Establishment of UGC Net

Hello buddies, I am Narayan. I am looking for the information about the establishment of the University Grant Commission (UGC). So can you please share the detail about how it was established in India??

I am living in India and shifted to India planning to pursue higher studies from here searching for some details about University Grants Commission of India (UGC India). Will you please provide me Establishment of UGC NET also provide me list of UGC autonomous statutory institutions?

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The University Grants Commission of India (UGC India) is a statutory body set up by the Indian Union government in accordance to the UGC Act 1956[1] under Ministry of Human Resource Development, and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education.

Establishment:

In November 1956 the UGC became a statutory body upon the passing of the "University Grants Commission Act, 1956" by the Indian Parliament

UGC NET qualification procedure

UGC NET qualification is divided into the following steps:

Obtain minimum qualifying marks with aggregate 55% marks to General and 50% to others in master's degree.
The paper will be divided in two papers - Paper 1 & 2. The students would have to attempt total 150 questions in 3 Hours.

Those who score more than the cutoff marks in the exam would be declared qualified for JRF.
On the other hand, Top 6% candidates will be selected for each subject and category eligibility for Assistant Professor only if they haven't applied for JRF.

UGC NET result

The conducting body of UGC NET, i.e. CBSE, declared the result for the November Exam on the official website. In comparison to previous years, the result came a bit earlier.

Accreditation for higher learning over Universities under the aegis of University Grants Commission is overseen by following fifteen autonomous statutory institutions :

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Distance Education Council (DEC)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Bar Council of India (BCI)
Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College (BTESSC)
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
Medical Council of India (MCI)
Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)
Indian Nursing Council (INC)
Dental Council of India (DCI)
Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH)
Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
National Council for Rural Institutes (NCRI)
State Councils of Higher Education (SCHE)
Council of Architecture
Veterinary Council of India (VCI)