Self-financing institutions can now get UGC grants

Updated on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The UGC has decided to provide grants to institutions that were unable to get the assistance for the last few years, official sources said. The commission in its recent meeting decided to extend the grants to the unaided self-financing institutions. At present, there are nearly 28,000 colleges in the country. Of them, 7485 are getting grants from the UGC as they have been found eligible.
The UGC was giving grants to the unaided self-financing institutions till the 9th plan which ended in 2002. However, due to paucity of funds, the UGC decided to discontinue grants for these institutions.

But the commission decided to extend the benefits to such institutions once again. Those colleges which fulfil eligibility conditions will be able to get UGC grants.
As per the eligibility conditions, the college should be an affiliated institution to a university and offer degree courses, sources said. The UGC has issued a circular to the registrars of all the universities in this regard.

Self-financing institutions can now get UGC grants

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