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December 6, 2022
University Grants Commission (UGC), India, issues a Public Notice announcing an amendment to its Regulations on the Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy.
• Public Notice regarding University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (Only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) (First Amendment) Regulation, 2022.
This Public Notice pertains to the amendment in the University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018.
The regulations divide all universities into three categories for granting graded autonomy. The relevant provision defining that categorization is as follows:
• Framework for Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy
The Commission shall categorize Universities into the following three categories, i.e., Category-I, Category-II, and Category-III, based on the parameters laid down in sub-clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) and as notified by the Commission through detailed guidelines from time to time.
(i) Category-I University:
University shall be in Category-I if
a. NAAC has accredited it with a score of 3.51 or above; or
b. It has received a corresponding accreditation grade/score from a reputed accreditation agency empanelled by the UGC; or
c. It has been ranked among the top 500 of reputed world rankings, such as Times Higher Education or QS.
(ii) Category-II University:
University shall be in Category II if
a. It has been accredited by NAAC with a score of 3.26 and above, up to 3.50, or
b. It has received a corresponding accreditation grade/score from a reputed accreditation agency empanelled by the UGC.
(iii) Category-III University:
University shall be in Category III if it does not come under Category-I or Category II.
These regulations apply to all universities, i.e., “all universities established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act, or a State Act and any Institution Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956”.
The regulations fully explain how much and what autonomy and authorizations each category receives.
Category-1 Universities get exceptional autonomy, while Category-2 Universities receive lesser independence, but Category-3 Universities are not granted that freedom.
The UGC categorizes all universities accordingly.
Are you aware of your University’s Category? What is it?
If it does not come in Category-1 or Category-2, then yours is a “Category-3 University.”
Source: UGC
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