Section 19 requires the accounts of the Fund to be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. Section 2(c) ensures that the auditors know exactly which accounts and assets fall under the legal definition of the University Grants Commission Fund.
The function of the university is not only to preserve, disseminate and advance knowledge but also to furnish intellectual leadership and moral tone to society.
In 1952, the Union Government decided that all matters pertaining to the allocation of grants-in-aid from public funds to the Central Universities and other Universities and Institutions of higher learning might be referred to the University Grants Commission.
If the UGC was established to ensure high standards, why do we find ourselves in a state of academic stagnation?
The property had been voluntarily vested in the university as a corporate body in 1920. Therefore, the minority could not claim a right to administer property they did not legally own.
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Article 29(1) confers a fundamental right upon a section of citizens residing in India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of its own to conserve the same. Clause (2) of Article 29 prohibits a denial of admission to educational institutions maintained by the State Or receiving aid out of State funds on the ground only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.
Statute 209 replaced English with Gujarati/Hindi for exams/instruction by 1955–56 but allowed temporary English use until 1961. The anomaly persisted: students could write exams in English without English-medium instruction, leading to mismatched learning and assessment, causing academic challenges.
The power of the University to promote the use of Gujarati and/or Hindi as “a medium of instruction” in Section 4(27) has reference only to those institutions which are established and maintained by the University in pursuance of its teaching function and not to colleges over which it exercises a certain amount of control prescribed under the Act by reason of affiliation and the power of the University to hold examinations to lay down as incidental thereto approved courses of studies and to confer degrees etc.
The Memorandum of Association (MoA) of Xavier Kelavani Mandal Private Limited establishes it as a private company to manage Roman Catholic educational, religious, and charitable institutions. Its primary objects include acquiring properties linked to Catholic entities like the Ahmedabad Mission, operating colleges, schools, hostels, and orphanages, and managing funds for religious purposes.
The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, have sparked a significant debate regarding the
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