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Author Singh, Amrik, 1935-

Title Fifty years of higher education in India : the role of the University Grants Commission / Amrik Singh.

Publication Info. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004.

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Description 1 online resource (257 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foundation and role of the University Grants Commission -- Other professional bodies -- Problems of coordination -- The centre-state business -- The reconstituted University Grants Commission -- The University Grants Commission and accreditation -- Postgraduate education -- The University Grants Commission and the Ph. D degree -- Revitalising the University Grants Commission -- The Indian University Grants Commission -- Student assessment of teachers -- A note on teacher leadership.
Summary The University Grants Commission, which began functioning under an executive order in 1953, enters its Golden Jubilee year on 28 December 2003. From the time the UGC was set up, there has been an exponential growth in the number of higher academic institutions which today employ more than 400,000 teachers with a student body in excess of 9 million. The present chaotic situation is compounded by the recent mushrooming of private educational institutions. This study of the functioning of the UGC and, indirectly, of fifty years of higher education in India critically examines the way in which the.
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Subject India. University Grants Commission -- History.
India. University Grants Commission.
History.
India. University Grants Commission.
Education, Higher -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Education, Higher.
India.
Chronological Term 20th century
1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books -- History.
History.
Electronic books -- History.
Other Form: Print version: Singh, Amrik, 1935- Fifty years of higher education in India. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004 9780761932161 (DLC) 2003025868 (OCoLC)53814412
ISBN 9788132103189 (electronic book)
8132103181 (electronic book)
076193216X (US-hardback)
9780761932161 (US-hardback)
8178293420 (India-hardback)
9788178293424 (India-hardback)