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UGC Rules regarding Return of Information by the Universities:

University Grants Commission
(Returns of Information by Universities) Rules, 1957.

S.R.O. 3481, dated the 28th October, 1957. - In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of
the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes
the following rules to provide for the matters mentioned in clause (j) of sub-section (2) of said
section, namely :-
1. Short title.- These rules may be called the University Grants Commission Returns and
Information Rules, 1957.
2. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, --
(a) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Commission;
(b) “Commission” means the University Grants Commission established under Section 4;

(c) “section” means the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
(d) “Government” means the Government of India, Ministry of Education & Scientific
Research.
3. Form of returns to be furnished.-
(1) The University Grants Commission shall furnish to the Government the following
returns--
(a) Half-yearly statement of grants sanctioned by the Commission together with the
names of the Universities to which the grants are sanctioned showing the purpose
of the grants;
(b) Half-yearly statement of grants, donations loans or other receipts received by the
Commission from sources other than the Government of India;
(c) Half-yearly statement of expenditure out of the grants, donations, loans or other
receipts, as referred to in clause (b) above;
(d) Yearly statement showing the investments of the Commission.

(2) (a) The Half-yearly statements under clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-rule (1) shall be
prepared for the half years ending the 31st March and the 30th September of each
year and be submitted so as to reach the Government on or before the 1st May and
the 1st November respectively.
(b) The yearly statement under clause (d) of sub-rule (1) shall be prepared for the
year ending the 31st March and be submitted so as to reach the Government on or
before the 1st May following.
Provided that the statement to be submitted on or before the 1st May, 1958 shall
relate to the period from the 1st October 1957 to the 31st March, 1958.
4. The Commission shall also furnish to the Government the following :-
(a) Five sets each of the agenda and proceedings of each meeting of the Commission;

(b) Ten copies or such other number as may be required by the Government, of any report
or survey prepared by the Commission in connection with problems of University
education in India and other Countries, under clause (h) of Section 12;
(c) Five copies of the budget duly passed by the Commission to be submitted by the 15th
October, of each year :

(d) 1,000 copies of the annual report to be submitted to Government by the 1st October of
the year following the one to which it relates.

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