around 5%.
Central
Universities:
Assam University, Dorgakona, Silchar, Assam
Indira Gandhi
National Open University (IGNOU)
University Of Hyderabad
University Of Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya,
Wardha
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
Pondicherry University
Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Banaras Hindu University, VARANASI
Jawahar Lal Nehru University, NEW DELHI
Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Nagaland University, Kohima
Tezpur University, Nappam, Assam
North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
UNIVERSITY
GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC)
Established
by an act of Parliament in 1956. It discharges
maintenance of standards of teaching, examination
and research in the field of University and Higher
Education and disburses grants to the universities
and colleges; advises Central and State Governments
on the measures necessary for the improvement of
university education.
UGC Regional Offices -
Six Regional Offices
| Name
of Regional Office |
States |
Address |
| Southern
Regional Office |
Andhra
Pradesh
Kerala
Karnataka
Pondicherry
Tamil Nadu |
Joint
Secretary
SRO, UGC
A.P. State Finance Corp. Building, Post Box
No. 125, 5-9-194, Chirag Ali Lane,
Hyderabad-500001
Tele:91-42-320 4735
Fax :91-42-320 4734 |
| Northern
Regional Office |
Jammu
& Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh |
Joint
Secretary & NRO,UGC
Nehru Vikas Minar
Nehru Parivahan Commercial Complex, G.T.
Road, Ghaziabad 201 001.
Tele: 91- 73 5968
Fax : 91- 73 5968 |
| Central
Regional Office |
Madhya
Pradesh
Rajasthan |
Joint
Secretary & CRO UGC
Tawa Complex, Bitton Market, E-5, Arera
Colony,
Bhopal 462 016.
Tele: 91-755 567 892
Fax : 91-755 567 893 |
| Eastern
Regional Office |
West
Bengal
Bihar
Orissa
Sikkim |
Joint
Secretary & ERO UGC
LB-8, Sector III, Salt Lake
Calcutta 700 091.
Tele: 91-33 358 0586
Fax : 91-33 358 0586 |
| North
Eastern Regional Office |
Assam
Meghalaya
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Tripura
Nagaland |
Joint
Secretary & NERO UGC
3rd Floor, House Fed, Rental
Block 5, Beltola Baristha Road, Dispur,
Guwahati 781 006.
Tele : 91-361 564 818
Fax : 91-361 567 056 |
| Western
Regional Office |
Goa
Gujarat
Maharashtra |
Joint
Secretary & WRO UGC
Ganeshkhind, Pune 441 007.
Tele : 91-20 350 477
Fax : 91-20 350 477 |
Inter University
Centres (IUCs)
UGC has established
the following Inter University Centres to
provide common facilities, service and programmes to
Universities:-
| Centre |
Objective |
Contact
person & Address |
- Nuclear
Science Centre, New Delhi
|
Accelerator
oriented research |
Director,
NSC,
NSC Campus,
Post Box No. 10502
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
New Delhi 110 067
Tele: 011- 683 955
Fax : 011- 6893666
6121960 |
- IUC for
Astronomy an Astrophysics, Pune
|
State-of-the-art
instrumentation for research in astronomy |
Director,
IUCAA,
Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind
Pune 411 007
Tele: 020 31414 (O)
359415
Fax :91-212-356417 (Direct)
350760 (General) |
- Inter
University Consortium for DAE
facilities, Indore
|
Use
of facilities of Department of Atomic Energy |
Director,
University Campus, Khandura Road
Indore 452 017
Tele: 0731 462265 (O)
463913 |
- Information
and Library Network (INFLIBNET)
Ahmedabad
|
Networking
of libraries through electronic media |
Director,
INFLIBNET Centre, Near Gujarat University
Guest House, P.B. No. 4116,
Navrangpura
Ahmedabad-380009
Tele: 91-79 6308528 (O)
Fax : 91-79 6300990
E-mail webmaster@inflibnet.ac.in
Home Page http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ |
- Consortium
for Educational Communication (CEC) New
Delhi
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To
disseminate Countrywide programme through
television |
Director,
CEC
NSC Campus,
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067.
Tele: 011-689 6637 (O)
Fax : 011 689 7416 |
- National
Assessment & Accreditation Council (NACC)
Bangalore
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To
assess and accredit public & Private
institutions of higher learning |
2/4,
Aragini Bhavana
Post Box No. 1075
Rajajinagar,
Bangalore-560 010
Tele:91-80-3384045
Fax:91-80-338 4047 |
National Facilities
UGC has set up the
following Centres as National facilities in selected
Universities:-
| Centre |
Objective |
| Western
Regional Instrumentation Centre, Bombay |
Design
and development of indigenous equipment and
training to staff in instrumentation. |
| Regional
Instrumentation Centre, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore |
Design
and development of indigenous equipment and
training to staff in instrumentation. |
| Crystal
Growth Centre, Anna University, Madras |
Research
and dissemination of knowledge and
oorganization of training programme in
crystal growth. |
| M.S.T.
Radar Centre SriVenkateswara Tirupati |
Studies
in atmospheric Dynamics to enable teachers
to use MST/Radar facility. |
| Eastern
Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Calcutta
University |
Research
in Astrophysics |
| Japal
Rangapur observatory, Osmania
University, Hyderabad |
Science
Research Observatory |
| Centre
for Science Education & Communication,
New Delhi |
Popularization
of Science |
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