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The University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence on 28th December, 1953 and became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for the coordination,determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education.


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The University Grants Commission (UGC) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1956 to coordinate, determine, and maintain standards of teaching, examination, and research in university education. Now, UGC has become an important pillar of higher education.

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UGC Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2023


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Notices
UGC letter regarding: Professor of Practice portal.
Published on 01/12/2023
UGC letter regarding: Setting up "Selfie Point" in Universities and Colleges to create awareness among the youth about India's achievements in various fields.
Published on 01/12/2023
UGC letter regarding: Courses in Emerging Technologies.
Published on 30/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Bharatiya Bhasha Diwas.
Published on 29/11/2023
उच्चतर शिक्षा संस्थानों में मातृभाषा / स्थानीय भाषा में शिक्षण
Published on 29/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Organizing activities relating to the Celebration of Constitution Day.
Published on 24/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Celebration of Birth Century Year of Shraddeya Dattaji Didolkar.
Published on 21/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Celebration of Constitution Day of India on 26th November.
Published on 21/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Sardar Unity Trinity Quiz.
Published on 21/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Celebration of Jan Jatiya Gaurav Diwas, 2023 from 15th November to 26th November, 2023.
Published on 21/11/2023
UGC Public Notice regarding: Draft Curriculum and Credit Framework for Postgraduate Programmes.
Published on 17/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Inviting nominations for National Geoscience Awards-2023.
Published on 17/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Announcement by Ministry of Mines inviting Science and Technology Project Proposals for grant-in-aid on Satyabhama Portal for 2023-24.
Published on 14/11/2023
UGC public notice regarding: Announcement of Results for Expression of Interest (EoI) for development of MOOCs on the 6 pillars of Indian Arctic Policy (IAP) for the SWAYAM Platform.
Published on 08/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Celebration of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.
Published on 07/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: The 'People's Choice Campaign' from 03rd November, 2023
Published on 03/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: Celebration of "Fit India Week" from 15th November to 15th December, 2023.
Published on 02/11/2023
UGC letter regarding: List of 1247 approved MOOCs for the January 2024 semester on the SWAYAM Platform and also registration open for UGC four Buddhist MOOCs for the January 2024 Semester on the SWAYAM Platform.
Published on 30/10/2023
UGC letter regarding: Wider dissemination of the "National Programme on Artificial Intelligence" (NPAI) to build momentum around Skilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Published on 30/10/2023
UGC letter regarding: Participation of top engineering/technological educational institutions in India Mobile Congress 2023 (IMC 2023) from 27th to 29th October, 2023 at Pragati Maidan.
Published on 27/10/2023
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Circulars

Office Memorandum: Withdraw the circular regarding "Coverage under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, in place of the National Pension System, of those Central Government employees.

Published on 07/11/2023

UGC Circular regarding: Vigilance Awareness Week from 30th October 2023 to 5th November, 2023.

Published on 27/10/2023

UGC Circular regarding: Revision of rates of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees effective from 01-07-2023 shall be enhanced from 42% to 46% of the Basic Pay.

Published on 30/10/2023

UGC Circular regarding: Amendment in the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 consequent upon the implementation of the recommendation of 7 CPC.

Published on 27/10/2023

Circular regarding: Coverage under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, in place of the National Pension System, of those Central Government employees who were recruited against the posts/vacancies advertised/notified for recruitment, on or before 22-12-2003

Published on 21/03/2023

Circular regarding: Applicability of Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 to educational institutions under the Ministry of Education

Published on 17/01/2023

UGC Notice regarding Options under Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules 2021.

Published on 17/11/2022

Options under Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021 to avail benefits under the old pension scheme on the death of a Government servant covered under the National Pension System during service or his discharge from service on account of invalidation or disabl

Published on 03/11/2022

UGC Circular regarding: Ceiling of Rs. 5 lakh on subscription to General provident Fund (GPF) in a financial year.

Published on 28/10/2022

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners- revised rate effective from 01-07-2022 shall be enhanced from 34% to 38%

Published on 14/10/2022

UGC Circular regarding: Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2022 shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 3l% to 34%.

Published on 11/04/2022

UGC Circular regarding: Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 01.01.2022 shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 3l% to 34%.

Published on 07/04/2022

Declaration of immovable/movable property etc. by the UGC employees under Regulation 18(1) of the UGC employees (Conduct) Regulations, 1967

Published on 24/11/2021

Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) to the employees of the Central Government Revised Rates effective from 01-07-2021 shall be enhanced the existing rate of 28% to 31%

Published on 01/11/2021

UGC Circular reg.: Grant of transport allowance at double the normal rates to Deaf and Dumb employed in Central Government.

Published on 12/10/2021

UGC Circular reg.: Govt. of India circular relating to Central Government employees retired during the period from January, 2020 to June, 2021- Calculation of Gratuity and cash payment in lieu of leave.

Published on 11/10/2021

Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) to the employee of Central Government - Revised Rates effective from 01-07-2021.

Published on 23/07/2021

Declaration of immovable/movable property etc. by the UGC employee under Regulation 18(1) of the UGC Employees (Conduct) regulations, 1967

Published on 01/01/2021

Circular reg.: 71st Anniversary of Constitution Day(Samvidhan Diwas) 2020

Published on 25/11/2020

UGC Circular regarding: Special Cash package equivalent in lieu of Leave Travel Concession Fare for Central Government Employees during the Block 2018-2021

Published on 21/10/2020
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International Cooperation

Public Notice regarding: Call for nominations for the UNESCO-Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology 2023.

Published on 06/10/2023

Public Notice regarding: Call for Applications for UNESCO Young Professionals Program-2023.

Published on 27/09/2023

Call for proposals for India-Taiwan joint Research Projects to be conferred in 2024.

Published on 20/07/2023

Result under Stipendium Hungaricum Programme for the Year 2023-24.

Published on 17/07/2023

Call for nomination for the 2023 edition of the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science.

Published on 14/07/2023

Public Notice regarding: [ASEM-DUO] DUO-Sweden 2023 Call for Application.

Published on 10/05/2023

UGC Public Notice regarding: Adoption of Guidelines for Admission and Supernumerary seats of International Students in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes in Higher Educational Institutions in India.

Published on 21/04/2023

UGC Public Notice for Inviting Applications for Participation in International Seminars on Bulgarian Language and Culture.

Published on 13/04/2023

UGC letter regarding: Registration on EducationINdia Portal (educationindia.gov.in)

Published on 29/03/2023

Public notice regarding: The British council Scholarship for Women in STEM

Published on 14/03/2023

List of candidates nominated under the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme for the academic year 2023

Published on 10/03/2023

Public Notice regarding: Call of applications under Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme 2023-24

Published on 12/01/2023

UGC letter regarding: India's Presidency in G-20

Published on 05/01/2023

Call for nomination for the 2023 UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy

Published on 02/12/2022

UGC NOTICE regarding: Inviting proposals under Project based Personnel Exchange Programme (PPP) 2022-23

Published on 07/10/2022

UGC Public Notice reg.: Call for applications for the first edition of UNESCO-AI Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Published on 02/08/2022

Result under UGC DAAD PPP Programme 2021-22

Published on 27/07/2022

Result under Stipendium Hungaricum Programme for the year 2022

Published on 15/07/2022

Notice regarding: Participation of Indian students in Annual Summer Seminars of Bulgarian Languages, Literature and Culture for the year 2022

Published on 13/07/2022

UGC Notice reg: Call for application for the Quad Fellowshlp.

Published on 25/05/2022
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