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60 years of University Grants Commission : (Record no. 115407)

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Personal name Sharma Kavita A
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Title 60 years of University Grants Commission :
Statement of responsibility, etc. Establishment, growth and evolution
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. University Grants Commission
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2013
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Formatted contents note Contents<br/>CHAPTER I<br/>Establishing the University Grants Commission 3<br/>Higher Education before 1956 3<br/>Curzon’s Role and After 6<br/>Private Initiative 10<br/>The Need for a University Grants Commission 12<br/>The Radhakrishnan Commission 16<br/>The Central Council of University Education 18<br/>The Interim Commission 22<br/>Early Years 24<br/>The UGC Bill in Parliament 27<br/>Discussion in Parliament 30<br/>The UGC Act 39<br/>The UGC Today 42<br/>CHAPTER II<br/>The Formative Years (1953-1963) 46<br/>Universities of India 47<br/>Medium of Instruction 48<br/>Expansion of Higher Education 49<br/>Student Indiscipline 52<br/>Improvement in Higher Education 54<br/>xii<br/>Three-Year Undergraduate Degree Course 55<br/>General Education 57<br/>Examination Reforms 58<br/>Bridging Disparities in Higher Education 59<br/>College Education 64<br/>Autonomous Status 67<br/>Classification of Teaching Faculty 67<br/>Centres of Advanced Studies 68<br/>Area Studies 69<br/>Libraries 70<br/>Position of Teachers 70<br/>Impact of UGC 73<br/>CHAPTER III<br/>The First Wave of Expansion (1963-1973) 77<br/>The University Education Commission 77<br/>Impact of the Recommendations of the Education<br/>Commission 84<br/>Student Enrolment and Colleges 87<br/>The Role of Teachers 88<br/>Central Universities 88<br/>Undergraduate Colleges 89<br/>Postgraduate Colleges 89<br/>Governance of Universities 92<br/>Expansion of Higher Education and Maintenance<br/>of Standards 96<br/>Examination Reforms 98<br/>xiii<br/>Implementation of Examination Reforms 100<br/>Student Welfare Measures 103<br/>Reducing Regional Disparities 104<br/>Centres for Advanced Study and Research 105<br/>Scientific and Technical Education 106<br/>International Collaborations 108<br/>CHAPTER IV<br/>The Initiatives for Consolidation (1973-1983) 111<br/>The Fifth Plan 112<br/>The Sen Committee 115<br/>Review Committee on the UGC 119<br/>Development of Higher Education in India: A Policy Frame 122<br/>Review Committee on UGC Programmes 124<br/>Autonomous Colleges 126<br/>Affiliated and Other Colleges 128<br/>Distance Education 131<br/>Adult and Continuing Education 133<br/>Women’s Education 135<br/>Strengthening of Existing Programmes 136<br/>The Reservation Policy 139<br/>Journal/Bulletin of Higher Education 142<br/>The Sixth Five-Year Plan 142<br/>Review of Central Universities 144<br/>Delhi Colleges 149<br/>xiv<br/>CHAPTER V<br/>The New Policy Initiatives (1983-1993) 151<br/>The Mehrotra Committee 153<br/>Teacher Training 156<br/>Orientation Programmes 157<br/>Academic Staff Colleges 158<br/>National Policy on Education (1986) 158<br/>The Seventh Five-Year Plan Guidelines 159<br/>Autonomous Colleges 161<br/>Decentralization 162<br/>Accreditation 162<br/>Restructuring of Courses 163<br/>Inter-University Centres 166<br/>Media and Educational Technology 167<br/>Science Education 169<br/>Research Scientist Scheme 173<br/>Physical Education and Sports 174<br/>Women’s Studies 177<br/>Role of Teachers and NET 177<br/>Gnanam Committee 178<br/>State Council of Higher Education 184<br/>The Eighth Plan 185<br/>Vice-Chancellors’ Conference of 1991 186<br/>CHAPTER VI<br/>Golden Jubilee and Post-Policy Interventions<br/>(1993-2003) 189<br/>xv<br/>Punnayya Committee 189<br/>Grants to Delhi Colleges 192<br/>Implementation of the Punnayya Committee Report 194<br/>Ninth Five-Year Plan 195<br/>Autonomous Colleges 196<br/>Libraries 196<br/>Universities with Potential for Excellence 197<br/>Training of Educational Administrators 197<br/>Subject Panels and Emerging Areas 198<br/>Courses Pertaining to Indian