Role of MHRD, UGC, NCTE and AICTE in Higher Education

Role of MHRD, UGC, NCTE and AICTE in Higher Education

1. Role of MHRD, UGC, NCTE and AICTE in Higher Education DR. Pooja walia assistant professor department of education mizoram university

2. Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) Ministry of Human Resource Development is a Ministry of Government which is responsible for education system at school level and higher education level. It is divided into two departments: The Department of School Education and Literacy(Deals with primary, secondary and higher secondary education) The Department of Higher Education (University Level, Technical education and scholarships also)

3. Establishment of Ministry Initially it is known as Ministry of Education after the independence of India. In 1985 Rajiv Gandhi government changed its name to Ministry of Human Resource Development. With the public announcement of newly drafted " National Education Policy 2020 " by the Narendra Modi government, Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to Ministry of Education. The current education minister is Ramesh Pokhriyal, a member of the Council of Ministers.

4. Organisational structure The department is divided into eight bureaus, and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus. Universities and Higher Education Technical Education Administration and Languages Distance Education and Scholarship UNESCO International Cooperation Integrated Finance Division Statistical, Annual Plan and CMIS Administrative Reform, North Eastern Region SC/ST/OBC

5. Universities and Higher Education Minorities education University Grant Commission(UGC) Education Research and Development Organisation(ERDO) Indian Council of Social Science Research(ICSSR) Indian Council of Historical Research(ICHR) Indian Council of Philosophical Research(ICPR) Central Universities(54)

6. tECHNICAL EDUCATION All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) Council of Architecture(COA) Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) School of Planning and Architecture(SOPA) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research(IISER) Indian Institute of Management(IIM)

7. tECHNICAL EDUCATION National Institute of Technology(NIT) Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (Shibpur) North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research (NITTR’s) (Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Kolkata) Regional Board of Apprenticeship/Practical Training

8. Administration and languages Three Deemed Universities in the field of Sanskrit Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (RSkSIn New Delhi) Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth(SLBSRSV) Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth (RSV) Tirupati Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra English and Forgein Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad National Council for promotion of Urdu Languages National Council for promotion of Sindhi Languages Three Subordinate Offices: Central Hindi Directorate(CHD)

9. Other Bureaue Distance Education and Scholarships Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) UNESCO, International Cooperation, Book Promotion and Copyrights, Education Policy, Planning and Monitoring Integrated Finance Division Statistics, Annual Plan and CMIS Administrative Reform, North Eastern Region, SC/ST/OBC

10. Other institution National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)[16] National Book Trust (NBT) National Board of Accreditation (NBA) National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)

11. other institution Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare Central Tibetan Administration,(Bureau of HH the Dalai Lama),Delhi National Open School Institute (NosI)

12. Role of MHRD Formulating the National Policy on Education and to ensure that it is implemented in letter and spirit Planned development, including expanding access and improving quality of the educational institutions throughout the country, including in regions where people do not have easy access to education. Paying special attention to disadvantaged groups like the poor, females and the minorities

13. Role of MHRD Provide financial help in the form of scholarships, loan subsidy, etc. to deserving students from deprived sections of the society. Encouraging international cooperation in the field of education, including working closely with the UNESCO and foreign governments as well as Universities, to enhance the educational opportunities in the country. Provide Ranking to the Higher Education Institution

14. Role of UGC REgulatory body for higher education

15. Establishment of ugc 1. The first attempt to have an education system was made in the year 1944 with the Sargent Report. It was the Report of the Central Advisory Board of Education on Post-War Educational Development in India. 2. Through the recommendation, the University Grants Committee was formed in 1945, which took upon the responsibility of supervision of three Central Universities of Aligarh, Banaras, and Delhi. 3. In the year 1947, the committee got the responsibility to control all the universities of that era. 4. In 1948, the University Education Commission was set up, whose chairman was Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The commission suggested that the existing University Grants Committee should be transformed into University Grants Commission India like the UK. 5. On 28 December 1953, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (former Minister of Education) inaugurated University Grants Commission 6. And in November 1956, UGC (University Grants Commission) was formally established as a statutory body of the Government of India via ‘University Grants Commission Act, 1956’ of the Parliament. The vision was to supervise the coordination, determination, and maintenance of standards of university education in our country.

16. University grant commission 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.

17. role of ugc The University Grant commission upholds the interpretation among the universities, government and the community. UGC has also set some standards for the universities for being UGC approved universities. The basic role of UGC is ; Promote and coordinate university education. Frame rules on minimum standards of education. Setting standards for examination like ICAR NET, UGC NET & CSIR UGC NET Scrutinize growth in the field of college and university education

18. Role of UGC Allow grants to the universities and colleges. Maintain connection between the Union and State Governments and institutions of higher education. Suggest mandatory procedures to Central and State governments to make positive changes in University Education. Release many scholarships

19. UGC Scholarships Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child Post Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holder Post Graduate Scholarships for Professional Courses for SC/ST Candidates Special Scholarship Scheme Ishan Uday for NER Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences Emeritus Fellowship Dr. S. Radharkrishnan Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences

