Section List

Act Number: 3

Act Name: The University Grants Commission Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-03-03

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the co-ordination and determination of standards in Universities and for that purpose, to establish a University Grants Commission.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Application of Act to institutions for higher studies other than Universities.
4 Establishment of the Commission.
5 Composition of the Commission.
6 Terms and conditions of service of members.
7 Meetings of the Commission.
8 Vacancies amongst members or defect in constitution not to invalidate acts or proceedings of the Commission.
9 Temporary association of persons with the Commission for particular purposes.
10 Staff of the Commission.
11 Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Commission.
12 Functions of the Commission.
12A Regulation of fees and prohibition of donations in certain cases.
12B Prohibition regarding giving of any grant to a University not declared by the Commission fit to receive such grant.
13 Inspection.
14 Consequences of failure of Universities to comply with recommendations of the Commission.
15 Payment to the Commission.
16 Fund to the Commission.
17 Budget.
18 Annual report.
19 Account and audit.
20 Directions by the Central Government.
21 Returns and information.
22 Right to confer degrees.
23 Prohibition of the use of the word „University‟ in certain cases.
24 Penalties.
25 Power to make rules.
26 Power to make regulations.
27 Power to delegate.
28 Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament.
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