Fifty years of higher education in India : the role of the University Grants Commission /

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 te...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Singh, Amrik, 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004.
Subjects:
India. > University Grants Commission > History.
India. > University Grants Commission
1900-1999
Education, Higher > India > History > 20th century.
Enseignement supérieur > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher
India
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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