University Grants Commission Act, 1956

University Grants Commission Act, 1956
University Grants Commission Act, 1956
Parliament of India
	Long title An Act to make provision for the co-ordination and determination of standards in Universities and for that purpose, to establish a University Grants Commission. ;
Citation	Act No. 3 of 1956
Territorial extent	India
Enacted by	Parliament of India
Assented to by	President of India Rajendra Prasad
Assented to	3 March 1956
Commenced	5 November 1956
	Status: In force (amended)

The University Grants Commission Act, 1956^[1] is an Act of the Parliament of India.^[2] The Act is sometimes referred to as "the UGC Act" and, among other things, regulates central assistance for public universities.^[3]

References

^ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ "The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (As modified up to the 20th December, 1985) and Rules & Regulations under the Act" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^ Dhar, Aarti (3 June 2012). "UGC defers plan to allow entry of foreign varsities". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

[1] "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[University_Grants_Commission_(India)_--2] "The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (As modified up to the 20th December, 1985) and Rules & Regulations under the Act" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 4 January 2015.

[The_Hindu_-_3_June_2012_-_UGC_defers_plan_to_allow_entry_of_foreign_varsities-3] Dhar, Aarti (3 June 2012). "UGC defers plan to allow entry of foreign varsities". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

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