UGC notifies regulation for grant of autonomy to colleges
DH News Service, New Delhi, Feb 19 2018, 23:17 IST
Autonomous colleges will have complete freedom to design their courses, introduce new programmes, conduct examinations, evolve methods for assessment of the performance of students and announce the results.
They will also have freedom to fix tuition fee of the programmes that they offer and frame rules for admission of students, according to the University Grants Commission's (UGC) regulation for grant of autonomy to colleges.
"College autonomy is instrumental for promoting broad based quality education and excellence," the higher education regulator said, notifying the UGC (conferment of autonomous status upon colleges and measures for maintenance of standards in autonomous colleges) Regulations, 2018 in the official gazette last week.
All existing autonomous colleges automatically come under the purview of the regulation.
The UGC has so far granted autonomy to 621 colleges across the country, with the highest number - 181 - being in Tamil Nadu, followed by Andhra Pradesh at 84.
Karnataka has 70 autonomous colleges.
Covers all programmes
"Autonomy granted to a college is at the institutional level and shall cover the programmes at all levels such as UG (under-graduate), PG (post graduate) and PhD," the UGC regulations stipulate
The regulations provide that an autonomous college, so declared by the UGC, will enjoy "complete" administrative autonomy and the privilege of appointing their administrative staff and teaching faculty, including principal.
Though such colleges will have powers to conduct examinations, assess students performance, announce results and even issue mark-sheets, degrees will be awarded by the respective affiliating universities.
The degree will carry the name of the college.
All public-funded and private colleges are eligible to apply for autonomy provided they meet the criteria fixed by the UGC.
Colleges which have a NAAC (national assessment and accreditation council) score of 3.26 and above or a corresponding NBA (national board of accreditation) score will be considered for the grant of autonomy for a period of 10 years without any on-site visit by the expert committee.
"Colleges accredited with a score of 3.0 and above, up to 3.25 on a 4-point scale of NAAC or corresponding NBA score or corresponding accreditation score from a UGC empanelled accreditation agency at the time of application shall be considered for grant of autonomous status with an on-site visit of the duly constituted expert committee," the UGC regulations provide.
DH News Service, New Delhi, Feb 19 2018, 23:17 IST
Autonomous colleges will have complete freedom to design their courses, introduce new programmes, conduct examinations, evolve methods for assessment of the performance of students and announce the results.
They will also have freedom to fix tuition fee of the programmes that they offer and frame rules for admission of students, according to the University Grants Commission's (UGC) regulation for grant of autonomy to colleges.
"College autonomy is instrumental for promoting broad based quality education and excellence," the higher education regulator said, notifying the UGC (conferment of autonomous status upon colleges and measures for maintenance of standards in autonomous colleges) Regulations, 2018 in the official gazette last week.
All existing autonomous colleges automatically come under the purview of the regulation.
The UGC has so far granted autonomy to 621 colleges across the country, with the highest number - 181 - being in Tamil Nadu, followed by Andhra Pradesh at 84.
Karnataka has 70 autonomous colleges.
Covers all programmes
"Autonomy granted to a college is at the institutional level and shall cover the programmes at all levels such as UG (under-graduate), PG (post graduate) and PhD," the UGC regulations stipulate
The regulations provide that an autonomous college, so declared by the UGC, will enjoy "complete" administrative autonomy and the privilege of appointing their administrative staff and teaching faculty, including principal.
Though such colleges will have powers to conduct examinations, assess students performance, announce results and even issue mark-sheets, degrees will be awarded by the respective affiliating universities.
The degree will carry the name of the college.
All public-funded and private colleges are eligible to apply for autonomy provided they meet the criteria fixed by the UGC.
Colleges which have a NAAC (national assessment and accreditation council) score of 3.26 and above or a corresponding NBA (national board of accreditation) score will be considered for the grant of autonomy for a period of 10 years without any on-site visit by the expert committee.
"Colleges accredited with a score of 3.0 and above, up to 3.25 on a 4-point scale of NAAC or corresponding NBA score or corresponding accreditation score from a UGC empanelled accreditation agency at the time of application shall be considered for grant of autonomous status with an on-site visit of the duly constituted expert committee," the UGC regulations provide.
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