20. UGC Scholarship Post-Doctoral Fellowship to Women Candidates Post-Doctoral Fellowship to SC/ST Candidates National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students National Fellowship for Higher Education of ST Students National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students National Fellowship for OBC Candidate

21. UGC Research Awards & Honours The University Grants Commission (UGC) always put steps for encouraging teaching and research. For promoting excellence in research in higher education UGC has arranged UGC Research awards and honours. The awards are – UGC Hari Om Ashram Trust Awards UGC Swami Pranavananda Saraswati National Awards UGC National Veda Vyas Sanskrit Awards

22. Establishment of NCTE The National Council for Teacher Education, in its previous status since 1973, was an advisory body for the Central and State Governments on all matters pertaining to teacher education, with its Secretariat in the Department of Teacher Education of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Despite its commendable work in the academic fields, it could not perform essential regulatory functions, to ensure maintenance of standards in teacher education and preventing proliferation of substandard teacher education institutions. The National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 and the Programme of Action thereunder, envisaged a National Council for Teacher Education with statutory status and necessary resources as a first step for overhauling the system of teacher education. The National Council for Teacher Education as a statutory body came into existence in pursuance of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (No. 73 of 1993) on the 17th August,1995.

23. Role of nCte REgulatory body for teacher education

24. objective of NCTE To achieve planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country To Provide regulation and proper maintenance of Norms and Standards in the teacher education system. The mandate given to the NCTE is very broad and covers the whole gamut of teacher education programmes including research and training of persons for equipping them to teach at pre-primary, primary, secondary and senior secondary stages in schools, and non-formal education, part-time education, adult education and distance (correspondence) education courses.

25. role of ncte Undertake surveys and studies relating to various aspects of teacher education and publish the result thereof; Make recommendations to the Central and State Government, Universities, University Grants Commission and recognised institutions in the matter of preparation of suitable plans and programmes in the field of teacher education; Co-ordinate and monitor teacher education and its development in the country;

26. Role of ncte Lay down guidelines in respect of minimum qualifications for a person to be employed as a teacher in schools or in recognised institutions; Lay down norms for any specified category of courses or trainings in teacher education, including the minimum eligibility criteria for admission thereof, and the method of selection of candidates, duration of the course, course contents and mode of curriculum; Lay down guidelines for compliance by recognised institutions, for starting new courses or training, and for providing physical and instructional facilities, staffing pattern and staff qualification;

27. role of ncte lay down standards in respect of examinations leading to teacher education qualifications, criteria for admission to such examinations and schemes of courses or training; lay down guidelines regarding tuition fees and other fees chargeable by recognised institutions; promote and conduct innovation and research in various areas of teacher education and disseminate the results thereof; examine and review periodically the implementation of the norms, guidelines and standards laid down by the Council, and to suitably advise the recognised institution;

28. role of ncte evolve suitable performance appraisal system, norms and mechanism for enforcing accountability on recognised institutions; formulate schemes for various levels of teacher education and identify recognised institutions and set up new institutions for teacher development programmes; take all necessary steps to prevent commercialisation of teacher education; perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the Central Government.

29. Role of aiCte REgulatory body for technical education

30. Establishment of AICTE The beginning of formal technical education in India can be dated back to the mid-19th century. Major policy initiatives in the pre-independence period included the appointment of the Indian Universities Commission in 1902, issue of the Indian Education Policy Resolution in 1904, and the Governor General’s policy statement of 1913 stressing the importance of technical education, the establishment of IISc in Bangalore, Institute for Sugar, Textile & Leather Technology in Kanpur, N.C.E. in Bengal in 1905, and industrial schools in several provinces. Technical Education Committee of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was Constituted in 1943. In 1944 Sargent report also mentioned the inportance of technical education council and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in 1945.

31. All India Council for Technical Education (aicte) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in November 1945 as a national-level Apex Advisory Body to conduct a survey on the facilities available for technical education and to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner. As defined in the AICTE act 1987, Technical Education means programmes of Education, Research, and training in Engineering and Technology, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, and Applied Arts and Crafts, and such other programmes or areas as the Central Government may in consultation with the Council, by notification in the official gazette declare.

32. bureaus of AICTE e-Governance (e-Gov) Bureau Approval (AB) Bureau Planning and Co-ordination (PC) Bureau and Academic (Acad) Bureau University (UB) Bureau Administration (Admin) Bureau Finance (Fin) Bureau Research, Institutional and Faculty Development (RIFD) Bureau Apart from this there are 10 Board of Studies dealing with technician, vocational, undergraduate engineering, postgraduate engineering and research, architecture, town and country planning, pharmacy, management, applied arts and crafts, hotel management and catering technology education.

33. Role of AICTE Planning, formulation, and maintenance of norms & standards Quality assurance through accreditation Funding in priority areas, monitoring, and evaluation Maintaining parity of certification & awards The management of technical education in the country

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