UNIVERSITY & HIGHER EDUCATION

India has one of the largest Higher Education system in the world



Central Government is responsible for major policy relating to higher education

in the country. It provides grants to UGC and establishes central universities in

the country. The Central Government is also responsible for declaration of

Education Institutions as ‘Deemed to be University’ on the recommendation of

the UGC.


State Governments are responsible for establishment of State Universities and

colleges, and provide plan grants for their development and non-plan grants for

their maintenance.


The coordination and cooperation between the Union and the States is brought

about in the field of education through the Central Advisory Board of Education

(CABE).


Special Constitutional responsibility of the Central Government: Education is on

the ‘Concurrent list’ subject to Entry 66 in the Union List of the Constitution. This

gives exclusive Legislative Power to the Central Govt. for co-ordination and

determination of standards in Institutions of higher education or research and

scientific and technical institutions.


University Grants Commission (UGC) is responsible for coordination,

determination and maintenance of standards, release of grants.

Professional councils are responsible for recognition of courses, promotion of

professional institutions and providing grants to undergraduate programmes and

various awards. The statutory professional councils are:




All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)



Medical Council of India (MCI)



Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)



National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)



Dental Council of India (DCI)



Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)



Indian Nursing Council (INC)



Bar Council of India (BCI)



Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)



Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM)



Council of Architecture



Distance Education Council



Rehabilitation Council



State Councils of Higher Education

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