Tradition 199<br/>Science Education and Inculcation of the<br/>Scientific Temper 200<br/>Undergraduate Education 202<br/>Vocational Courses 204<br/>Community Colleges 205<br/>National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) 206<br/>National Eligibility Test (NET) 209<br/>Rastogi Committee 210<br/>Promotional Avenues of University and College Teachers 214<br/>UGC Observers in Career Advancement 215<br/>Professor of Eminence 216<br/>Superannuation and Reemployment 217<br/>UGC Concerns about Academic Discipline 218<br/>Fake Universities 220<br/>Resource Crunch 221<br/>Resource Mobilization 222<br/>Students’ Fees 222<br/>Students’ Welfare 223<br/>Self-Financing Universities 223<br/>xvi<br/>Internationalization of Education 225<br/>Diaspora Studies 228<br/>Reorganization in the UGC 229<br/>CHAPTER VII<br/>The Second Wave of Expansion (2003-13) 231<br/>The Golden Jubilee: An Overview 231<br/>The Role of UGC 232<br/>Launching New Schemes 233<br/>Golden Jubilee Lectures 234<br/>Major highlights of the lectures 236<br/>Golden Jubilee Seminars 240<br/>Overview of Seminar presentations 242<br/>Public/Private Partnership 242<br/>Governance 243<br/>Access and Equity 244<br/>Policy Planning for Export 245<br/>Economics of Higher Education 247<br/>Reorientation of Higher Education 247<br/>Health Consciousness and Physical Fitness 248<br/>Professional Ethics and Value Education 249<br/>Evaluation and Assessment Systems 250<br/>Quality Assurance in Higher Education 251<br/>Sustaining Quality 251<br/>Assessment and Accreditation 252<br/>Initiatives in the Tenth Five-Year Plan 254<br/>Expansion of Higher Education 260<br/>xvii<br/>Eleventh Five-Year Plan : “Education Plan” 261<br/>Issues of Quality 265<br/>Mandatory Accreditation 265<br/>Burden of Affiliation 265<br/>Guidelines for Deemed Universities 265<br/>Meeting Faculty Scarcity 266<br/>Pay Review Committee 266<br/>Enhancing GER 266<br/>Faculty Shortage 267<br/>Enhancing Budgetary Provision 268<br/>Teacher Accountability 268<br/>Faculty Designations 269<br/>UGC’s Other Initiatives 270<br/>Encore 270<br/>Task Force on Faculty Shortage 272<br/>Academic Initiatives 274<br/>Clearing the backlog of scholarships 274<br/>Innovations and Reforms in the National<br/>Eligibility Test 274<br/>Experimentation on Animals 274<br/>Singh-Obama Knowledge Initiative and UK-India<br/>Research Initiative 274<br/>Basic Scientific Research (BSR) 275<br/>Innovation Universities 275<br/>Joint Appointments 276<br/>Setting up of Electronic Repository of Research<br/>Thesis and Synopses 276<br/>e-PG Pathshala 276<br/>Administrative Reforms 277<br/>xviii<br/>Guidelines on Students’ Entitlements and<br/>Obligations, 2012 278<br/>Restoration of the autonomy of Universities for seeking<br/>timely allocation of grants during the Twelfth Five-Year<br/>Plan 278<br/>Anti-ragging Measures 279<br/>Facilitating Participation of Socially Disadvantaged<br/>Groups in Higher Education 279<br/>Financial Reforms 281<br/>Miscellaneous Reforms 281<br/>Regulatory Reforms 282<br/>Proposed Initiatives for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan 283<br/>CHAPTER VIII<br/>The New Initiatives and Discourses 306<br/>Areas of Discourse 306<br/>National Knowledge Commission 307<br/>Sachar Committee 310<br/>Renovation and Rejuvenation of Universities<br/>(Yashpal Committee) 312<br/>Recommendations of the Yashpal Committee 316<br/>Restructuring Universities 318<br/>Narayanamurthy Committee 319<br/>Recommendations of the Committee 321<br/>Epilogue 325<br/>Growth and Development 325<br/>Expansion and Autonomy 326<br/>xix<br/>Challenges of Higher Education 328<br/>UGC in the Tenth Five-Year Plan 328<br/>UGC in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan 330<br/>Reforms for the UGC 332<br/>UGC in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan 333<br/>Challenges of Globalization and Democracy 335<br/>Internationalization of Higher Education 337<br/>Teaching and Research 340<br/>Empowerment through Productive Employment 341<br/>Upgrading Skills 342<br/>Models for Private Higher Education 346<br/>Conclusion 347<br/>APPENDIX 349<br/>INDEX 353
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